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Protected: “Deus Caritas Est” and the Queerness of God’s Love
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Continue reading
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Why I Am Not a Feminist
Folks are always surprised to learn that I am not a feminist. After all, an A.B. from Smith College is usually, in the eyes of U.S. academic theologians, a dead giveaway for a thoroughgoing, Gloria-Steinem loving, Vagina-Monologues-performing feminist (I did… Continue reading
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This is My Body: On Violence and Vulnerability in Women’s Experience
At WIT we are conscious that our theological reflection is shaped by our experiences–as humans, as Christians, as women. Our identities as women have been shaped by violence. Becoming a woman in our society inevitably entails coming to an acute… Continue reading
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Whoops: A Correction about Church Teaching on Condoms
A correction: it seems as though my previous description of the pope’s statement on condoms as “good news” was inaccurate–primarily because it turns out it is not “news” at all. While the pope himself has led us to believe that… Continue reading
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Homelessness in the United States–a few facts
I have something simple yet stark to point out. Today I received the newsletter from SOME (“So Others Might Eat”), a non-profit in DC that aids the poor and homeless. In the beginning of the newsletter, there was a report… Continue reading
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Pope Benedict Changes His Mind on Condoms?
In a soon to be released book entitled, “Light of the World: The Pope, the Church, and the Signs of the Times,” Pope Benedict has apparently said, “the Catholic church is not fundamentally against the use of condoms” especially when… Continue reading
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Symbols Function: an Introductory Look at A Working Concept in Feminist Theology
If you’re looking to get a toehold in feminist theology I’d suggest the premise that has become axiomatic for many of us: symbols function. Paul Ricouer’s notion that “the symbol gives rise to thought” has been developed by Elizabeth Johnson,[1]… Continue reading
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We Are Still Gentiles: Another Look at Hauerwas and Pinches’ “Christians Among the Virtues”
While I love reading Hauerwas’ (the man who wants Protestants to be more Catholic and Catholics to be more like Mennonites) critique of American Christians idolatrous devotion to the nation-state and its war machine, there are a few things about… Continue reading
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Mystery Theology Theater 3000: John Milbank
“Once, there was no sex. I don’t mean before 1963, but before 1633, in which year John Donne, amongst others, first used the word “sex” in our sense in his poem “The Ecstasie.” Interestingly enough though, unlike certain slightly older,… Continue reading