Time to Grow Up: a review of Philip Gulley’s “If the Church were Christian”
I recently received a copy of If the Church Were Christian: Rediscovering the Values of Jesus. Written by Philip Gulley, a former Catholic turned Quaker minister, If the Church were Christian is a...
View ArticleRead Up: Books that Make Great Gifts
‘Tis the gift-giving season, so here’s a list of great non-fiction books on gender, sexuality, and feminism — all of which first appeared in 2010. Ask for these in your stocking, or consider these as...
View ArticleComing attractions
For those of you who want to know about this book I keep dropping hints about, I can finally come clean about what it is I’ve been working on. You’ll see more publicity about this in the months to...
View ArticleSex, Lies, and Exegesis: on Jennifer Knust’s Marvelous New Book
I’ve written quite a bit about Christianity and sex both here and elsewhere. I’ve made the case for a more inclusive and liberated ethic on Scriptural, spiritual, and psychological grounds. Folks who...
View ArticleYou should adore your kids more than they adore you: in defense of “Guess How...
When Heloise was born, we bought (or were given) all the classic children’s books. We have Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny; Each Peach Pear Plum and Ferdinand. We read what we were read; I can’t...
View ArticleThe “already” of choice, the “not yet” of certainty: a review of “Undecided”
I’ve written often about the Martha Complex and young women’s perfectionism. And I’m not the only one: since Courtney Martin’s Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters hit the shelves four years ago, many...
View Article“Hey, Shorty!” A new resource for combating harassment
One of the most welcome contemporary trends is the sudden interest in resources to combat sexual harassment. The global SlutWalk and Hollaback movements have brought unprecedented attention to the...
View Article“Beauty, Disrupted: A Memoir” in stores tomorrow
Beauty, Disrupted: A Memoir hits the shelves tomorrow, October 11. The autobiography of supermodel Carré Otis, it tells the story of her meteoric rise in the 1980s, her explosive relationship with...
View ArticleBeauty, Disrupted and Best Sex Writing
Beauty, Disrupted: A Memoir by Carré Otis (for which I served as collaborator) continues to garner good reviews. Here’s a recent piece that ran in Plus Model Magazine. And I’m so happy to have an essay...
View ArticleJudy Blume’s Boy Fans
My Genderal Interest column this week looks at the influence on boys of the legendary Young Adult writer Judy Blume. Blume achieved fame as one of the most frequently banned and most consistently...
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