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2016-10-22T12:54:27-04:00

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Trump, Sexual Assault, and Incest: When Forgiveness is Failure

Last updated on: October 22, 2016 at 12:54 pm By Rebecca Todd Peters

In the midst of the chaos of this election it is also important to pay attention to what justice looks like in the context of sexual assault. Read more

feminism and feminist theology

2016-10-07T11:52:28-04:00

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Learning to be Parents: The Challenge of Community in a World of Social Isolation

Last updated on: October 7, 2016 at 11:52 am By Rebecca Todd Peters

And so, I wrapped that baby up tight, gave him a pacifier and started swaying and shooshing until he calmed down. My niece and nephew were amazed and asked me tell them again what the 4 S’s were again. Read more

2016-09-30T08:56:44-04:00

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How to Pray When You Don’t Believe in Magic

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 8:56 am By Rebecca Todd Peters

Asking God to heal the sick or feed the hungry or to end injustice is to imagine a divine Being who is like a fairy godmother – with the power to grant our various wishes, if only we are humble and deserving enough. Read more

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feminism and feminist theology

2016-09-29T10:03:54-04:00

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When Is Stopping a Pipeline Social Change?

Last updated on: September 29, 2016 at 10:03 am By Rebecca Todd Peters

While many people were surprised by the Obama Administration's work stoppage on the pipeline, this action represents one significant example of how the government can play an important role in long-term social change. Read more

2016-09-25T12:06:06-04:00

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Don’t Be an Asshole: Reflections on Civility

Last updated on: September 25, 2016 at 12:06 pm By Rebecca Todd Peters

When did we decide that the virtues of our public officials and the values that shape the discourse of our public sphere were somehow separate from the virtues and values that we claim guide our personal lives? Read more

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2016-09-07T11:45:01-04:00

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Do We Need an 11th Commandment?

Last updated on: September 7, 2016 at 11:45 am By Rebecca Todd Peters

Christians ought to have a Trinitarian understanding of moral obligations that exist in relation to God, to one another, and to creation. Read more

2016-08-23T11:50:42-04:00

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Keeping Hope in a World Gone Mad

Last updated on: August 23, 2016 at 11:50 am By Rebecca Todd Peters

The question remains, though, how do we keep doing the work of social justice in the midst of world gone mad? Read more

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2016-07-17T23:29:53-04:00

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Just What is Xenophobia?

Last updated on: July 17, 2016 at 11:29 pm By Rebecca Todd Peters

In the inestimable words of Inigo Montoya in the Princess Bride, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Read more

2016-07-12T06:31:02-04:00

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Open Letter to Obama: Please DO something!

Last updated on: July 12, 2016 at 6:31 am By Rebecca Todd Peters

The country needs the President to do something. Your statements are important but they are not enough. Being the first black president is important but it is not enough. Your moral witness and courage in the face of this very same racial prejudice has been incredibly inspiring but it is not enough. Read more

2016-07-09T09:48:22-04:00

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What to Do About Our Crisis of Racial Injustice?

Last updated on: July 9, 2016 at 9:48 am By Rebecca Todd Peters

The problems that we face are not about the police. We do not need to wait on the outcomes of trials against individual police officers. This is not about individual police officers. This is about the soul of our nation. Read more

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