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Category: Sexuality

Marianne & Leonard: reflecting our vulnerable ignorance
Movies

Marianne & Leonard: reflecting our vulnerable ignorance

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 by Sande Ramage

The movie Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love drew me in, twice. An engrossing but discomforting movie that highlights Cohen’s hurtful behaviour towards his muse…

Reimagining the Christian myth: a tribute to John P. Dourley
Bodies

Reimagining the Christian myth: a tribute to John P. Dourley

Posted on July 15, 2018July 22, 2018 by Sande Ramage

When I was at theological college I was fascinated by how it was perfectly acceptable to see the first chapters of Genesis as mythology but…

Who’s boss of God?
Church

Who’s boss of God?

Posted on July 8, 2018July 12, 2018 by Sande Ramage

‘You’re not boss of me,’ could be the petulant response from a junior God not yet clear of its identity, to the Episcopalian Church’s intention…

Naked fat women push boundaries of presence
Bodies

Naked fat women push boundaries of presence

Posted on August 28, 2016January 30, 2018 by Sande Ramage

As France tangles with burkini bans, who knew that images of pretty much butt naked fat women would leave such an impression on me, whilst…

on rape, stagnant pools and echoes in the void
Art

on rape, stagnant pools and echoes in the void

Posted on November 17, 2013July 25, 2018 by Sande Ramage

no matter how much we protest about rape (haven’t women been experiencing this forever, remember Dinah in Genesis and when we thought our marching might…

Muslim woman’s seam of resistance
Art

Muslim woman’s seam of resistance

Posted on September 30, 2012January 30, 2018 by Sande Ramage

There’s more to art and spirituality than meets the eye, ear or intellect. More is what lingers, soothing the troubled soul, leaving a bad taste,…

On fire with desire
Sexuality

On fire with desire

Posted on September 23, 2012January 30, 2018 by Sande Ramage

I heard about a kid who used to burn palm crosses whenever sex sauntered across his mind.  He was confused about one of the most…

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