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Religion
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "You Ask for Information About Our Careers, I Have Had None": Four Women Biblical Scholars at Union Theological Seminary, 1897-1997 
 This small exhibit profiles four women biblical scholars and teachers: Emilie Grace Briggs, Mary Ely Lyman, Sophia Lyon Fahs, and Phyllis Trible. Biographical essays are accompanied by digitized images of scholarly writings, sermons, newspaper clippings, and illustrations. From the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship, Burke Theological Library, Columbia University Libraries. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/burke/archives/awts/exhibit.html Topics: Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Jan 31, 2006 Campaign for the Ordination of Women in the Roman Catholic Church
This site provides over one thousand articles collected by Catholic theologians, plus a summary of the two sides of the debate over whether women should be ordained as Catholic priests. Site is by a Roman Catholic, a former priest, who resigned his ministry over "a conflict of conscience." Browsable through the site map, and searchable. Portions are also available in several European languages. http://www.womenpriests.org/ Topics: Christianity, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2005 ChristianLesbians.com
Includes lists of gay-welcoming Christian congregations, essays, daily devotions, message boards, and useful links. http://www.christianlesbians.com/ Topics: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Religion, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2005 The Gift of Jewish Women's Comedy
Essay about American Jewish women comedians who have "demonstrated a superb wit, wonderful verbal skills, and the masterful use of irony, satire, and mockery, including self-mockery." Includes material about Fanny Brice, Judy Holliday, Madeline Kahn, Molly Picon, Gilda Radner, and Sophie Tucker. From the Jewish Women's Archive. http://jwa.org/discover/infocus/comedy/ Topics: Judaism, Notable People, Women Last updated Nov 1, 2007 The Kidnapping of Aimee Semple McPherson
Historical essay about the 1926 disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, "[who] claimed that she had been kidnapped, tortured, drugged, and held for ransom in a shack in Mexico." Provides brief background on "Sister Aimee," who founded the Pentecostal mission Foursquare Gospel in 1922, and the rumors surrounding the 1926 events. Includes references. From the University of Southern California (USC) Information Services Division. http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/la/scandals/aimee.html Topics: Crime, Women Last updated Sep 6, 2006 The Life and Works of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
This site presents a brief biography of Hildegard of Bingen, who founded her own convent in the Rhineland of Germany. A woman of diverse gifts, she was a mystic, composer, healer, judge, prophet, and preacher. Includes a discography, bibliography, and short glossary. "Although not yet canonized, Hildegard has been beatified, and is frequently referred to as St. Hildegard." A hobby site from a computer science professor. http://www.isi.edu/~lerman/music/Hildegard.html Topics: Faiths, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Religion, Women Last updated Jan 18, 2006 Monastic Matrix: A Scholarly Resource for the Study of Women's Religious Communities From 400 to 1600 CE
Features "Monasticon," a database of religious communities, browsable and searchable by name, region, date, and other access points; a visual library; primary documents; a bibliography; secondary sources, articles, and research "relating to women's religious life, activities and patronage"; a glossary; and brief biographies. From the Department of History, University of Southern California (USC). http://monasticmatrix.usc.edu/ Topics: Faiths, History, Religion, Women Last updated Jul 5, 2004 Women in World History: Sati
Learning module about sati, a concept originating in the Laws of Manu (India), which "declared that a Hindu widow ... was not to remarry, while a Hindu widower was permitted to marry again. Gradually, the word sati was used to designate the ritual of self-immolation or self-sacrifice by a Hindu widow on her husband's pyre." Provides readings, documents, teaching materials, and a brief bibliography. From the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/modules/lesson5/lesson5.php?s=0 Topics: Faiths, Women Last updated Sep 25, 2006 Women's Ministries
This site to "encourage, support, and connect women throughout the Episcopal Church" includes a brief history of the ordination of women, a directory of retreat centers, ordination statistics and distribution maps, an event calendar, and a small but interesting resources section that includes information about the Anglican Women CircleChat, an online meeting place for clergy and lay women alike. http://www.episcopalchurch.org/women/ Topics: Christianity, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2005 Women's Path Into Ministry: Six Major Studies
This 2002 report "sketches the broad outlines of a woman's 'career path' into ministry, from seminary and ordination through parish placement, and examines such factors as collegiality, ministry style, and the influence of female pastoral leadership on congregants, denominations, and culture." From Pulpit & Pew, an initiative of the Duke Divinity School. http://www.pulpitandpew.duke.edu/women.html Topics: Christianity, Women Last updated Jan 24, 2006 |
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