2013
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Manly Me (Theology Edition)
About a month ago, Rebecca Scherm wrote an essay for The Hairpin about her time interning with a men’s magazine, a time where, though she tried to convince herself she was acting ironically, she really “just wanted to be the… Continue reading
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Men Pray the Rosary Too: Against a “Theology of Women”
Last month, on the way back from his spectacularly successful trip to Brazil, Pope Francis offered some off the cuff comments that sent the Catholic blogosphere buzzing. While re-affirming the church’s longstanding prohibition on the ordination of women, Pope Francis… Continue reading
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For Shame
A month ago I talked about mental illness in the theological academy, and now I want to talk about shame. The fun doesn’t stop! I keep trying to find a way to make the following post somehow relevant to something… Continue reading
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Is George Zimmerman White? (And Does It Matter?)
Everybody agrees that Trayvon Martin was black; but we can’t seem to decide whether George Zimmerman is white. But, even in our purportedly “post-racial” society, Mr. Zimmerman’s racial identity seems to matter a great deal to many. For example, the… Continue reading
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What’s Ours is Ours: asylum seekers, native peoples, and the nation state.
On Friday the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that all asylum seekers arriving on boats will be re-directed to the developing nation Papua New Guinea. After claims are processed those who are granted asylum (in recent history, over 90%… Continue reading
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Theological Reflections in Light of the Injustice of Trayvon Martin’s Murder
“For the gospel proclaims that God is with us now, actively fighting the forces which would make man captive. And it is the task of theology and the Church to know where God is at work so that we can… Continue reading
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On Innocence, Intentions, and Accidental Black Death.
Impossible to fathom was that all this death had been incidental to the acquisition of profit and to the rise of capitalism. Today we might describe it as collateral damage. The unavoidable losses created in pursuit of the greater objective.… Continue reading
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How Should White Advocates of LGBT Rights Speak About Black History?
In 1996, famed Civil Rights leader John Lewis was one of very few Congressional representatives to vote against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). It passed the House by a vote of 432 to 67. The U.S. Senate affirmed it… Continue reading
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Foucault and the Fat Actress*
As I sat in the cinema awaiting the latest Hollywood romp, two women who have been on my mind lately appeared in the previews; Melissa McCarthy and Rebel Wilson. McCarthy is currently starring in the Hangover Part III and The… Continue reading