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Gender and the Black Church Today

November 11, 2024Jason E. Shelton

An excerpt from “The Contemporary Black Church: The New Dynamics of African American Religion”

Review

Love and (Religious) Work in Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This”

November 11, 2024Helene Meyers

Judaism and gender in the hit romantic comedy series

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The Coquette Catholic Trend

September 5, 2024Lauren Horn Griffin, Nicole Phillips

What can this online aesthetic that rejects the tradwife trend for another “trad” expression of femininity tell us about...

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My Year of Magical Baby-Making

February 6, 2024Corey Wozniak

Exploring the “Babydust Method” and its connections to religion, both ancient and modern

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Elisabeth Elliot, Flawed Queen of Purity Culture, and Her Disturbing Third Marriage

February 6, 2024Liz Charlotte Grant

Was the famous evangelical woman in a manipulative marriage?

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Mothers in Zion

October 4, 2023Amanda Hendrix-Komoto

The longstanding pressures Mormon women face to be mothers

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How They Met Their Mother

August 1, 2023Kelsey Osgood

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the divine figure of Heavenly Mother is shrouded in secrecy....

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The Muslim Women Using Feminine Pronouns for Allah

May 9, 2023Hafsa Lodi

The pronoun switch is helping women forge deeper religious connections

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Single Mothers, Sex, and Christian Nationalism

December 8, 2022Bradley Onishi

An excerpt from the forthcoming book Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—And What Comes Next

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Bodily Autonomy, Reproductive Rights, and the Christian Patriarchy Movement

December 8, 2022Cait West

Growing up as a “stay-at-home daughter” gave this writer insights into how Christian patriarchy is spreading from the fringes...

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Virtual Communities are Critical Lifelines for Transgender Sikhs

October 6, 2022Harmeet Kaur Kamboj

A growing online community for trans, nonbinary, and queer Sikhs is expanding around the world

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Many Paths to Freedom: Transgender Buddhism in the United States

October 6, 2022Ray Buckner

Transgender Buddhist teachers are reimagining traditional teachings and centering trans experiences

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Black Women Getting Free

July 22, 2021Ambre Dromgoole

A conversation with acclaimed author Deesha Philyaw about her award-winning book The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

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Faith-Based Prisons and Their Teachings about Gender

May 6, 2021Brad Stoddard

A book excerpt from Spiritual Entrepreneurs: Florida's Faith-Based Prisons and the American Carceral State

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God is Ultimate Masculinity: Evangelical Visions of Manhood in the Wake of the Atlanta Massacre

April 5, 2021Bradley B. Onishi

The connections between evangelical conceptions of masculinity and a culture of violence

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Mormon Gender Politics and the Patriarchal Order

March 9, 2021Taylor Petrey

A book excerpt from Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism

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The Name: A History of the Dual-Gendered Hebrew Name for God

November 12, 2020Mark Sameth

A book excerpt with an introduction by the author

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On Evangelical Masculinities

November 12, 2020Daniel José Camacho

A review of Jesus and John Wayne and a reflection on evangelicals, masculinity, and race

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How Long is God's Beard?

September 3, 2020Ed Simon

A reflection on the historical connection between beards and religious masculinity

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A Robot’s Realissimum: Religion, Psychology, and Technology in "Westworld"

November 16, 2018Geoffrey Pollick

How a book from 1967 helps us understand a dystopian future

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In the News: Cruelty, Comedy, and Communists

October 10, 2018Kali Handelman

A roundup of recent religion writing.

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Against Forgiveness: A Manifesto (Or, Miss Havishams of the World, Unite!)

October 10, 2018Liane Carlson

The first of a series of pieces about forgiveness, and refusing to forgive.

In the News

In the News: Heavenly Bodies, Robot Funerals, and Kanye

May 23, 2018Kali Handelman

A roundup of recent religion writing

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Sexism Ed: Essays on Gender and Labor in Academia

April 22, 2018Kelly J. Baker

How sexism and patriarchy define our work and our lives, within and outside of academia

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Gender and the Black Church Today

Love and (Religious) Work in Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This”

The Coquette Catholic Trend

My Year of Magical Baby-Making

Elisabeth Elliot, Flawed Queen of Purity Culture, and Her Disturbing Third Marriage

Mothers in Zion

How They Met Their Mother

The Muslim Women Using Feminine Pronouns for Allah

Single Mothers, Sex, and Christian Nationalism

Bodily Autonomy, Reproductive Rights, and the Christian Patriarchy Movement

Virtual Communities are Critical Lifelines for Transgender Sikhs

Many Paths to Freedom: Transgender Buddhism in the United States

Black Women Getting Free

Faith-Based Prisons and Their Teachings about Gender

God is Ultimate Masculinity: Evangelical Visions of Manhood in the Wake of the Atlanta Massacre

Mormon Gender Politics and the Patriarchal Order

The Name: A History of the Dual-Gendered Hebrew Name for God

On Evangelical Masculinities

How Long is God's Beard?

A Robot’s Realissimum: Religion, Psychology, and Technology in "Westworld"

In the News: Cruelty, Comedy, and Communists

Against Forgiveness: A Manifesto (Or, Miss Havishams of the World, Unite!)

In the News: Heavenly Bodies, Robot Funerals, and Kanye

Sexism Ed: Essays on Gender and Labor in Academia

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