Ecofeminism is a powerful means to accomplish the goal of a more peaceful, prosperous, and socially just world. Unsurprisingly, entrenched blocks to its implementation exist…
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Wandering Thoughts on Feminism
Because of the field of study I’m in, the definition of the word feminism is of powerful personal importance. I’m always faintly surprised at the…
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It was my unwittingly noticing this damaging issue — the fear and/or greed which underlies bigotry and violent interpersonal aggression — which caused my first…
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The usual choice of US citizens in a foreign country to isolate themselves in the American military compound (which my family chose not to do)…
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Alice Walker’s 2006 book We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Inner Light in A Time of Darkness is a collection of essays…
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In 2010 Wangari Maathai wrote Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World. Not only is this book more recent than her…
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Of necessity during my doctoral studies, I’ve learned to be glib with conceptually complex, multi-syllabic terms. It is a personal quirk, however, that I only…
Continue ReadingSocieties without God: immoral hell or egalitarian health? pt. 5
So, a quick concluding bit, since I wrote part 4 yesterday while struggling with my brain overheating, in the last hour before the blog was…
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Okay, so now we know who doesn’t fit into Scandinavian society: those (usually) men who are heavily invested in patriarchal hierarchies. However, we also know…
Continue ReadingSocieties without God: immoral hell or egalitarian health? pt. 3
What Is Patriarchy? In yesterday’s post I stated that the growing lack of interest in organized, patriarchal religion in Scandinavia is not some simple, casual…
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