ELCA Churchwide Assembly calls sexism and patriarchy sins, condemns white...
MILWAUKEE (RNS) — The ELCA's newly approved social statement — titled 'Faith, Sexism, and Justice: A Call to Action' — names patriarchy and sexism as sins and acknowledges the church’s complicity in...
View ArticleWoman chosen to lead Religions for Peace as others urge greater female...
LINDAU, Germany (RNS) — Azza Karam, an expert who works with the U.N. on issues of religion and development, succeeds William Vendley, who has held the role since 1994. The post Woman chosen to lead...
View ArticleWithout annual meeting, amid decline, Southern Baptists continue debate on...
(RNS) — Southern Baptists have struggled over the meaning of critical race theory in particular and the direction of the denomination in general. The post Without annual meeting, amid decline, Southern...
View ArticlePope’s new book speaks to Americans on racism, immigration and gender equity
(RNS) — Readers will be surprised how relevant the book’s message is to American Catholics and the country’s leaders. The post Pope’s new book speaks to Americans on racism, immigration and gender...
View ArticleYolanda Pierce on grandmother theology, Black Jesus and Mariology
(RNS) — 'I'm really trying to shift the discourse about who can do theology and what counts as theological source material,' says the first woman dean of Howard University’s divinity school and the...
View ArticleTaliban ‘has not changed,’ say women facing subjugation in areas of...
(The Conversation) — Burqas and male chaperones for women were features of the Taliban’s extremist rule of Afghanistan in the 1990s. Those policies are now back in some districts controlled by these...
View ArticleAfghan women have a long history of taking leadership and fighting for their...
(The Conversation) — Two Afghan women scholars write about how Afghan women’s groups have been fighting for human rights, both now and historically. The post Afghan women have a long history of taking...
View ArticleStudy: Women of no faith face discrimination — when they are seen at all
(RNS) — ‘Nonreligious Women in America’ details the extent to which women conceal their nonreligious identities, as well as the isolation, stigma and discrimination they face. The post Study: Women of...
View ArticleWhen women teach Torah, sparks fly
(RNS) — I cannot put this book of contemporary Israeli women's voices down. I don't want to. The post When women teach Torah, sparks fly appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleWomen at the first March on Washington: a secretary, a future bishop and a...
(RNS) — ‘You wanted to present your best selves,’ recalled Bishop Vashti McKenzie, who was 16 at the time. ‘There was no one in jeans and T-shirts that I recall.’ The post Women at the first March on...
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