Feminist Studies in Religion7.1.20 The leadership of Feminist Studies in Religion (FSR) reflected on and continues to lament the anti-Black racism exposed in the recent police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, and other Black people, which have gained international attention. After conversation across our various boards and leadership, we have developed the […]
Join us tonight, Friday, November 16th for our annual FSR Reception! Event: Feminist Studies in Religion (FSR) Reception Time: 8:30 – 10:30 PM Location: Capitol Ballroom, Room 3; Hyatt Regency Convention Center Note: Light refreshments will be served and there will be a cash bar. More info on FSR-related events: https://www.fsrinc.org/see-you-aarsbl-2018/ Tag us on social media with #FSR2018 […]
Join us tonight, Friday, November 16th for our annual FSR Forum panel! Theme: “Sharing our Knowledge: Feminist Collaborations Across Generations” (click for more info) Panelists: Mary Churchill, Sarah Emanuel, Mary Hunt, Jacqueline Hidalgo, Kwok Pui-lan, Oluwatomisin (Tomi) Oredein; Kate Ott (presiding) Time: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM Place: Capitol Ballroom, Room 2; Hyatt Regency Convention […]
We look forward to seeing you at these FSR, Inc. related events at AAR/SBL 2018 in Denver, Colorado! FSR Forum: “Sharing our Knowledge: Feminist Collaborations Across Generations” Friday, November 16 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM in the Capitol Ballroom, Room 2 at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center. FSR Reception: Friday, November 16 from 8:30 PM […]
There is a lot of talk these days about women in the academy and the obstacles they face in the form of sexual harassment, overloaded service requirements, and biased teaching evaluations, just to name a few. Although universities may not be the friendliest place for women, particularly those with families, sometimes parents find work-life balance […]
There is a statute of limitations on prosecuting sexual crimes. But there is no time limitation on revealing past truths. When I was a child, bad things happened to me. I have told only 2 people in this world what happened to me. However, because I never ‘reported’ it, it doesn’t make my experience less […]
EDITORS’ NOTE The editors of the JFSR apologize for a grave error that recurs throughout volume 34, number 1. References to trans women and trans men were edited to read transwomen and transmen. We recognize that for many readers this appellation is deeply insulting as it implies that such persons are not fully women or […]
By Karenna Gore. This collection of essays is an excellent and necessary contribution to religious thought at this extraordinary time. The impacts of man-made climate change have begun to arrive—the intensified heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and stronger storms, and related effects such as the rising of sea levels and migration and extinction of life forms. […]
By Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza. First of all, I want to thank the editors for their careful work in planning and shepherding this volume to publication and the contributors for their stimulating and energizing work. Planetary Solidarity is a milestone in Christian Systematic The*logy. The editors, Professors Kim and Koster, clearly state the focus of the book: […]
By Rosemary P. Carbine. In the landmark environmental encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home (2015), Pope Francis portrays global environmental crises in similar ways to ecofeminist theologies that interconnect the exploitation, degradation, and deterioration of the environment with the subjugation of women (LS 1-2, 53). From the letter’s opening paragraphs, Francis implicitly […]