Read A Cat’s Tale: A Journey Through Feline History by Baba the Cat and Paul Koudounaris Listen The Ancients – Tower of Babel (podcast) Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal and Society – Sex Lives of Presidents (podcast) Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal and Society – The Real Sylvia PlathContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – November 2024 Round-Up”
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Read, Watch, Listen: Podcasts I Love
Presenting a list of podcasts I’m subscribed too or have listened to in the past that I love for various reasons and which I recommend checking out! Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal, and Society with Kate Lister Conspirituality with Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker Faith and Feminism with Meghan TschanzContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: Podcasts I Love”
Read, Watch, Listen: Sex, Gender, & Sexuality
Note: This list will be updated periodically. Read 90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality by Allison YarrowNotes: Personal Fave, Scholarly A Boob’s Life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me – and You by Leslie Lehr Notes: Scholarly Beyond Shame: Creating A Healthy Sex Life On Your Own Terms by Mattias Roberts Bible,Continue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: Sex, Gender, & Sexuality”
The Story Of The Incarnation: Why It Matters What Story We Tell
Christmas Eve is here, and once again, followers of the Christian faith are celebrating the Incarnation–the moment when God became fully human, in a specific time and place in history. Much has been written about the ramifications of this, to embodiment, to the relationship between the Divine and creation. Today, however, I want to addressContinue reading “The Story Of The Incarnation: Why It Matters What Story We Tell”
A Month In Honour of Solo Sex: The History of Masturbation May, and Some Personal Reflections
Content warning: This blog post will talk about adult content and include frank discussion on sex and sexuality. If that’s not your cup of tea, best not read further. Masturbation May: A Brief History Recently, I’ve been seeing some posts by Hannah Witton, a sex educator I follow, who has been mentioning Masturbation May. IContinue reading “A Month In Honour of Solo Sex: The History of Masturbation May, and Some Personal Reflections”
Masculine Pronouns For God: Why We’ve Got It Wrong And Why Jesus Is Worth A Closer Look
Before I became Christian in university, one of the biggest things that bothered me was that God and Jesus were always presented as explicitly male–even C. S. Lewis, who often has a more nuanced understanding as a lay person falls into this trap using some very culturally specific logic to portray God as inherently masculine.Continue reading “Masculine Pronouns For God: Why We’ve Got It Wrong And Why Jesus Is Worth A Closer Look”
Advent and Christmas: What We Get Wrong and Why It’s Important To Tell It Right
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Christian new year in a variety of Christian traditions. The season of Advent marks the beginning of the Christian year and leads up to the birth of Christ celebrated on December 25. Every year, sermons are preached, songs are sung and pageants are performed celebrating and re-telling the storyContinue reading “Advent and Christmas: What We Get Wrong and Why It’s Important To Tell It Right”
On Turning The Other Cheek: Wink’s Interpretation
One of the most famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) teachings of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount is the encouragement that when one is struck on the cheek, the thing to do is to turn the other cheek also. There have been many interpretations of this over the years. TheContinue reading “On Turning The Other Cheek: Wink’s Interpretation”
Gnosticism vs. The Canon: A Comparison
I’ve been doing a lot of reading on a diverse number of topics during this pandemic and I found this little gem, the other day: A New New Testament: A Bible for the Twenty-first Century Combining Traditional and Newly Discovered Texts edited by Hal Taussig. I’ve long wanted to read the Gnostic Gospels to see whyContinue reading “Gnosticism vs. The Canon: A Comparison”
On The Stockdale Paradox
I have a confession to make: I am finding it hard to find balance in my life these days, especially when living with my parents and having so many different demands on my time pulling me in too many directions. This morning, the reality is sinking in that I’m heading back down to Guelph inContinue reading “On The Stockdale Paradox”
The Dreamers' Corner 