Originally written in the late ’90s regarding the reading list of a truly fascinating anthropology class. The papers are extremely light — basically just some…
Continue ReadingUniversity papers
A Life Worth Living (V of V)
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…
Continue ReadingA 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,…
Continue ReadingA Life Worth Living (III of V)
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.…
Continue ReadingA Life Worth Living (II of V)
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…
Continue ReadingDiasporically Inspired Books of the Old Testament: Ruth, Judith, Esther, and Daniel & Susanna
Paper originally written for a fascinating The Bible as History & Literature class, circa the late 1990’s. In the time of the Diaspora, the Jews…
Continue ReadingImagined Communities
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition In this book Benedict Anderson discusses the imagining and rise of nationalism. He…
Continue ReadingWisdom Sits in Places (III of III)
Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache The Apache feel that speech should be used with economy. Verbosity is not considered…
Continue ReadingWisdom Sits in Places (II of III)
Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache A sense of history is given by the Apache location stories. The stories relate…
Continue Reading