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March 2015

March 06, 2015

At the Intersections: I Remember

Many good people live and work at the intersections, and I occasionally invite someone to tell...

February 2015

February 24, 2015

At the Intersections: On Being Black and Queer at a Black Baptist Church

Many good people live and work at the intersections, and I occasionally invite someone to tell...

February 12, 2015

A Feminist Religion Professor’s Valentine’s Weekend

What’s a great way to spend a heteronormative greeting-card holiday? At conference for gay and...

February 03, 2015

For Damaged Girls

“No matter your age, you have rights to your own body.” “Churches are a community,...

November 2014

November 13, 2014

Feminist Scholarship & Pedagogies at #NWSA2014

I’ve escaped the cold blast hitting the Midwest this week by heading to the National...

November 11, 2014

“When Two People Love Each Other, What Right Do I Have…?”

Marriage equality has come to Idaho. Idaho! Of course the big news is the fact...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Be Afraid

I’ve never understood the appeal of haunted houses or roller coasters or scary movies. I...

October 21, 2014

At The Intersections: Justice & the Divine Female

Many good people live and work at the intersections, and I occasionally invite someone to tell...

October 14, 2014

Called to Act for Peace

I read former President Jimmy Carter’s latest book this summer in preparation for today. The...

September 2014

September 02, 2014

postChristian & the Sin of postFeminism

In his newest book, postChristian, fellow Patheos blogger Christian Piatt takes up some important questions...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Because Religion?

Consider this: George Fox University decided that references to sex in Title IX don’t include...

August 11, 2014

On (Re)Watching Sex & the City (all of it)

Over the span of six weeks this summer, mostly for fun, I re-watched every episode...

July 2014

July 23, 2014

Heteropatriarchy With A Twist

These are confusing times. How can there be such swift and progressive action state by...

July 08, 2014

Vocation Enmeshed

This week I will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the final meeting of a...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

#YesAllWomen. Just Ask Us.

If we started telling the truth we might never stop. And then what would happen?...

May 20, 2014

Summer Shelfie

Last week, I shared a few reflections on two books that started my summer reading...

May 12, 2014

Your Summer (Feminist) (Theological) Reading List

I received an email query this weekend that read, in part: I’m looking for some...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Religious Freedom … Really (UCC edition)

I’ve written before about the problems with so many claims of protecting “religious freedom” in...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Trusting Women

Last night, I delivered the following as part of a series of "Big Tent" speeches...

March 20, 2014

Quran, Gender, Equality: A Twitterview with Amina Wadud

Earlier this week I wrote about Scott Kugle's book Homosexuality in Islam, and how it...

March 18, 2014

A Paradox of Religion & Tradition: Homosexuality in Islam

“So, what about gay and lesbian Muslims?” The last time I taught my course on...

March 13, 2014

Women, Race, & Ministry: Streams Run Uphill

“I wonder if people in the church have any idea how much pain we inflict...

February 2014

February 11, 2014

Moving Justice Forward: VDay 2014?

Rehearsals for The Vagina Monologues have begun on my campus again this year and I...

February 04, 2014

Black Masculinity & Oscar

The two movies I wrote about here last year, Fruitvale Station and The Butler, were...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

“Our Mother …”

Many arguments for male-exclusive language for God insist that use of female images and names...

January 20, 2014

“Listen to Those of Us Fighting”

My Women in Islam class meets tonight for the first time this semester. It’s a...

January 14, 2014

A Spring Semester with feminismxianity

Spring semester classes begin today on my campus, and I’m finalizing the readings and assignments...

December 2013

December 26, 2013

For Feminist Days (After Christmas)

I’ve been sharing some feminist musical resources in the days surrounding Christmas this year, and...

December 21, 2013

For a Feminist Winter Solstice

I love and abhor these dark days of winter. I love lighting candles, using my...

December 05, 2013

Honorable Mention: Duncan’s Bar Mitzvah

If a 13-year old gets it, and can explain both the problem with adhering to...