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the churching of women: new directions
As we’ve noted, the churching of women is rarely practiced today.
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the churching of women: a brief and selective history
Continuing on the subject of the churching of women, today I’m sharing an overview of the history of this ritual.
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the churching of women: belief and practice
Throughout my reading on the churching of women, I’ve noticed a frequent theme of the tension between (stated) belief and practice.
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the churching of women: bibliography
Call me a nerd (you wouldn’t be wrong), but it’s been absolutely fascinating for me to do a deep dive into the literature on churching I’ve been able to…
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the churching of women: theological interpretations
The rite of the churching of women after childbirth fascinates me, in part, because of its multiple theological meanings and the way those meanings have…
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the churching of women: women's experiences
So far in this series on the churching of women, we’ve looked at the history of the practice and its various theological interpretations, but we haven’t…
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the churching of women: introduction
Since the inception of this project, and even before, I’ve been intrigued by the historic Christian tradition known as the churching of women. I’m in…
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Book Blurbs 3
I haven’t posted here for some time because household things have been especially time-consuming lately, and I was also spending more time reading and…
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the dark places of new motherhood
and why the church should shine a light there
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