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the churching of women: new directions
As we’ve noted, the churching of women is rarely practiced today. In some traditions it’s been superseded by a more general thanksgiving for the…
Nov 7, 2022
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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…
Sep 15, 2022
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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. It seems to me that…
Nov 26, 2022
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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…
Nov 14, 2022
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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…
Jul 18, 2022
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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…
Sep 19, 2022
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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. I’m going to be somewhat selective so…
Aug 15, 2022
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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…
Nov 5, 2022
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the dark places of new motherhood
and why the church should shine a light there
Mar 28, 2022
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