theology
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Notre Dame Cathedral and Our Lady of Wisdom and Theology
I think that as we continue with this Advent season, let us ponder Mary’s message and think about what it would mean to follow her model—to be someone who ponders these things in our own hearts and then acts upon… Continue reading
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“I did it anyway”: Haunted by the Battles
I am haunted by both the rage I felt in that camp bed, and by a sadness I feel for those who are only given these tools to work with when it comes to navigating their sexual/spiritual lives. Continue reading
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Haunted by Hope
The Regular Contributors to WIT are participating in a round table series, titled “Haunted.” This series will appear every (or every other) week throughout the Fall 2024 semester. Each current contributor to the blog will spend some time reflecting on… Continue reading
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I Hate St. Augustine and So Should You
I do not say “hate” lightly. His worst rhetorical excesses pushed Christian theology to a radically toxic message, one that is hard to extricate from our doctrine. I did not come to this position in an offhand, uninformed way, though.… Continue reading
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Fratelli Tutti and the Importance of the Histor(ical Theolog)ian
Namely, at several points in the encyclical, Pope Francis discusses the importance of learning from our history. He discusses this in relation to learning from the pandemic in chapter one, but also earlier bemoans a lack of historical consciousness more… Continue reading
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A Perspective of Christianity on Civil Disobedience: A Study of Hong Kong’s Occupy Central and the Umbrella Movement
Some Christians, due to their faith convictions and civic duty, have taken part by engaging in nonviolent protests. How do Hong Kong Christians reconcile their faith with the civic actions going on around them? And how can we learn from… Continue reading
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What is Now Uncovered / Don’t Waste an Apocalypse
The increased precarity of living in a pandemic makes the existing precarity in which so many were already living their lives completely untenable. In this sense the pandemic is a true apocalypse—an uncovering of the truth of the forces at… Continue reading
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Sallie McFague: Sparker of Theological Imagination
We at WIT join the broader theological community in mourning the passing of Sallie McFague. As an important voice in the theological world for many decades, Sallie McFague has made an impression on many a bright-eyed student of theology. My… Continue reading
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“Two Strikes”: Why I Write for “Women in Theology”
About twenty years ago, my then-husband landed a job at a decidedly modern prairie university. I was still working on my PhD and had one baby and another on the way. When I applied for sessional teaching, the Chair of Religion… Continue reading
