Religious Rituals Reinforcing Hierarchy
This semester I am teaching a religious studies class and am delving into the sociology of religion in way I never have before. During our week studying rituals, I was struck by this passage...
This semester I am teaching a religious studies class and am delving into the sociology of religion in way I never have before. During our week studying rituals, I was struck by this passage...
Today is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg (or maybe he didn’t? either way, that’s the cultural narrative). In doing...
By ElleK A woman I know was told years ago by her husband that she wasn’t to open her own doors because he wanted to open them for her as a sign of respect....
Belief / book review / Culture / feminism / Gospel / podcast / Policy
by April Young Bennett · Published August 20, 2017
In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Rachel Hunt Steenblik, author of Mother’s Milk: Poems in Search of Heavenly Mother and the book’s illustrator, Ashley Mae Hoiland, discuss some of the beautiful and...
Family / Policy / Relationships / women
by Spunky · Published August 13, 2017 · Last modified August 12, 2017
“Nah, I don’t see the point,” said one of the women at the BBQ. She was responding to a question that had been raised about ‘Eternity Rings’- rings that seem to be popular...
Body / Culture / Gender / Policy
by April Young Bennett · Published July 20, 2017 · Last modified December 17, 2019
Pantyhose It’s a strange kind of clothing that is completely see-through, offers no protection whatsoever from the elements, and breaks when you wear it. Pantyhose break when washed, too, if you throw them in...
feminism / Gender / Journeys / podcast / Policy
by April Young Bennett · Published July 5, 2017 · Last modified August 29, 2018
In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Bat Sheva Marcus, President of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) and Sharon Weiss-Greenberg, Executive Director of JOFA, tell us about how a generation of...
My first time at the temple started out very frightening. It was a completely new experience for me and I was relying on my mother to stay with me the whole time as my...
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