God Beyond Gender: On Peter Wilkes’ A Woman Called God

Written by JLM; Published by GENDER FOCUS on May 18, 2015 I wrestle intellectually from time to time with the issue of god and gender. Maybe you do, too. Over time, I’ve grown skeptical about the importance of gender to divinity, as gender seems like a human issue, whereas God, to me, is unfathomably beyond…

Pope Francis Dodges Binarism and Raises Questions for All

Written by JLM; Published by GENDER FOCUS on September 22, 2013 Let’s talk Pope for a few minutes. The figurehead’s been in the news lately, and has, I guess you could say, a fairly big circle of influence. Clearly, it’s time that we, as feminists, weigh in respectfully and thoughtfully with whatever we’ve got. I’ll…