Feminist Studies in Religion Blog (FSR Blog) is the site persona under which collective information is posted.
Similar to the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, we welcome a variety of contributions that focus on women's experience or on gender as a category of analysis, and that further feminist theory, consciousness, and practice as they pertain to a weblog format.
If you would like to submit material for consideration to be posted by FSR Blog, email Blog(at)fsrinc.org.
By Melanie L Harris. Ecowomanism is a growing area within the discipline of environmental ethics that promotes earth-justice and combines theo-ethical and environmental ethical analysis with traditional womanist intersectional race, class, gender analysis.[1] In addition to examining how racism, classism, and sexism shape the moral realities and theo-ethical perspectives of women of color, and especially […]
By Jea Sophia Oh. In order to live, one must die. The principle of life is that it comes from death. Jesus compared his death of the cross to a seed that falls to the ground and dies. A seed has a potential to bear a lot of fruit because there is life in a […]
By Heather Eaton. Planetary solidarity in the context of climate change is a desirable, albeit daunting image. It is desirable because climate change is a planetary phenomenon requiring a commensurate response. It is daunting because there is little functioning solidarity among the varied human communities, cultures, and nation states of the planet. My chapter for […]
FSR Blog’s fourth @theTable series invites you to our panel conversation around the topic of “Planetary Solidarity.” This panel comes out of a recent collected volume Planetary Solidarity: Global Women’s Voices on Christian Doctrine and Climate Justice (Fortress Press, 2017). We are privileged to showcase some of the work within the volume with short blogs that highlight […]
By Sarah Emanuel. Over the last few months, the #MeToo movement has taken the world by storm. Survivors of sexual violence and sexual assault have been encouraged, through the use of the #MeToo hashtag, to voice their stories, experiences, and concerns. The movement is now often considered to be both a pathway to healing and […]
By Laura Stivers. I don’t often put an image to God/dess, but when I do I see God/dess as a circle of women of all races in multi-colored dresses, swirling around, laughing, and holding up within their circle whomever is in need of their support. I’m not exactly sure when and from where I conceptualized this […]
Do you need a platform to critically reflect upon and/or respond to the violence that has taken place in Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend? We at FSR invite you to submit an open submission blog for publication at the FSR Blog. We are looking for feminist-driven responses from the place of religion, be it faith-based, activist, […]
By Sarah Emanuel. On June 10, 2017, I sat in a crowded theater to watch Gal Gadot’s portrayal of Wonder Woman on the big screen. At first blush, I was in awe of her. I admired her strength. I valued her persistence. I liked that she had thighs. It was as if I had been […]
By Lai-shan Yip. In February, I participated in a consultation on “South and Southeast Asian Churches Reponses to Human Sexuality and Gender Minorities” sponsored by the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) in collaboration with other ecumenical and non-government organizations in Bangalore, India. I found significance in the theme of extending the queer concern […]
By Kira Ganga Kieffer. You may have noticed fervent backlash to feminism on Twitter during International Women’s Day. The hashtag #DayWithoutAFeminist was a snarky retort against the #DayWithoutAWoman protests being organized by the Women’s March. Intended to voice dissent against the women’s strike, the hashtag’s strident tone resonates with conservative communities, including evangelical Christian women. While […]