Hello, my name is Leah Wise and I have a confession to make: I'm a feminist who took my husband's last name. "How could you?!" my feminist sisters cry. Well, because I wanted to. Let me acknowledge that I'm right there with you when you say that taking on a husband's name implies an unequal … Continue reading Becoming Wise
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open arms
I stopped going to church for nearly a year for a variety of reasons. I didn't feel that my academic knowledge was appreciated, I was limited by my gender, I wasn't at all comfortable with opening up about real struggle, I didn't fit in. I think Daniel and I feared that we would never really … Continue reading open arms
faith and feminism, part 1
I attended college in North Florida, the southernmost point of the true south. As a Religious Studies major, I learned about my Christian faith and its heritage within a much wider scope than my evangelical upbringing had provided. I studied history, literature, ancient languages, and ethics. At some (I suppose, inevitable) point, I found that … Continue reading faith and feminism, part 1
Leah Wise 