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Reading Mary’s Magnificat as an Ode to Reproductive Justice
By Andrea Corso Johnson. The Magnificat is the first of four “hymns” in Luke’s Gospel.1 Although located in the New Testament, the Magnificat is closely connected to the Hebrew Bible (or Old...
View ArticleMeet Kimi N. Bryson, EFSR’s New Submissions Editor
Interview by Michal Raucher and Sharon Jacob. The FSR Blog has benefitted from brilliant and dedicated student interns who served as submissions editor. As Jennifer Maidrand wraps up her role as a...
View ArticleLove in the Time of Nationalism: Dinah, Shechem, and Love Laws
By Sharon Jacob. “When a Hindu man marries a Muslim woman, it is always portrayed as romance and love by Hindu organizations, while when the reverse happens it is depicted as coercion.”Charu Gupta,...
View ArticleFeminist Thresholds of the Para-Pandemic Academic Conference
By Midori Hartman. I write this reflection having recently returned from participating in the International Society of Biblical Literature meeting in Salzburg, Austria (July 16th – 21st). After two...
View ArticleWhen the Pain Doesn’t Have a Purpose: Brené Brown & the Tyranny of...
By Meghan R. Henning. In her 2010 Ted talk, Brené Brown talked about how she returned to the church amidst a period of turmoil as an academic and how she found a progressive faith that was different...
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Sacred Transgression in Loíza, Puerto Rico
By Alejandro Escalante. A loca with a broom over her shoulder. Source: Lowell Fiet/Digital Library of the Caribbean. A loca (“madwoman”) named Willian danced and sang boisterously as she swept the...
View ArticleThe Beauty of Liberation: Decolonization as Talking in Poetry
By Oluwatomisin “Tomi” Oredein. “It is a form of struggle and survival, an epistemic existence-based response and practice—most especially by colonial and racialized subjects—against the colonial...
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Baptized Without Blood: Calling out Gender Essentialism in Modern Magic
By Emma Cieslik. Gabrielle Cerince, Devotee of the Goddess, smeared period blood across her cheeks, then her forehead, then down her neck before licking her fingers. On July 2nd, 2023, Cerince shared...
View ArticleCFB: “Black Women & Speculative Fiction” @theTable Series
The FSR Blog is issuing an Open Call for a new @theTable series on Black Women & Religion in Speculative Fiction. We are looking for blogs that explore themes of Black womanhood,...
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The FSR Blog has an ongoing open call at all times. We accept open submissions on any topic that engages feminism and religion. You can find the blog’s complete blog submission guidelines here. All...
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