What a surreal week. I am still convinced I am living in an episode of Black Mirror. Living through the initial stages of a global pandemic has been like standing on rail tracks waiting for the train to hit. I wrote about COVID-19 here. There has been a variety of responses to […]
Tag Archives: love
March
15
The challenge of COVID-19
posted by plasticdollheads
We live in strange times. This feels like an episode of Black Mirror or a Netflix drama. I remain half convinced that this is a nightmare. It is important that we all write journals, blogs, video clips, tweets, and make sure this time is documented. The future sociologists, behavioural psychologists, historians, politicians…they will all want […]
January
14
Self care is a radical act
posted by plasticdollheads
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” —Audre Lorde I have used this Lorde quotation before and it is resonating more than ever. One day I will share more of my story with you, wax drippings onto scorched paper, but for now I must […]
August
18
Sex Workers and Faith
posted by plasticdollheads
As a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Religion and Public Life at the University of Leeds, I will be exploring the relationships between sex workers and faith, and indeed fundamentalist christian organizations and their unhealthy relationships with radical feminists (and the funding of such groups). I have blogged about theology and sex […]
June
23
The Bible and the ‘other’
posted by plasticdollheads
[Image is my own, taken of the art work ‘Gaia’ #earthwork art installation at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. The artist is Luke Jerram]. I was going to use a snappier title, but I know some people like to skip the theology posts so I wanted to be transparent. I had been feeling fatigued […]
May
11
Love
posted by plasticdollheads
Rachel Held Evans the famous progressive Christian writer died on May 4th 2019 aged 37 years old. I did not know Rachel, but followed her on twitter and was inspired by her writings. Rachel was a radically inclusive Christian: the kind of teaching that brought me back to the church. The idea that all are […]
