The End of Sexism? As an interesting aside, from other readings I’ve had that were written by Gross, it appears she believes the end of…
Continue ReadingUnspoken Worlds article reviews, pt. 1
I’m rather pleased by the articles I chose from the book Unspoken Worlds: Women’s Religious Lives. Not only were they quick reads – a definite…
Continue ReadingDelighted dissertation details!
Just got off the phone with the professor who is my Comps Supervisor (which is explained in the second paragraph here) for this semester, and…
Continue Reading“The End of Men: & the Rise of Women” by H. Rosin, part 4
Talking with male friends, the general consensus I hear seems to be that manhood is more about taking care of yourself so others do not…
Continue Reading“The End of Men: & the Rise of Women” by H. Rosin, part 3
What’s even more weirdly interesting is that we’ve seen this sort of social upheaval in gender roles happen before — though we didn’t recognize it…
Continue Reading“The End of Men: & the Rise of Women” by H. Rosin, part 2
Why did I find this book so disturbing? In some ways I completely agree with the author: “the picture emerging is a mirror image of…
Continue Reading“The End of Men: & the Rise of Women” by H. Rosin, part 1
Required classes are over for me now — apparently I am now officially EBTD (Everything But The Dissertation) or ABD (All But Dissertation), depending on…
Continue ReadingGaia’s Gift: Earth, Ourselves and God after Copernicus by Anne Primavesi
This book was both a surprise and a delight; I very much enjoyed the reading. Gaia’s Gift is ordinarily presented as simply an analysis of…
Continue Reading“Ending Violent Crime Cheaply & Permanently” by Medicine Story, pt. 2
In a fascinating storytelling style, Medicine Story shares the startlingly successful program he and various other Native American elders created to assist incarcerated men. Initially…
Continue Reading“Ending Violent Crime Cheaply & Permanently” by Medicine Story, pt. 1
Ending Violent Crime Cheaply & Permanently: A Vision of A Society Free of Violence by Manitonquat (Medicine Story) is an astonishing little book — one…
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