I was enthralled by my correspondent’s enlightening statement to me, and I spent some time trying to figure out where my spirituality was. Eventually I…
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A Life Worth Living (IV of V)
I was already working hard on mental independence, unconsciously using Gross’s “hermeneutics of suspicion” (121); looking back, I think my fierce desire for physical independence,…
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It was no surprise, therefore, to discover the other two Religions of the Book (Judaism and Islam) seemed equally reprehensible in their treatment of women.…
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Childhood Spirituality & Implications Durkheim’s definition of religion was a huge relief to discover in my early college years; it was a clear explanation for…
Continue ReadingA Life Worth Living: Personal examination of religious & spiritual beliefs (I of V)
Paper written Fall 2008 for the Women’s Spirituality Master’s Program class Women, Religion, & Social Change; with professors D. Grenn & M. Rigoglioso. Bibliography (with…
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There’s a lot I’m learning in my classes on Women’s Spirituality that I feel somewhat perplexed by — sort of a “doesn’t everyone know this?!”…
Continue ReadingIt… liiiiiiiiives!!
Well, halle-flippin’-luiah. Quarter’s over, papers sent in, only thing left is an art project which I’ll finish tomorrow, and I’m still standing — mostly. ;-)…
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I’m in a master’s program for Women’s Spirituality at ITP (www.itp.edu) in Palo Alto. A lot of fascinating questions are coming up for me as…
Continue ReadingWitches, Midwives, & Nurses: A History of Women Healers
by Barbara Ehrenreich & Deidre English A review of one of my textbooks: a tiny little pamphlet — less than 50 pages! – with a…
Continue ReadingThe Nature of Truth
Truth is a slippery concept. The only thing slipperier I can think of, at this exceedingly late hour, is contested memory fought over to define…
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