I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. ~attributed to Etienne de Grellet~
My friend Sarah Stevens has just released her second novel in perhaps the only supernatural thriller that has ever really resonated with me. In Dark Moon Wolf, she introduces us to Julie Hall, a single mother to Carson who, at four months old, reveals himself to be a werewolf. (Yes, mothers of young children, I see you... Continue Reading →
Above, an ancient typewriter. You can use any writing tool you like in the AGT Writing Challenge–as long as you are writing. Are you where you want to be with your writing as summer comes to a close? Need a little boost as fall begins> Whether you are speeding ahead toward your goals already or stuck, you’re... Continue Reading →
Thanks to the editors at Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture for including God Hates among its recently reviewed books. It's an honor to get to see my work profiled in a journal long renowned for its contributions to scholarship on Christianity. (The most recent issue has an article on Dutch Calvinism that's just one of many great... Continue Reading →
Susan Trollinger and William Trollinger, in the English and history department of the University of Dayton, blog at Righting America, which is associated with their book Righting America at the Creation Museum (Johns Hopkins 2016), an examination of how the Creation Museum serves the interest of religious conservatives. Sue and Bill invited me to share some thoughts at... Continue Reading →
Above, an ancient typewriter. You can use any writing tool you like in the AGT Writing Challenge--as long as you are writing. How's your summer writing going? Need a little boost to help you through the end-of-summer days? Whether you are speeding ahead toward your goals already or stuck, you're invited to join the Any Good Thing... Continue Reading →
Susan L. Trollinger and William Vance Trollinger, Jr., the authors of Righting America at the Creation Museum, have been keeping track of the anti-LGBT content coming out of Answers in Genesis, Ken Ham's conservative apologetics effort, especially about "key issues such as creation, evolution, science, and the age of the earth." On their blog, Trollinger and... Continue Reading →
I'm so happy to share that the Journal of Hate Studies' special issue on Hate and Heritage is out now! I was privileged to serve as the guest editor for this issue, the 13th volume of the journal, which is supported by Gonzaga University's Institute for Hate Studies. JHS is a rare peer-reviewed open-access journal that is supported through donation... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q90eBYHMZg0 "Faith on the Picket Line: Westboro Baptist Church's Hateful Use of the First Amendment," a talk I shared with Texas A & M University, is available on YouTube. Thanks to Dr. Andrew Sanders for making this visit possible and so very enjoyable!
Proposals are due July 1st for the University of Kentucky's Gender & Women's Studies Conference, to be held in Louisville in September. UK's GWS faculty (Cristina Alcalde, Srmati Basu, Susan Bordo, Joan Callahan, Patricia Cooper, Chamara Jewel Kwakye, Carol Mason, Ellen Riggle, Melissa Stein, Karen Tice, and Charlie Yi Zhang) is outstanding, and I'm sure... Continue Reading →
I don't usually share sermons here, but I wanted to share this on the occasion on the one-year anniversary of the Pulse shooting for my friends who might find it useful. I delivered it at Stahl Mennonite Church in Johnstown, Pennsylvania the Sunday after the deadliest mass shooting in US history, a hate crime both... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Barrett-Fox 