christian feminism

Guest Post: Purity Culture and Shame with Dr. Camden Morgante

Guest Post: Purity Culture and Shame with Dr. Camden Morgante

I’m grateful to be able to introduce Dr. Camden Morgante to you here! In last few months Camden and I connected on social media via our shared interest in purity culture and Christian feminism. This is a growing field of interest for many and I believe the research she presents on shame is vital to…

The Ethics of Surrogacy in the Handmaid’s Tale

This post follows Traditional Gender Roles in the Handmaid’s Tale. The driving force behind the growth of Gilead’s fictional theocracy is surrogacy. In the Handmaid’s Tale, young, fertile handmaids are forced to bear children for other couples desperate for a family of “their own” to fulfill the command to “be fruitful and multiply.” Most handmaids…