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Posts by authors on Women in Theology.
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Are You a Woman in Theology? Seeking Guest Posters
WIT is looking to expand our blog by adding more regular guest posts! So, if you are a woman with experience in the academic study of Christian theology—either as a graduate student or as a professor—and have some topics that… Continue reading
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Thinking Ecologically
I remember in my first year of seminary I learned about a concept in ministry studies called “thinking theologically.” When I first heard my instructor refer to it in the context of a ministry formation course, I thought that it… Continue reading
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The quiet voices of Empathy and Compassion speak to us.
Empathy and compassion, such vital and life-giving human virtues, are rarely celebrated in today’s popular culture. Covers of magazines and newspapers are filled with celebrities who seem to strive to look better, or to do something more shocking than their… Continue reading
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The Pure Love of God in the Modern World
I read that quote and just felt sad about how far we’ve gone into accepting self-centeredness as the norm. In Lennon’s book, he points out, in contrast, how widespread the assumption was in seventeenth-century France that lack of self-interest should… Continue reading
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Sustaining Miracles: Blessing What is Already Here
WIT welcomes Rev. Alexis James Waggoner, Minister of Leadership and Congregational Development at the Church of the Village, UMC, in New York City as a guest poster. What if the miracle from the story where Jesus feeds five thousand people… Continue reading
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Test the Spirits
If your social media feeds are anything like mine right now, you may be experiencing some ideological whiplash. Ten years ago, Facebook was a place to view poorly-lit pictures of friends’ birthday parties, vacations, and pets; today it’s an ideological… Continue reading
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Discerning through Bias: on calling the 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Oregon
This Saturday, August 29th, the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon will elect its 11th Bishop. Over the last few weeks, we have all watched interviews and listened to a wide-ranging set of questions and discussion around topics that are close to… Continue reading
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Gem-Turning & the Hide-and-Seek God
My 7 year-old daughter, a budding theologian, tends to wax poetic when most children do — at bedtime when she has a captive audience and would rather do anything but sleep. The times when I manage to set aside my… Continue reading
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Renovating Tradition: Dorothee Soelle (Part Two)
Following up an earlier post, I have some further reflections on the work of Dorothee Soelle. In addition to repurposing “God as Father” and Marian imagery, and allowing Freud to retain some of his authority, Soelle also broke with certain… Continue reading
