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By Tamisha A. Tyler. At the beginning of 2020 I wrote a tweet that stated, “The Parable Series by Octavia Butler is your required reading for 2020. You think Handmaids Tale got close, you ain’t read nothing yet.” I did not anticipate how well that tweet would age. If the last two years have taught […]
By Nereyda Yong and Aizaiah G. Yong. Two of the most prominent revelations that have come from the COVID-19 pandemic are the widespread inequities that continue to plague marginalized communities as well as the devastating effects due to multiple centuries of systemic racism. What has also been made visible, however, are the precarious circumstances in […]
By Judith Plaskow. I learned an important lesson this past summer about the ways in which institutional structures perpetuate a profound power imbalance between sexual harassers and those who are sexually harassed. In August, I received a letter from the AAR Executive Director saying that the board had voted to offer me the Ray L. […]
By Emma Cieslik. “We veil the tabernacle, to the life-givenness of Jesus in the Eucharist. We veil the chalice, again the Precious Blood, the altar … because that’s where the sacrifice of Jesus’s Body and Blood comes forth and brings life to us, and then the woman.” This striking sentiment about the sacredness of women […]
By Miriam Moster. Watching My Unorthodox Life on Netflix, a reality tv series that showcases Julia Haart’s successful fashion career as she and her family grapple with leaving the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community, there were many things I could relate to, raised as I was in a similar community to the one Haart left behind. The […]
By Yohana Agra Junker and RJ Lucchesi. As we enter the third academic year disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, I come to the realization that nothing about this experience has been predictable or steady. The spread of the Delta variant has forced our institutions to evaluate, yet again, how classes should or not meet this […]
We want to hear your responses to FSR Blog’s @theTable: “FSR Summer Book Club” The “FSR Summer Book Club” series started off Summer with a bang! Holly Hillgardner started off the series with an introduction to the stunning novel, Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. Second, Rev. Mia McClain suggests that you read a classic play this summer through […]
“Off the Press” is an FSR series that highlights the exciting news and accomplishments of our FSR Board membership that they wish to be shared with the wider community. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder (EFSR) was promoted to Professor of New Testament Studies. She is currently serving as Academic Dean at Chicago Theological Seminary. Zayn Kassam (JFSR) has […]
By Jimmy Hoke. “Is a virus not a kind of zombie, a quasi life-form moving in and out of inertness? It is zombie time…” –Lorrie Moore, New Yorker, April 13, 2020 It is “zombie time”—or time to think with zombies. While the spread of Covid might provide a particularly poignant moment for reading stories that […]
By Yasmine Singh. How does one live in an atmosphere where most if not all bets are against you because of your class, gender, and/or religion? Is advancement possible for those who dream and aspire but struggle to survive? If so, at what cost? Who gets a second chance if they find themselves at the […]