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Mary E. Hunt

Mary E. Hunt, Ph.D., is a feminist theologian who is co-founder and co-director of the Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER) in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. A Roman Catholic active in the women-church movement, she lectures and writes on theology and ethics with particular attention to liberation issues.

History/Theology, Sex/Gender/JusticeAugust 29, 2018

Catholics Are Facing a Very Real Emergency

By Mary E. Hunt

What’s needed is a massive overhaul so that Catholic communities can be run by trained lay people rather than be ruled by incompetent and sometimes criminal bishops.

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Christian Nationalism, OMFGJuly 10, 2018

Kavanaugh’s ‘Jesuitical’ Response to ‘Abomination’ of ‘Roe v. Wade’ in 2006

By Mary E. Hunt

Jesuitical: crafty; sly; intriguing.

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OMFGJune 6, 2018

Earth to Planet Catholic: Francis Papacy is no Picnic

By Mary E. Hunt

At a recent Jesuit-sponsored conference in Brazil focusing on the first five years of Pope…

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OMFG, Sexuality/GenderJune 6, 2018

Earth to Planet Catholic: Francis Papacy is no Picnic

By Mary E. Hunt

At a recent Jesuit-sponsored conference in Brazil focusing on the first five years of Pope…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Sexuality/GenderFebruary 6, 2018

My House, My Rules: 3 Women Speakers “Rejected” From Women’s Day Event at Vatican (on Full Inclusion of Women in the Church)

By Mary E. Hunt

Why is this International Women’s Day in the Vatican different from virtually every other International…

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(A)theologiesDecember 21, 2017

When the Church’s LGBTIQ Loss is the World’s Gain

By Mary E. Hunt

The panoply of pioneers gathered at the Rolling the Stone Away conference included two white…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveDecember 19, 2017

Rolling the Stone Away: LGBTQI Elders Meet the Next Generation of Christian Activists at a Watershed Conference

By Mary E. Hunt

The meeting was not an exercise in nostalgia, but a call to action.

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(A)theologies, Archive, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderMay 17, 2016

Pope Francis Has Painted Himself into a Corner on Women Deacons

By Mary E. Hunt

Be careful what you wish for.

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(A)theologies, Archive, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/Gender, Special FeaturesApril 11, 2016

Pope Francis’ Love Letter is an Opportunity Lost

By Mary E. Hunt

Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation on Love in the Family, leaves much to be…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesFebruary 1, 2016

Should Barbie Get Her Feet Washed at Church?

By Mary E. Hunt

Did it strike anyone else as odd that the Vatican announced that women could have…

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