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The Medieval Prophetess Who Used Her Visions to Criticize the Church

By Hadley Meares — 2016

Hildegard of Bingen fought the patriarchy from her cloister.

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What Did Jesus Do?

Reading and unreading the Gospels.

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“I Am a Woman and I Am Fast”: What Caster Semenya’s Story Says about Gender and Race in Sports

The constant scrutiny into the runner’s medical history reveals what happens to women who don’t conform to stereotypes.

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Was Jesus Gay? Probably.

I preached on Good Friday that Jesus’s intimacy with John suggested he was gay as I felt deeply it had to be addressed.

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The Forgotten Radicalism of Jesus Christ

First-century Christians weren’t prepared for what a truly inclusive figure he was, and what was true then is still true today.

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Rachel Held Evans Defends Exit from Evangelicalism, Calls Christians to Celebrate Sacraments

The wildly popular Christian writer offers an exclusive sneak peek into her new book and its pointed message.

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How Rachel Held Evans Became the Most Polarizing Woman in Evangelicalism

Talk to an evangelical today and bring up popular author Rachel Held Evans. Chances are, that evangelical will either love or hate her writing. Nearly everyone seems to have an opinion about the 33-year-old woman dubbed “RHE” who has become so polarizing in the past decade.

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Rachel Held Evans, Hero to Christian Misfits

The firebrand writer died unexpectedly over the weekend at the age of 37.

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A Gender-Diverse Sangha

How a groundbreaking book created a community for trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary Buddhists

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Signs You Might Be a Mystic

You may know one—or even be one yourself.

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What Is Mysticism? Definition and Examples

Ancient and Modern Mysticism and Mystics.

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Christian Mysticism