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I’m planning a Great Gatsby theme party this summer. I’ve long wanted to plan such a party as I live an idyllic New England community (albeit not on the Long Island Sound) where playing lawn games, drinking old fashioned drinks and dressing in 1920’s attire seem quaint rather than out of place. My desire for […]
My relationship with prayer in my christian tradition has long been as complex, if not more so, than my relationship with the church. The source of this complexity seems to always go back to the problem of theodicy and “God’s power.” Prayer became complex for me when I noticed christians often gave thanks for things […]
Call for Papers: “Religion, Spirituality, and Inequality in Communities of Color: A Special Issue of Women, Gender, and Families of Color.” Submission Date: 16 August 2013. Guest Editors: Assata Zerai, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sandra Weissinger, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Official Posting: Recent public discourse on women’s reproductive rights and abortion, full-time homemakers and working […]
Much of my personal life intersects with race, religion, and gender issues. In some ways, the word intersects is too gentle. Perhaps collide better captures what occurs in my life as an Asian North American woman theologian, writer, minister, and mother. As I try to engage in theological dialogue, live in community with the dominant, […]
Attention all campus ministers, youth workers, student chaplains, and assorted colleagues who work with young people: A number of leading women in the Protestant world began their work in and around the student movements. Their lives show that your work lasts forever! Sara M. Evans’ edited volume Journeys that Opened Up the World: Women, Student […]
I’ve been blogging a lot during sabbatical. It’s been great to write pieces that feel relevant and have them read by more than just those who can afford an $80 hardcover. It’s one way I’ve been responding to a part of my feminist spirit that’s been unsettled lately. I have a great teaching job at […]
Technology is most often referred to as a “tool” for teaching. However, in a recent bi-locational, virtual class, I experienced technology as meaning maker which transformed pedagogical style, power relationships, and the overall learning experience. Here I reflect on the various technologies used and how I understand them to contribute to the shaping of the […]
Spring has finally arrived on the Korean peninsula after a long, harsh winter. Forsythia, azalea, magnolia, and cherry blossoms are boasting their beautiful colors on campus. As I enter the classroom on the day I plan to show Pray the Devil Back to Hell, students are talking about an “impending war” in Korea. I ask, […]
Guest Blog written by Theresa A. Yugar. In 1970, Earth-day was celebrated for the first time on a global level. It followed a historic moment in human history where earthly citizens were exposed to and astounded by Earth’s beauty from afar, as a result of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the moon, July […]
Why did the governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory, single out gender studies when he argued that a public college education should lead graduating students to a paying job, really to “how many of those butts can get jobs”? In this context, he also exclaimed: “If you want to take gender studies that’s fine, go […]