Religious Feminism Podcast

Judith Rosenbaum

In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Judith Rosenbaum, CEO of Jewish Women’s Archive, talks to us about incorporating feminism into our holiday celebrations and remembering the apocryphal story of Judith during the Hanukkah season. She also tells us why Hanukkah isn’t her favorite holiday. You can find episode notes for the Religious Feminism Podcast here at the Exponent website: http://www.the-exponent.com/tag/religious-feminism-podcast/

Jewish Women’s Archive

Jewish Women’s Archive’s blog: Jewish Women, Amplified

Jewish Women’s Archive podcast: Can We Talk?

Story Aperture, the Jewish Women’s Archive story-collecting initiative and app

Jewish Women’s Archive’s Teen Rising Voices Fellowship

Jewish Women’s Archive’s Encyclopedia

Jewish Women’s Archive on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishWomensArchive

Jewish Women’s Archive on Twitter: @jwaonline

Jewish Women’s Archive on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewishwomensarchive/

The Book of Judith, Holy Bible (Apocrypha)

In this Religious Feminism Newsreel episode of the Religious Feminism Podcast, we cover the 30th anniversary of attempts of  Women of the Wall to pray where women are barred at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, how Rwandan men are getting involved in United Nations efforts to combat violence against women, progress Mormon feminists have made toward equality in LDS religious ceremonies, and lastly, we remember Rachel Held Evans, a strong voice for feminists of faith who passed away in 2019.

Is something happening that you would like to hear more about in the next next newsreel? Tell the host about it by tagging April Young Bennett on Twitter at @aprilyoungb or by leaving a comment here at the Exponent website, where you can find Religious Feminism Podcast episode notes: http://www.the-exponent.com/tag/religious-feminism-podcast/

Yochi Rappeport dons a tallit at the Western Wall

Women of the Wall: The 30th Anniversary Efforts by Jewish Women to Integrate the Western Wall

Women of the Wall website

Women of the Wall: A Holy Mess

‘I came to liberate the Western Wall’: Interview with Yochi Rappeport, Executive Director of Women of the Wall

Western Wall Controversy: Israeli Women Split in Call for Reform

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Kicks Off Early in Rwanda

‘Gender Cafes’ to tackle bias against women

Toxic masculinity and its effects on women empowerment

UN Women: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, Mormon) Ceremonies Changed to Come Closer to Gender Parity

‘Ordain Women’ urges LDS Church to change policies regarding women serving as official witnesses

Q&A: Why aren’t Mormon feminists thrilled with the new LDS temple baptistry policy?

Mormon women given increased role in 2 key ceremonies

Members rejoice over changes to Temple Ceremony

The Funeral of Rachel Held Evans

Funeral of Rachel Held Evans: Video

Books by Rachel Held Evans:

A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband ‘Master

Faith Unraveled: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask Questions

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church

Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again/a>

April Young Bennett with her book, Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America’s First Feminists.

In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, April flips the script. Instead of interviewing a guest, April shares clips from recent radio interviews and podcasts in which other hosts interviewed April about her new book, Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America’s First Feminists. You can find episode notes for the Religious Feminism Podcast here at the Exponent website: http://www.the-exponent.com/tag/religious-feminism-podcast/

April’s website

Ask a Suffragist website

Ask a Suffragist: Stories and Wisdom from America’s First Feminists

Clips from the following podcasts and radio shows are shared in this episode of the Religious Feminism Podcast. If you liked the clip, listen to the full episode!

For Every Girl, Woman or Female Activist, How can We Best Make Our Voices Heard? Could it be, by asking a Suffragist? on FLAUNT: Build Your Dreams, Live Your Sparkle with Lora Cheadle, Dreamvision Radio

April Young Bennett discusses the history of women’s voting rights with Victor Fuhrman on Destination Unlimited

April Young Bennett and Shawn Andrews discuss career-building on the Critical Mass Radio Show

In this special Women’s Equality Day episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, the Religious Feminism Podcast teams up with the The Breaking Free Show for a joint episode, bringing in activists from a variety of faiths (some of whom are previous guests of the Religious Feminism Podcast) for an interfaith dialogue. Breaking Free Show host Marilyn Shannon proposed the joint episode during an interview with Religious Feminism Podcast host April Young Bennett. (You can view that episode here.) You can find episode notes for the Religious Feminism Podcast here at the Exponent website: http://www.the-exponent.com/tag/religious-feminism-podcast/

April Young Bennett, host of the Religious Feminism Podcast

Marilyn Shannon, host of the Breaking Free Show

Mary Dispenza, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

Listen to another episode of the Religious Feminism Podcast featuring Mary here: Stopping Sexual Abuse by Ecclesiastical Leaders with Mary Dispenza and Judy Larson

Theresa Ann Yugar, Women’s Ordination Conference, Roman Catholic Women Priests

Listen to another episode of the Religious Feminism Podcast featuring Theresa here: Latina Feminist Theology with Theresa A. Yugar

Zahra Ayubi, Feminist Islamic Troublemakers of North America

Zahra Khan, Feminist Islamic Troublemakers of North America

Listen to another episode of the Religious Feminism Podcast featuring Zahra here: Feminist Islamic Troublemakers of North America with Shehnaz Haqqani and Zahra Khan

View this episode on the Breaking Free Show.

View April Young Bennett’s first interview on the Breaking Free Show here, in which April and Marilyn decided to follow up with this interfaith dialogue.

