After the questions, the editors also offer a short list of titles for further reading related to the essay’s theme. Most, though not all, of the essays use endnotes some use an endnote to reference another work in the volume.Ī unifying, distinct feature of the collection is that after each piece, the editors provide “a ritual prayer or blessing, order of service, or some other call to action,” followed by several discussion questions which the editors hope will facilitate dialogue in “classrooms, churches, or book clubs” (11). The pieces range from about twelve to seventeen pages each and many of the essays use sectional sub-headings. In keeping with the collection’s stated intent, all the essays are written to be accessible to a general reader in vocabulary and length. This is a useful feature for readers searching for reflection upon a specific topic. The theme is listed parenthetically after the essay’s title in the Table of Contents. Drawing upon personal life experience and theological training, each author addresses a clearly identified theme. Consistent with and helpful to the goal of reaching a general audience, the brief introduction provides concise definitions of feminism and Christian feminism as well as a summary sketch of Christian feminist theology.Įach short essay stands on its own. According to the editors who solicited these essays, “Too often the insights of feminist theologians have been stuck in classrooms, disseminated only in specialized conferences, lost in obscure journals, or buried in libraries” (8). The volume is intended to bring Christian feminist theology to a non-academic readership.
#Alison downie professor professional#
A helpful list of contributors at the end of the volume provides specific summary information about each author’s professional position and personal religious affiliation. Most of the authors are Protestant and many are ordained in their churches. The editors’ introduction states, “As a group, we are reformers and revolutionaries, Catholic and Protestant, lay and clergy, queer and straight, single and married, parents and without children, white and of color” (9). “I am not battling my professor to prove that I am right about gender wage gaps or transgenderism, I am fighting to ensure that students may disagree with their professors and if they do, must speak up.Including the editors, a dozen women speak in this collection of personal essays by ten contemporary Christian feminist theologians. Not only my voice, but the voices of others that oppose popular university opinion,” he told the outlet. “With regards to my conflict with the university and instructor, I am fighting to make my voice heard. Prior to Driscoll's announcement, Ingle told Campus Reform that he's tried to battle head on "censorship on college campuses" and bring "the opposing, conservative view that many classroom discussion beg for." The president also admitted his decision opens him up to charges that he’s not following school policy, the station said, but that he’s willing to take the risk to restore “respect and dignity” to the matter.
“To help ensure that a positive learning environment is maintained, I have asked a senior faculty member with significant experience in the First Amendment and a long career as a successful classroom teacher to join the class as a monitor and mentor to all," Driscoll added, KDKA reported. The school president added an interesting exclamation point to the whole thing
Ingle said the school's actions violated his free-speech rights, Campus Reform said. The provost’s letter barred Ingle from the class until the matter is resolved, the outlet said, adding that the school ordered him to apologize and then “listen in silence as the professor and/or any student who wishes to speak shares how he or she felt during Lake’s disrespectful and disruptive outbursts on 2-28.” College Reform said it obtained the documents which allege Ingle was disrespectful, refused to stop talking out of turn, damaged the learning environment and made “angry outbursts” for having to “listen to a trans speaker discuss the reality of white male privilege and sexism.” The next day the instructor met with Ingle and gave him documents that included a letter from the university provost.
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