Author: helvegr

On the question of the femininity of the holy spirit and the divine

For Christian feminist theologians fighting patriarchy within the church and within the larger Christian religious tradition, the patriarchal image of God is an issue of primacy. As many battles as feminists and egalitarian reformers may win, whether it be the ordination of women or a simple revocation of the one-sided dictate for wives to submit […]

Mechanical eyes, digital bodies

This is a quasi-review of Practices of Looking, by Marita Sturken and Lisa Cartwright. Instead of reviewing the entire book, I’m just going to provide my take on one chapter. This should give prospective readers/instructors/haters a better idea of what to expect from this somewhat aged text. In the chapter titled, “Scientific Looking, Looking at Science,” the authors discuss […]