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By Kate Stoltzfus When WATER began in the 1980s, according to co-founder Mary E. Hunt, its technological tools for a mission of feminist social justice in religion were equivalent to scratching in the sand with a stick. The Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual did not have computers or smartphones. The newsletter took shape […]
Postion: Visiting Assistant Professor. Focus: Women’s and Gender Studies. Institution: University of Oregon. Begins: Fall 2015. Deadline: 2 June 2015. Official Posting (https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000883039-01): Appointment Period: September 16, 2015 June 15, 2016Appointment percent: 100%Type of appointment: Fixed-termAnnual Basis: 9 Essential Functions:The successful candidate will teach five to six classes, be in residence three quarters between September 2015 and June 2016, hold […]
Fellowship: AAR-Luce Fellowships in Religion and International Affairs. Institutions: American Academy of Religion with the US Department of State (Franklin Fellows Program). Location: Washington DC. Deadline: 18 June 2015. Contact: aarlucefellow[at]aarweb.org. Website: https://www.aarweb.org/programs-services/call-for-applications-for-aar-luce-fellowships-in-religion-and-international. Official Posting (https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=50927): The American Academy of Religion (AAR) invites applications for AAR-Luce Fellowships in Religion and International Affairs. The program places scholars with PhDs, from the humanities or […]
Postion: Visiting Lecturer. Focus: Gender/Women’s Studies. Department: Gender Studies. Institution: Indiana University Bloomington. Begins: Fall 2015. Deadline: 11 May 2015 (applications will be accepted until position is filled). Official Posting (http://static.ow.ly/docs/Lecturer2015_3hpu.pdf): The Department of Gender Studies at Indiana University Bloomington is seeking a Visiting Lecturer with a 3:3 course load for one year beginning August 1, 2015. Applicants should: Have […]
Violence comes in many forms. Like me, many of you are committed to anti-racist, feminist ways of being and, no doubt, have spent much energy this week engaged in challenging conversations in classrooms, faith communities and other environments. We insist that public discourse on “violence” in Baltimore be framed around police violence and white supremacist […]
The streets of one of our cities have erupted in violent rioting in response to another death of a young Black man at the hands of the local police force. This time, the city is Baltimore and the death was due to a spinal cord injury while in police custody. We are caught, all of […]
By Niamh Middleton After Madonna’s scary and dangerous fall at the recent Brit awards, Piers Morgan wrote an uncomplimentary article entitled “Falling off the stage, Madonna, is God’s way of telling you you’re too old to cavort like a hooker.” I was surprised that someone of Piers Morgan’s fame and status would publicly kick a woman […]
By Rebecca Todd Peters People enter the academy for a variety of reasons. Some of us love books and learning and see the academy as an avenue for life-long learning; others are passionate about a particular area of knowledge and inquiry and desire nothing more than to talk about it with others who share their […]
I was drawn to the academic discipline of ethics because it was about making moral claims, calling for actions, and evaluating the impact of current and past social and religious structures. Doing Christian ethics, I thought, could be synonymous with activism. However, as I spend more and more time in front of a computer or […]
I rarely find it difficult to teach about Sodomy. Recent events here in Indiana have, unfortunately, made this biblical story even more relevant. Over a week ago, Governor Mike Pence signed the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” flanked by a number of conservatively religious lobbyists. When I was asked to comment on such “right to refuse” […]