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      Remembering ‘MOVE’ as American religion on the 40th anniversary of Philadelphia bombing its own residents
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      White Smoke, Black Pope? Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff, has African roots
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      HABEMUS PAPAM: New Pope Selection Signals Church’s Concerns about Spread of US, Global Authoritarianism
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      HABEMUS PAPAM: New Pope Selection Signals Church’s Concerns about Spread of US, Global Authoritarianism
    • EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
      EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
    • What The Roman Catholic Church needs is a wholesale reset, not a new Pope
      What The Roman Catholic Church needs is a wholesale reset, not a new Pope
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    • Catholic Right Support isn’t the Only Reason Trump Believes He Can Get Away with Mockery of Catholicism
      Catholic Right Support isn’t the Only Reason Trump Believes He Can Get Away with Mockery of Catholicism
    • EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
      EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
    • My Book on The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity Was One of Hundreds Just Banned by the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
      My Book on The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity Was One of Hundreds Just Banned by the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
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      Remembering ‘MOVE’ as American religion on the 40th anniversary of Philadelphia bombing its own residents
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      Catholic Right Support isn’t the Only Reason Trump Believes He Can Get Away with Mockery of Catholicism
    • EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
      EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
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Jeanne Carstensen

Jeanne Carstensen is a writer based in San Francisco and New York. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Salon and other publications. She’s at work on a book about Sappho, Lesbos and the beginnings of lyric poetry.

CultureNovember 5, 2012

Safety Not Guaranteed

By Jeanne Carstensen

Looking at the online flood zone map of our neighborhood I feel calm.  

 

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(A)theologies, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderFebruary 10, 2010

New Report: More Sex in the Pulpit

By Jeanne Carstensen

While religious conservatives are vocal on issues of sexuality—from pre-marital sex to masturbation to abortion—progressive religious leaders have largely ‘abstained’ from discussing these matters in the pulpit. A new report urges more clergy education and openness on sexuality issues.

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(A)theologies, Sexuality/GenderDecember 11, 2009

Election of New Lesbian Bishop Reveals Tensions in Anglican World

By Jeanne Carstensen

Conservative Episcopalians have denounced the election of only the second openly gay bishop, and the Archbishop of Canterbury has urged bishops to not seat her. But others, like one of the first women priests, aren’t worried about the well loved bishop-elect who remains focused on her duties.

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(A)theologies, Politics/LawDecember 1, 2009

AIDS in South Africa: Women, the Church, and Global Indifference

By Jeanne Carstensen

The AIDS epidemic is a justice issue, not a moral one, theologian Beverley Haddad explains—in the face of overwhelming challenges, there is no room for regressive moralizing from religious leaders.

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