Feminism and Religion
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Feminism and Religion is a global project dedicated to exploring the F-word in religion and the intersection between scholarship, activism, and community in the 21st century. This project was co-founded by Xochitl Alvizo, Cynthia Garrity-Bond, Caroline Kline, and Gina Messina.
Feminism and Religion
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When I first found the Goddess and Women’s Spirituality almost a decade ago, my change and growth was painful. I hosted Women’s Circles, and often, they veered a tad towards venting but with self-realization and a determination to do better. I did. And I watched the others in the Circles do so as well. Powerful ..read more
Feminism and Religion
2d ago
Desperately Seeking Persephone: A Shamanic Journey Through the Underworld by Janet Rudolph weaves together a healing journey from abuse and rape, a deep personal connection with the goddesses Inanna and Persephone, and the ups and downs of a long-term shamanic apprenticeship. These strands could have easily filled three separate books, but Janet masterfully crafts an integrated ..read more
Feminism and Religion
3d ago
She Said; He Said And How She won! He lost! On May 9, 2023, in New York Supreme Court, “she said,” won. E. Jean Carroll was awarded a judgment of five million dollars in compensatory damages in her defamation and sexual abuse case against former President Donald Trump. YES, she won! He lost! How did this happen ..read more
Feminism and Religion
4d ago
She Who Knows What then is my repentance?If not, by rote this repetition?“Godde is.”“Godde is.”“Godde is.”“Love.”And my face tastesThe beating heartOf the sun’s callFor reclamation ofSHE Who Is.SHE Who Is: knows me.She, who also, is.©Margot Van Sluytman From the moment I saw the title, Goddess Lost: How the Downfall of Female Deities Degraded Women’s Status ..read more
Feminism and Religion
5d ago
The beginning of spring flies in on wings and croaks at my feet. In four days, the landscape transformed from a dirty white shroud into a palette of heavenly browns. The goddess is manifesting on the first flights of the geese and ducks to open ponds, finally freed from ice. Crocus, emerging sage green bloodroot ..read more
Feminism and Religion
6d ago
This was originally posted on January 22, 2018 When I learned about the Navajo Beauty Way, I understood it to be a path in which human beings respect all beings in the web of life and live in harmony with them. But I didn’t understand why this path was called the “Beauty Way.” As a ..read more
Feminism and Religion
1w ago
This month’s Herstory Profiles are going to be on two extraordinary, courageous, and underrepresented Chinese Women. Afong Moy was the first Chinese Immigrant to America who found fame and ridicule. Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American Actress who was at the forefront of the ever-changing media and silver screen. These two women are ..read more
Feminism and Religion
1w ago
These days, I spend most of my time in Roanoke, Virginia. I moved here—a three-hour drive west—from Richmond, Virginia. One of the ways I’m settling into my new community is by volunteering as an escort at Planned Parenthood. The job is straight-forward: Greet people as they exit their vehicle when they arrive at the medical ..read more
Feminism and Religion
1w ago
Here you come again Twenty-three states banning drag, 100 bills being considered Just when I’m about to make it work without you F*** you GOP You look into my eyes and lie those pretty lies Abortion is settled law Gay marriage is settled law And pretty soon I’m wondering how I came to doubt ..read more
Feminism and Religion
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“It is the Whole Earth You Are” I was on my knees awash in the kind of grief that only people who have been torn from the same skin can begin to comprehend. I sprinkled most of the ashes lovingly in the shallow depression that I dug into half frozen ground. I had never felt ..read more