Yesterday, saw the release of a book I’ve been looking forward to for a while now: The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How The Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allsion Barr. I bought and read this book yesterday as soon as it was released and I highly recommend it! Barr masterfully draws onContinue reading “Book Review: The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr”
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Recommended Reading: Books on Faith, Gender, and Sexuality
Hi all! The intersection of faith, gender, and sexuality has long been an area of interest to me–especially given my fascination with the politics of gender and sexuality that I took several courses in during my university days. I thought I’d put together the most current version of my recommended reading list with notes onContinue reading “Recommended Reading: Books on Faith, Gender, and Sexuality”
Poem: Take Back The Night 2019
We meet at the parkBrought togetherBy hope and rageBy grief and love.Survivors and alliesJoin togetherTo take back the night.We march through the streetHundreds strong.People watch.People glare.People cheer.Cars honkDrivers tap their fingers.We chantWe march.Awareness spreadsNotice is taken.We sit in a barAs stories are toldPoems are readMusic is sung.Laughter and tearsFlow and meld.Hope bloomsIn my bosom.I feelContinue reading “Poem: Take Back The Night 2019”
Book Review: Two Books on Christian Women Leaders In The Early Church
I recently read two books on early Christian women leaders and thought I’d combine the reviews as there was a fair bit of overlap between them. The first book was Crispina and Her Sisters: Women and Authority in Early Christianity by Christine Schenk. Largely based on analysis of tomb and sarcophagi art, the book madeContinue reading “Book Review: Two Books on Christian Women Leaders In The Early Church”
Book Review: Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister
I recently read Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger by Rebecca Traister, and thought I’d do a review. I’m hoping to start doing book, movie and TV reviews more regularly going forward. The book was quite good, and gave me a lot to think about. It provided some very good history ofContinue reading “Book Review: Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister”
Recommended Reading: In Honour of International Women’s Day
As many know yesterday was International Women’s Day. It coincided nicely with preparation for a small group I am a part of which will be discussing the role of women in the church in the coming weeks. I debated back and forth on what form this post would take and decided, in the end, toContinue reading “Recommended Reading: In Honour of International Women’s Day”
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