By Claire K. McKeever-Burgett. “Claire, the judge declared a mistrial in the Vanderbilt rape case.” “No,” I said with horror. “No!” Silence hung between us, the silence our palpable, “Yes.” Apparently the foreman of the jury was raped and did not disclose this information during jury selection. However, he claims it was consensual. His parents claim […]
As part of FSR, Inc.’s Across Generations project, we asked feminists from and beyond the academy respond to this vital question: “What is the importance of feminist and womanist work in religious and theological studies?” at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego (2014). What follows is the fourth part […]
A Dialogical Blog with Susanne Scholz (s2), Nancy R. Nangeroni (NRN), and Gordene O. MacKenzie (GOM) Transgender activist, writer, speaker, and media producer on issues of gender, Nancy R. Nangeroni (below, left) serves as Chair Emeritus of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition. She created and co-hosted GenderTalk, the award-winning weekly radio talk show about gender and transgender issues. Award-winning gender activist, speaker, […]
A version of this blog was posted previously at The Huffington Post. In the wake of the devastating terrorist attack on June 17, 2015 at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina it has become apparent that this nation needs to deal with the pervasive issues of malicious racism and white privilege. Emmanuel AME, […]
The United States has seen major changes in the past week. Healthcare subsidies were upheld for residence of states not participating in the federal healthcare exchange. Same-sex/gendered partners can marry in all 50 of the United States. Social institutions and laws can change the social fabric and cultural rules by which we live. Legal decisions […]
As part of FSR, Inc.’s Across Generations project, we asked feminists from and beyond the academy respond to this vital question: “What is the importance of feminist and womanist work in religious and theological studies?” at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego (2014). What follows is the third part […]
“And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy. But they have no root, and endure only for a while; then, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. And others are those sown among the thorns: these […]
As part of FSR, Inc.’s Across Generations project, we asked feminists from and beyond the academy respond to this vital question: “What is the importance of feminist and womanist work in religious and theological studies?” at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego (2014). What follows is the second part […]
As part of FSR, Inc.’s Across Generations project, we asked feminists from and beyond the academy respond to this vital question: “What is the importance of feminist and womanist work in religious and theological studies?” at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego (2014). What follows is the […]
By Niamh Middleton The resounding ‘yes’ to marriage equality that resulted from Ireland’s referendum on the subject has provoked a great deal of comment, much of it on the implications for Catholic Church authority in Ireland. Some commentators are suggesting that the rejection of Church teaching on homosexuality, despite the Bishops’ request for a ‘no’ […]