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“Ivone Gebara: Celebrating Colleagues” By Mary E. Hunt

Originally Posted for Feminist Studies in Religion Healthy communities celebrate early and often. I think we in feminist studies in religion are always in order when we lift up our own colleagues, herald their work, and underscore all that they contribute to the world. Technology makes creative modes of doing so easy and accessible. These […]

The Life of a ‘Scholar Activist’ (from National Catholic Reporter)

The life of a ‘scholar activist’  Editor’s note [from the National Catholic Reporter]: In this Fall Books special section, we continue our ongoing series of retrospectives of contemporary Catholic scholars who have made significant contributions to Catholic thought over the past several decades. In this edition, we invited Mary E. Hunt to offer a reflection […]

November 5 WATERtalk with Kate Kelly

WATERtalks: Feminist Conversations in Religion Series  “Girls Just Wanna Have FUN-damental Human Rights!”  Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 1 PM EST   Kate Kelly is the founder of Ordain Women, a grassroots movement of Mormon women seeking gender equality in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and for women in all faith traditions. In June 2014 she was […]

November 3: WATER Meditation/Contemplative Prayer

Meditation/Contemplative Prayer “Remembering Flannery O’Connor 1925-1964: Selected Writings from a Contemplative Heart” with Virginia Day Monday, November 3, 2014 at 7:30 PM (EST) at WATER and by Telephone Our next gathering for Contemplative Prayer at WATER will be with Virginia Day on Monday, November 3, 2014, at 7:30 PM (EST). Register Here! WATER offers a contemplative prayer opportunity each month. This is a […]

October 28 WATERtalk with Theresa Kane

WATERtalks: Feminist Conversations in Religion Series  “Making History, Making Change: Conversation with Theresa Kane”  Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 1 PM EDT   Thirty-five years ago, on October 7, 1979 at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, Theresa Kane, Sister of Mercy, uttered a statement to Pope John Paul II on behalf of U.S. women religious. Her […]

35 Years Ago Today: Theresa Kane’s Witness

Thirty-five years ago, on October 7, 1979, at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, Theresa Kane, Sister of Mercy, offered her gracious, generous welcome to Pope John Paul II on behalf of U.S. women religious on the occasion of his first visit to the United States. Her prophetic words bear rereading […]