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The Soapboxer
Nature is soulful again
With the weight of philosophy and religion behind it, the narrative of humanity’s transcendency of and mastery over
nature was assured. Today, many contemporary Christians have embraced it to the point
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Issues on the horizon: technology, cops, contemplation, sacred space
If you’re a writer and want to send pitches, or just want a peek at what we’re working on in the coming year, here’s a list of topics on our plate. Complete with deadlines for pitches.
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Scrambling for high ground on both sides of the deathbed
Even from my vantage-point, an atheist working in the realm of faith (certainly an anomaly) I get it from both sides. The unbelievers are perplexed by my engagement with the community and why I would do it, while conversations within the faith community clearly develop barriers once I ‘out’ myself.
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Editorial
Fat acceptance: a basic primer
Fat acceptance – also known as size acceptance, body positivity, weight neutrality and not-waxing-rhapsodic-about-dieting – is a social and corporeal justice principle, founded on the revolutionary idea that it is not productive to spend every waking moment of every day actively hating your body.
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Editorial
Into the muck
Infertility has been the impetus for my pilgrimage into the muck. It could have been something else.
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Editorial
I feel pretty: Lessons from men and pornography
One of the men began our night by admitting that he was addicted to online pornography and no longer found real women beautiful. His bravery and honesty in the face of a subject that is riddled with judgment and shame humbled us.
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Editorial
Bodies of matter, bodies that matter
Messing up the mind/body distinction helps us make the move from bodies of matter to bodies that matter. But it’s more of a mish-mash than a one-way street.
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Not Sophie’s Choice
I had been supporting myself since I was 17 and my inability to find meaningful and financially rewarding work left me feeling embarrassed, ashamed and fearful. I had let down those I loved and who were proud of my achievements. The image I have of myself during this dark time is being trapped at the bottom of an alchemist’s crucible – painfully watching as long-held assumptions about who I was dissipated like smoke from the transforming fire.
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Experiments
The fix we’re in
I fret. How the heck will we turn this this world right if our youth aren’t at the grindstone? Some are dutiful, but most (as with the rest of society) are willing to Wii as Rome burns. But I know my anxiety doesn’t help a whit. It’s my work ethic taking over, as the work ethic does.
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Experiments
The dust bunny revolution
Along with dishes, I put the following tasks in the category of household work: growing one’s food, cooking, cleaning, laundry and caring for children, the elderly and others who cannot manage the essentials of life (I’m referring largely to the unpaid versions of these tasks). The list could be longer, but you get the idea.
