Homophobia
Unfortunately, we live in a world of hate. And, sometimes that hatred, whether we recognize it as such or not, lives close to us. This is my response to your hatred! I think what disturbs me most is that you’re teaching your kid to hate. All this under the guise of religion, God–Christianity! And, that [...]
WATER’s Feminist Conversations in Religion Teleconference · "Feminist Theology in Theological Education" A Conversation with R. Ruether
WATER’s Feminist Conversations in Religion Hour-long Teleconference · July 8, 2010 Feminist Theology in Theological Education A Conversation with Rosemary Radford Ruether Thursday, July 8, 2010 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT RSVP to e.speigle@gmail.com or call 301 589-2509 to receive dial-in information by July 7, 2010. Rosemary Radford Ruether will speak about her chapter, [...]
Seminarians for Choice
This coming Monday, May 24, you are invited to join Seminarians for Choice in the Iliff Lobby from 4:30-6pm for a memorial service honoring Dr. George Tiller, the abortion provider who was murdered in his Lutheran church in Wichita, KS on May 31, 2009. This will not be a formal service. We will have candles [...]
Lord, Save Us From Your Followers
Tomorrow night, Friday 21 May 2010, there is a FREE viewing of the film: Lord, Save Us From Your Followers. If you’re in Denver and able to come, please do. Here is the information: Friday, May 21st 6:30 pm at the flobots.org community space at 2705 Larimer in Denver. I have posted the trailer here, [...]
Moving Forward Together: Visions of Young American Ecumenists
Moving Forward Together: Visions of Young American Ecumenists CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS On behalf of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), NCC President Elect Kathryn Lohre is calling for essays written by emerging ecumenists ages 35 and younger. Essays must address the theme, “Moving Forward Together: Visions of Young American Ecumenists.” Selected essays [...]
Carol Newsom at The University of Denver
If you’re in Denver, you should come hear Dr. Carol Newsom. The Center for Judaic Studies presents Dr. Carol Newsom May 11th -13th, 2010 ———————————————————————————————– Public Lecture “Angels & Demons in the Dead Sea Scrolls” A discussion of angels, demons and apocalyptic visions described in the literature of the Qumran community of the Near East [...]
TransFaith Network
Check out www.trans-health.org where workshop details for the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference (June 3-5, 2010) are starting to be available. The spirituality workshops are extensive! The Second Annual Transgender Religious Leaders* Luncheon at the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference Wednesday, June 2, 2010, Noon-5pm Center City, Philadelphia, PA Because the 2009 luncheon was so well received, we have decided to expand the luncheon this [...]
Cartography of Place
I posted the following to Moodle for my seminar in Sacred Space & Comparative Perspective: In “Map is not Territory,” Smith creates a narrative exposing both the body and place and ways in which these two “spaces” engage one another. First, in the life of the farmer–from unbathed, to clean, to dirty, to farmer. Each [...]
SPIRIT & PRIDE: RE-IMAGINING DISABILITY IN JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES
SPIRIT & PRIDE: RE-IMAGINING DISABILITY IN JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES June 8-10, 2010 at the Leaven Center in Lyons, Michigan Spirit and pride are powerful forces in the disability rights movement and in the lives of many people with disabilities –– calling forth a radical wholeness and a passion for justice. All too often, however, theological traditions of pity and [...]
Avatar: A Subversive Reading of the Bible?
Avatar: A Subversive Reading of the Bible? By Kwok Pui-lan Posted on January 10, 2010 http://w.religiondispatches.org/blog/mediaculture/2168/ The blockbuster movie Avatar has garnered critical and commercial success, netting $760,000,000 in two weeks. The 3-D effects have mesmerized many critics, as viewers were transported to the hanging mountains and dreamscape of flora and fauna of planet Pandora. Others, [...]
