Mothers and Peacebuilding
I began my career in the field of social services as a woman’s advocate for rape and domestic violence survivors. The motto for an...
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I'm Gina Messina-Dysert, Ph.D., feminist theologian, ethicist, and activist. Please follow me on Twitter @FemTheologian for the latest news on women's issues related to religion and social justice. - The Feminist Theologian Daily is out!
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Rape Culture and the Church
Rape culture – a culture where violence against women and victim blaming is the norm - is alive and well in our society. Women...
read moreMary Daly’s Letter to Au...
In May of 1979, Audre Lorde shared her critique of Gyn/Ecology with Mary Daly via a letter. Lorde claimed she had received no...
read moreHildegard of Bingen to be Cano...
Known as the “Sybil of the Rhine,” Hildegard of Bingen was a remarkable woman who produced multiple visionary writings and major...
read moreFemale Language and Imagery of...
According to Rita Gross, “If we do not mean that God is male when we use masculine pronouns and imagery, then why should there be...
read moreWomen being “Raped too much?”:...
I may be a bit late to the conversation, but it is impossible for me not to comment on the infuriating statements made by Liz...
read moreFeminist Theologies: Past, Pre...
I had the great honor to be a part of the Feminist Theologies: Past, Present, and Future panel on February 7, 2012 to...
read moreFeminist Music
Caroline Kline recently shared the article “Feminist Films”on Feminism and Religion and discussed the Bechdel Test as a way to...
read moreRosemary Radford Ruether’s Wom...
Women and Redemption : A Theological History. 2nd ed. By Rosemary Radford Ruether. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. 2011. Having been...
read moreMary Daly: Radical Elemental F...
While some argue that Mary Daly was too radical, I have been greatly influenced by her contributions to the field of feminism and...
read moreIn Search of My Religious Iden...
I try to avoid watching too much television – it feels like there are so many other things I should be focused on; but I was...
read moreCharlene Spretnak’s “Relationa...
I have long been interested in the work of women’s spirituality movement’s founding mother Charlene Spretnak; thus when her...
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