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The week of June 24, 2013 was an exceedingly mixed bag for many of us. On one hand, the Supreme Court struck down the Act to Define and Protect the Institution of Marriage (DOMA) that was enacted in 1996 on June 26th. Then President Bill Clinton agreed with both houses of Congress that a federal […]
If there is anything new under the religious sun in the United States it is the changing patterns of how people are or are not religious. What this means for feminist studies in religion is of interest to me because it reshapes the backdrop of our work. One of the major religious stories of the […]
Roundtable: Feminisms in Action in Literature and Visual Arts Deadline: 30 September 2013 Official Posting (http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=204689): 45th Annual Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) April 3-6, 2014, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Susquehanna University This roundtable explores the pluralism of feminisms emerging from new generations of female writers and artists, whose political message shifts from theory to practice, from gender […]
Call for Papers: Feminist Views of Masculinities Women’s & Gender Studies Caucus, NeMLA 2014 Deadline: 30 September 2013 Official Posting (http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=203836): With the scientific advances of the twenty-first century, gender and sexuality are perhaps more fluid and dynamic than ever before. No longer must one be born a woman to become one, and even the […]
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 […]