Entries by waterstaff

Report on 2014 Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network Meeting in San Diego

by Mary E. Hunt and Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza The Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network held its annual meeting in conjunction with American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature gathering in San Diego, CA on November 21, 2014. The topic was teaching and activism that engage gender-based violence as part of feminist liberation theological praxis. More than […]

March 8 Discussion with Alice Knowles

Catholic Lesbian/ Queer Women’s Discussion “Community and Its Role in Our Spiritual Development“ with Alice Knowles Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. EST REGISTER HERE Alice Knowles was born in Boston, Massachusetts into an Irish Catholic family. She is the third child of five – one of four daughters. Faith and church were central to their […]

When Will Religious Leaders Start to Act Like Religious Leaders: Reflections on the LDS Press Conference

by Sharon Groves Some are arguing that the recent LDS news conference on religious freedom and nondiscrimination was a strategic ploy to give the church a platform to fight for broad religious exemptions in upcoming nondiscrimination bills. Others view the statements as an incremental step forward that will create a wedge between Mormons and conservative […]

A Poem from Annabeth Roeschley

“A Place Like WATER”  by Annabeth Roeschley If there is a place where hard work is sustained by hard laughter, hard play, I have found it at WATER. If there is a space created and cultivated for women to make waves in religion, I have dug it deeply at WATER. If there is an energy sparking […]

A Reflection from Wendy

Wendy served as Staff Associate at the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER) from 2012-2013 through the Loretto Volunteer Program. Going into WATER for the first time, I had a very vague picture of what my work was to be. Not for lack of trying. I had spent a great deal of time on […]

March 4 WATERtalk with Jann Aldredge-Clanton

WATERtalks: Feminist Conversations in Religion Series  “She Lives! Sophia Wisdom Works in the World” With Jann Aldredge-Clanton Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 1 PM EST  Jann Aldredge-Clanton is an ordained minister, author, teacher, and chaplain. She currently serves as adjunct professor at Perkins School of Theology and Richland Community College, Dallas, Texas. She also serves as co-chair of […]

A Consultation Reflection

By Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive director of DignityUSA I wanted to share some very early reflections on what happened when I asked the DignityUSA network to mobilize around the “LGBT Black Bodies Matter” solidarity action brought to us by Yvette [Flunder] and Ann [Craig] (and thanks to Sharon [Groves] for ensuring we did not miss this!). […]

Amplifying Marginalized Voices Interviews

Amplifying Marginalized Voices is a clearinghouse established by WATER to share articles and media among feminist religious thinkers and activists for the advancement of equality for all. The following interviews with activists from around the country about what it means to amplify marginalized voices were conducted at the December 2014 Consultation near Baltimore, Maryland. Marianne […]