Aronofsky and Noah as Midrash (Or, What Does That Even Mean?)
***This post is not a review of the film, so no spoilers unless you don’t know the story of Noah. And then in that case, SPOILER. The newest blockbuster Noah has generated a wealth of responses from...
View ArticleChristian Seders? The New Religious Appropriation
Christian seders are taking the internet by storm this week, from how-to posts, why not-to posts, and even Jewish voices asking “what’s the problem?” Many Christians find the allure of the “Jewishness...
View ArticleGod and the Gay Christian: A Review
Not more than a few hours after its official release, Matthew Vines’ new book God and the Gay Christian began sparking intense debate. An evangelical Christian identifying as gay may seem like an...
View ArticleFeminism and Ordination: Or I Don’t Need the Bible in order to Have Common Sense
The other day I was discussing the topic of women’s ordination to ministry with a friend. We were hastening to answer a pointed imperative, “Prove women’s ordination with Scripture,” by digging through...
View ArticleWhen the Lenten Fast is Privilege
First and foremost, clearly, please remember the poor, so that what you withhold from yourselves by living more sparingly, you may deposit in the treasury of heaven. Let the hungry Christ receive what...
View ArticleWhen Christian Feminism is Anti-Judaic
Christian feminism, pioneered in the 19th and early 20th centuries by such notable figures of Catherine Booth, Frances Willard, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, made huge strides in the advancement of...
View ArticleStreams Run Uphill: Mihee Kim-Kort and Young Clergywomen of Color
“Being the other is not only a philosophical, social, political, or literary concept; it is a theological image. It speaks of a God of the margins, a God for the oppressed, a God who loves and pursues...
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Who Exactly Were The Ancient Jews? At least according to Seth Schwartz
Recently Cambridge University Press released its newest publication in the expansive “Key Themes in Ancient History” series by the prominent historian Seth Schwartz, amorphously entitled The Ancient...
View ArticleOn Reading More Women: Examining Our Consumption Habits
Amidst the distinct fixtures of Columbia University’s campus, Butler Library’s indomitable gray stone walls—or, to be more precise the names engraved upon its walls—ignite controversy like match struck...
View ArticleWhen “Peace” is the Wrong Answer to #Ferguson
At the time of writing this post, Michael Brown has been dead for over a week, joining the litany of people to die at the hand of the police in America. While the death of Michael Brown is not...
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