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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.

(A)theologies, Culture, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderJune 19, 2009

RDPulpit: Excommunicating the Victims

By Mary E. Hunt

While the family of a 9-year-old incest victim’s abortion is excommunicated, the perpetrator never even made it to the ecclesial radar screen. Let this case signal the end of any credible claim to authority of bishops and the dawn of a new era when local communities determine their own members. I daresay the world will be a safer, kinder place.

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(A)theologies, Politics/Law, Science & TechnologyJune 19, 2009

Liberation Theology is Alive and Well

By Mary E. Hunt

It wasn’t on CNN, but last month hundreds of theologians, activists, and indigenous people came together in Brazil to envision a new world; the gathering stressed diversity and sustainability, migration, and climate change.

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(A)theologies, Culture, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderJune 16, 2009

Newsweek Takes a Bullet On Gay Marriage

By Mary E. Hunt

A major newsmagazine gets theological, and infuriates conservatives. But the Newsweek story doesn’t even scratch the surface of contemporary religion scholarship on gay marriage.

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(A)theologies, Sexuality/GenderJune 16, 2009

Sex and the Seminary: Wake Up and Smell the Incense

By Mary E. Hunt

A new study reveals that religious professionals are not being trained to deal with the most basic aspects of the sexual dimension of congregants’ lives. Not acceptable when it comes to issues like AIDS/HIV, workplace ethics, domestic violence, and LGBTQ needs.

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(A)theologies, Politics/LawJune 12, 2009

RDPulpit: You Lost the Debate

By Mary E. Hunt

In a debate in which the bar was set so low as to be subterranean, values-related issues were almost entirely ignored.

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(A)theologies, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderJune 12, 2009

Catholic Voters No Longer Beholden to Bishops and Abortion

By Mary E. Hunt

Catholics have often been urged by their clergy to be single-issue voters when it comes to abortion. But the tide has turned, and this year a much broader social justice agenda is guiding these voters.

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(A)theologies, CultureJune 12, 2009

Keep it Catholic, Catholics: A Response to Michael Sean Winters’ Attack on Frances Kissling in America

By Mary E. Hunt

In an aggressive post, pro-life Catholic Michael Sean Winters responded to Frances Kissling’s opposition to an anti-choice, anti-birth control pick for the Dept of Health and Human Services. Mary Hunt responds to Winters.

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(A)theologies, Sexuality/GenderJune 11, 2009

Communication v. Excommunication: Catholic Women and the Church

By Mary E. Hunt

Do bishops have too much time on their hands?

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Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderJune 11, 2009

Sarah Palin and the Clarence Thomas Factor

By Mary E. Hunt

Feminism is not simply about getting women into positions of power, it is a commitment to change the world—and female anatomy does not a feminist make…

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(A)theologies, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderMay 21, 2009

The Unsung Speech at Notre Dame, A Postmortem

By Mary E. Hunt

While President Obama’s speech has been praised, criticized, and otherwise picked over, an eminent conservative chosen to “balance” the president’s pro-choice position gave a surprisingly philosophical talk that may have unsettled conservative activists.

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