Melissa Inouye

In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye, a senior lecturer in Asian studies at the University of Auckland, discusses her experiences living in a variety of countries where she was a religious minority, being a racial minority within her own religion, and integrating the contradicting values and messages she has collected from her cultures, faith and scholarship. She also discusses how her battle with cancer motivated to publish her thoughts and experiences in her new book, Crossings: A bald Asian American Latter-day Saint woman scholar’s ventures through life, death, cancer, and motherhood (not necessarily in that order). You can find episode notes for the Religious Feminism Podcast here at the Exponent website: http://www.the-exponent.com/tag/religious-feminism-podcast/

Crossings: A bald Asian American Latter-day Saint woman scholar’s ventures through life, death, cancer, and motherhood (not necessarily in that order) by Melissa Wei-Tsung Inouye

Audiobook of Crossings (Mormon feminists in particular might enjoy this book on audio because it includes a poetry reading reminiscent of women’s blessings.)

Founders of FITNA: Zahra Khan, Shehnaz Haqqani (middle), and Saadia Yacoob

In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Shehnaz Haqqani, Assistant Professor of Religion at Mercer University, and Zahra Khan, an activist and engineer, talk to us about the online feminist community they founded for Islamic feminists. We discuss how the inclusive theology of Islam differs from patriarchal cultural practices and about feminist initiatives within their Islamic community such as their efforts to combat all male panels. You can find episode notes for the Religious Feminism Podcast here at the Exponent website: http://www.the-exponent.com/tag/religious-feminism-podcast/

Side Entrance blog

Katherine Kitterman

In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Katherine Kitterman, Historical Director for Better Days 2020, talks to us about how national concerns about religious issues in Utah Territory led to Utah women winning the right to vote 50 years before most other American women, losing that right and winning it back. We discuss how Utah women fought for (and against) the right to vote and how they partnered with suffrage leaders on the East Coast to work toward suffrage for all American women. You can find episode notes for the Religious Feminism Podcast here at the Exponent website: http://www.the-exponent.com/tag/religious-feminism-podcast/

Better Days 2020

Women Making Utah History

Better Days 2020 on Facebook

Better Days 2020 on Instagram

Better Days 2020 on Twitter

Kimberly Peeler-Ringer

In this special holiday episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Kimberly Peeler-Ringer, a licensed minister within the United Church of Christ denomination and author of the Churched Feminist, talks to us about a feminist and womanist interpretation of the Nativity story. We discuss how we can find God’s view of women within the backdrop of the patriarchal society where the scripture story is set and its implications for bodily autonomy and consent. You can find episode notes for the Religious Feminism Podcast here at the Exponent website: http://www.the-exponent.com/tag/religious-feminism-podcast/

The Churched Feminist

Twitter: @churchedfem

Misogynoir isn’t a Christian Value | Baptizing Feminism

#eulogizingaretha: A Reflection Upon a Musical Selection: “Mary, Don’t You Weep” | The Feminist Wire

The Gospel of Luke (New Revised Standard edition)

The Gospel of Luke (King James version)

In this Religious Feminism Newsreel episode of the Religious Feminism Podcast, we cover the controversy at the Sabarimala Temple.  The Supreme Court of India recently ordered the temple to open its doors to women, ending a longstanding ban barring women and girls ages 10-50 from entering.  However, violent protesters have blocked all the women who have tried to enter, resulting in thousands of arrests.  Meanwhile, Catholic women have taken a cue from their suffragist foremothers, calling for the right to vote at the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, where women have been allowed to attend, but not vote.

Is something happening that you would like to hear more about in the next next newsreel? Tell the host about it by tagging April Young Bennett on Twitter at @aprilyoungb or by leaving a comment here at the Exponent website, where you can find Religious Feminism Podcast episode notes: http://www.the-exponent.com/tag/religious-feminism-podcast/

Sabarimala Temple

Indian Supreme Court orders Sabarimala Temple to open its doors to women

Should Sabarimala temple open its doors to women? Here are the arguments heard in court

Constitutional and legal bases of Sabarimala verdict

An Indian Court Ordered a Temple to Admit Women. So Far, It Hasn’t.

Women barred from entering Hindu temple in India’s Kerala state

India: over 2,000 arrested in protests over court order to admit women to temple

Gender equality Vs religious fanaticism, the battle continues unabated in India

Why Can’t Sabarimala Take A Cue From Haji Ali Dargah? Hardline Hindus should learn a lesson or two from the Muslim community, which did not indulge in any violence when SC allowed women into the dargah.

Sabarimala temple row: Activist Rehana Fathima expelled from Muslim community

Meet Rehana Fathima, the Woman Under Police Protection After Trying to Enter Sabarimala

‘They say we pollute the temple’: This powerful song supports women’s entry into Sabarimala

Catholic Women’s Ordination Conference campaigns for votes for women.

Catholic women call for votes for women at the Vatican

Votes for Women

Vatican Faces Modern-Day Suffragists, Demanding Right to Vote

Catholic Activists Demand Women’s Voting Rights At Major Vatican Meeting

Vatican meeting endorses women at decision-making table

Roman Catholic Feminism with Erin Saiz Hanna and Kate McElwee

Dr. Theresa A. Yugar

In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Dr. Theresa Yugar, a professor at  California State University specializing in Gender in Colonial Latin American History and Ecofeminism in Latin America, teaches us about Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the first known feminist on the American continent, and modern Latina feminist movements. You can find episode notes for the Religious Feminism Podcast here at the Exponent website: http://www.the-exponent.com/tag/religious-feminism-podcast/

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Feminist Reconstruction of Biography and Text by Theresa A. Yugar 

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Feminist Reconstruction of Biography and Text on Facebook

Theresa Yugar on LinkedIn

Theresa’s website

Women’s Ordination Conference

Roman Catholic Women Priests

The Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual

Mujeres de Maiz