Women and Gender in Religion

On December 12, 2023, the CSWR hosted a special evening celebrating the life and writings of Enheduana, also En-hedu-Ana; (c. twenty-third century B.C.E.) who is the first named author in human history. Enheduana, an Akkadian princess and daughter of King...

On February 22, 2023, Dr. Amy Hale and Dr. Christa Shusko present their book Essays on Women in Western Esotericism: Beyond Seeresses and Sea Priestesses, edited by Amy Hale. They discuss some of the latest and pressing topics in the study of (Western)...

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, HDS Krister Stendahl Professor of Divinity, discusses her recent publication, Congress of Wo/men: Religion, Gender, and Kyriarchal Power. Listen

Leila Ahmed, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity at HDS, spoke about her recent book, A Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America, published in April by Yale University Press. Panel discussants were Susan Abraham...

This lecture, delivered by Kristin Bloomer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and South Asian Religions and WSRP Research Associate, is part of the series Comparative Theology: Lectures and Conversations, coordinated by CSWR Junior Fellow...