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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 1 PM ET with Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
“A Book Talk: Surfacing: A Kristin Ginelli Mystery, Dealing with Fear and Trauma post the Election”
WATER welcomes Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite to speak about her new, compelling mystery novel. She will open up a crucial conversation about women’s fears and experiences with sexual abuse in our increasingly unsafe and fraught context. Register below.
The Feminist Conversations in Religion Series is a monthly meeting of minds, free and open to the public. For over five years, we have facilitated the sharing of great ideas, and enjoyed witnessing leading scholars and ministers as they share their research and experiences. These meetings have included a wide cross-section of people from many different traditions and backgrounds. WATER is proud to offer these valuable and exciting opportunities on a regular basis.
Typically hosted by Mary E. Hunt, the format includes a 20-25 minute presentation by a featured guest, followed by a Q&A session. Recordings and transcripts of the conversations are available below at no cost. We invite you to use them as educational resources.
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Upcoming 2024 Dates – All by Zoom
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December 4, 2024
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Archive of WATERtalks
Past WATERtalks, with their notes and recordings, are available for perusal. Please consider making a donation for use of these valuable resources. Click on the audio headset to access the audio; click on the book to access the follow-up notes; click on the movie icon to access the video recording. Listen to archived WATERtalk audio here (pre 2022) or view recent talks on YouTube.
Archives
“Is Moral Economy Possible?”
Teleconference with Keri Day, December 2013
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“Resisting Structural Evil: Love as Ecological-Economic Vocation”
Teleconference with Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, November 2013
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“Contemplation: An Invitation to Faith-filled Feminists”
Teleconference with Nancy Sylvester, October 2013
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“The Sexuality of God”
Teleconference with Linn Marie Tonstad, September 2013
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“Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit”
Teleconference with Grace Ji-Sun Kim, July 2013
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“Third Wave Womanist Religious Thought”
Teleconference with Monica A. Coleman, June 2013
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“Must I be Womanist Too?” by Monica A. Coleman, 2011 (PDF)
“A Century of Creative Feminist Leadership in Religion”
Teleconference with Marie M. Fortune, Jeanette Stokes, Mary E. Hunt, and Diann L. Neu, May 2013
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“In Search of Healing: Confronting Rape Culture and Spiritual Violence”
Teleconference with Gina Messina-Dysert, April 2013
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“Rape and Spiritual Death” by Gina Messina-Dysert, 2012 (PDF)
“Military Moral Injury: Un Cri du Coeur” by Amy Blumenshine shared to continue discussion (PDF)
“Catholic Patriarchy: What the Papal Transition Means and What Feminists Can Do About It”
Teleconference with Mary E. Hunt, March 2013
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“Teleconference Town Meeting”
Teleconference with you and WATER colleagues, February 2013
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“Goddess and God after Feminism: What is the Nature of Divine Power”
Teleconference with Carol P. Christ, January 2013
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“Translating Womanism into Pedagogical Praxis”
Teleconference with Katie G. Cannon, December 2012
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“Translating Womanism into Pedagogical Praxis” by Katie G. Cannon, April 1997 (PDF)
“Imagining the Intelligent Body”
Teleconference with Margaret R. Miles, November 2012
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“HIV/AIDS and Christian Marriage in East Africa”
Teleconference with Melissa Browning, October 2012
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“God After Feminism”
Teleconference with Judith Plaskow, September 2012
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“Gender Differences and the Making of Liturgical History”
Teleconference with Teresa Berger, July 2012
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“Queering the Human Situation”
Teleconference with Nikki Young, June 2012
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“What No Longer Serves Us”
Teleconference with Melanie Morrison and Julia Watts Belser, May 2012
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“Transforming Vision”
Teleconference with Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, April 2012
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“The Sexual Politics of Meat”
Teleconference with Carol Adams, March 2012
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“Journey of the Universe”
Teleconference with Mary Evelyn Tucker, February 2012
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“Occupying Paradise”
Teleconference with Rita Nakashima Brock, January 2012
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“Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling: Women Religious Leaders in Their Own Words”
Teleconference with Maureen Fiedler, December 2011
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“Beyond Slavery: Overcoming Its Religious and Sexual Legacies”
Teleconference with Bernadette Brooten, November 2011
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“Our Voices: Loud and Clear”
Teleconference with Eleanor Moody-Shepherd, October 2011
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“Embodied Theology in a Digital Age”
Teleconference with Meg Riley, September 2011
Unfortunately, the audio was lost.
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“Enfleshing Freedom: Body, Race, and Being”
Teleconference with M. Shawn Copeland, July 2011
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“Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality: Integrating the Diverse Politics of Identity into Our Theology”
Teleconference with Anne Joh, June 2011
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“Suffering and Salvation in Ciudad Juarez”
Teleconference with Nancy Pineda-Madrid, May 2011
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“What Does Queerness Have to Do With Feminism?: A Conversation on Queer and Feminist Theologies”
Teleconference with Patrick Cheng, April 2011
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“Searching for an Ethic: Sexuality, Children, and Moral Agency”
Teleconference with Kate Ott, March 2011
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“Asian American Women and Renewal of Preaching”
Teleconference with Eunjoo Mary Kim, February 2011
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“Where Are You Really From? An Asian American Feminist Biblical Scholar Reflects on Her Guild”
Teleconference with Gale A. Yee, January 2011
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“The Future of Feminist Scripture Studies”
Teleconference with Shelly Matthews, December 2010
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“Trans Gifts”
Teleconference with Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, November 2010
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“Crossing Borders: Feminist Christianity in Latin America”
Teleconference with Wanda Deifelt, October 2010
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“What Does Antiracist Feminist Christian Social Ethics Look Like?”
Teleconference with Traci C. West, September 2010
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“Feminist Theology in Theological Education”
Teleconference with Rosemary Radford Ruether, July 2010
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“This Is My Body: Feminist Ministries at the Grassroots”
Teleconference with Victoria Rue, June 2010
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“Being An Evangelical Christian Feminist Today”
Teleconference with Letha Dawson Scanzoni, 2010
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“Mary Daly—A Feminist’s Feminist”
Teleconference with Mary E. Hunt, April 2010
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“Brigit of Ireland: Spirit of Old Europe”
Teleconference with Mary Condren, February 2010
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“Just Too Busy: No Time to Do Anything I Really Like to Do?”
Teleconference with Kwok Pui-lan, 2010
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“What Feminist Ministers Need to Know about LGBTQ Issues”
Teleconference with Mary E. Hunt, 2010
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“Healing Rituals”
Teleconference with Diann L. Neu, 2010
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“Feminist Ministry and Sexual Violence”
Teleconference with Rev. Marie M. Fortune, June 2009
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“Theological Education for Feminist Ministry”
Teleconference with Dr. Emilie M. Townes, June 2009
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