WATERtalk Notes: “Witnessing Against Violence: 25 Years After The Sexual Politics of Meat
Notes from our March WATERtalk with feminist-vegan advocate Carol J. Adams
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Diving deeper into Spotlight
March 16, 2016 in Blog, Featured, News and Updates /by waterstaffBeyond just being an Oscars winner for Best Picture, the film Spotlight provides a much needed platform to open up the discussion about sexual abuse within not only Catholic communities, but faith communities of every denomination. The FaithTrust Institute has gone so far as to create a multi-faith discussion guide for the film. They have included […]
Mary E. Hunt: “Catholic Women in a Change of Era”
March 10, 2016 in Blog, Featured, News and Updates /by waterstaffMary E. Hunt will speak at Saint Paul University in Ottawa on March 18, 2016
WATER Staff Wins SECSOR Prize
March 7, 2016 in Blog, Featured, Intern Reflections /by waterstaffThe Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER) congratulates Staff Associate, Elizabeth Hardt for receiving the price for best undergraduate paper at the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion (SECSOR) this past weekend in Atlanta, GA, as part of the Regional Meeting of the America Academy of Religion. Elizabeth’s paper, entitled “‘ISIS […]
Sally Ride and the Quest for Social Space
March 4, 2016 in Featured, News and Updates, Writings by Mary Hunt /by waterstaffby Mary E. Hunt from Feminist Studies in Religion Lest anyone think that LGBTIQ rights were accomplished when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality, I beg to differ. Read Lynn Sherr’s marvelous biography Sally Ride: American’s First Woman in Space for a reality check. This is a marvelously written, highly informative, and deeply […]
February 2016 WATERritual – Embraced by Brigit: A Breath of Spring
February 26, 2016 in Blog, Featured, Monthly Rituals /by waterstaffWe continue our monthly ritual series to raise up wise women. According to Celtic spirituality, women’s power was most manifest in Brigit of Ireland−goddess, saint, and threshold figure. She bridged the worlds between rich and poor, pagan and Christian, slave and free.
WATERtalk Notes: “Mormon Feminism: The Forty Years We Celebrate, The Forty Years Ahead”
February 23, 2016 in Blog, Featured, WATERtalks notes /by waterstaffNotes from our February WATERtalk with Mormon feminist Joanna Brooks
March 9 WATERtalk with Carol J. Adams
February 18, 2016 in Blog, Featured /by waterstaffJoin us for a conversation with Carol J. Adams about “Witnessing Against Violence: 25 Years After The Sexual Politics of Meat,” March 9 at 1pm
March 7 Contemplative Prayer/Meditation
February 17, 2016 in Blog, Featured /by waterstaffJoin us Monday, March 7, for Meditation/Contemplative Prayer with Mary E. Hunt: “Seeing What Is”
February 8: WATER Meditation/Contemplative Prayer
February 4, 2016 in Blog, Featured /by waterstaffJoin us at WATER or by phone for our February Meditation/Contemplative Prayer session led by Phoebe Knopf: “Welcome to Brigit’s Forge!”
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