Elizabeth Walker
A Labyrinth of being an Adjunct
At 24 going on 25, I was hired. I was incredibly excited that I was going to be a college professor. I could not believe that I was living my dream. I was teaching at two community colleges. As I was just beginning a Ph.D. program, I was very excited about my future. Ten years later and tens of applications with three more degrees and presentations at various conferences, along with hours and hours sitting in trainings and committees – I am still an adjunct. Every hiring
Benjamin Schmidt
Kali Ma - The Goddess of Our Age
This post is part of a series featuring the works of Professor LeBoeuf 's students in her Hindu Goddess Worship course! The political leader of the free world is Donald Trump, who’s only notoriety to the populace is his wealth and fame. A nation, disenfranchised and made to believe that wealth is virtue, have elected Adharma as their leader. The first nuclear bomb used as a weapon by the US sounded out like a church bell; the next war fought largely on implications of apocaly
Martha Cecilia Ovadia and John Erickson
The Sunday Sermon! Our 5 Takeaways From Westworld Season 2 Episode 5: ‘Akane No Mai’
Its Sunday Sermon time with the Pop-Culture Theologians! This week: 1. Solo came out. Reviews have been mixed and the new film has us asking ourselves--do we need a prequel for every single character from the original Star Wars? While we were not that excited about Solo, we are all about the #LandoLife. 2. We have a surprise for readers of The Sunday Sermon coming soon! Get ready for our next evolution here at Engaged Gaze! 3. We want to know--as Westworld starts inching in o
Sara Hof Laura Barclay
What even is a Biblical wedding?
Two ladies, one a Baptist Minister living in KY and one an agnostic living in LA, making jokes and talking about the Bible. Are you ready for Episode 8? Hopefully this week we will finally be able to answer the question: what even is a biblical wedding? Last week's episode featured plenty of sass and we cannot wait for you to dive into this new batch! Click here to listen! Subscribe today to Bible Bitches on iTunes or SoundCloud! Make sure to leave a rating and check back
Anjeanette LeBoeuf
Here's Your Degree, now Teach!
We are so excited to begin posting new entries from Professor LeBoeuf's Hindue Goddess Worship class! Below is her introduction to series and we here at the Engaged Gaze want to congratulate her on completing her dissertation and officially becoming Dr. LeBoeuf! To become a professor, to hold a doctorate requires years of study and years of reading and writing. For all the education that professors go through to become experts and distillers of knowledge, it is very rare tha
Martha Cecilia Ovadia and John Erickson
The Sunday Sermon! Our 5 Takeaways From Westworld Season 2 Episode 4: ‘Riddle of the Sphinx’
Its Sunday Sermon time with the Pop-Culture Theologians! This week: 1. SNL finishes off a seriously killer season. While the Trump years have been kind to no one, we can take solace that they have given comedians enough material to last two lifetimes. 2. Reverend Curry shows up at the Royal Wedding and shows us all how to take a moment and make it matter. #killingit 3. Deadpool is breaking records before it even opens. You excited?n We hear we have our first explicitly queer
Dr. Marie Cartier
Blue (continued writing 65-71)
Editor's Note: We are so proud of Dr. Cartier's exciting forthcoming Novel "Blue." We join back up with Clue below, but if you missed any of the earlier pages, make sure to click the links below: Blue Blue (continued writing 38-42) Blue (continued writing 43-47) Blue (continued writing 48-52) Blue (continued writing 53-65) Original artwork made exclusively for her novel by Linda McClure! Visit her site to view more - www.amethystcraft.com. “It doesn’t fit any more,” said Cl
Samantha Salinas
The 8 Rules for Women Religious
This post is part of our ongoing series featuring the works of Professor LeBoeuf 's students in her Introduction to Religions of Asia course at Whittier College! The King Suddodhana married the sisters Maya and Mahāprajāpatī. Mahāprajāpatī became the queen and the foster mother of the prince because her sister Maya had passed away. After Siddhartha became the Buddha, Mahāprajāpatī become one of his followers. Even going as far as shaving her head. Her actions inspired many o
Martha Cecilia Ovadia and John Erickson
The Sunday Sermon! Our 5 Takeaways From Westworld Season 2 Episode 3: ‘Virtù e Fortuna’
Its Sunday Sermon time with the Pop-Culture Theologians! A couple quick pop culture observations from the last week: 1. The Met Ball was something else--strong feelings all around here--mostly how interesting it is to celebrate an institution like the Catholic Church through the lens of it's sartorial beauty. But, they don't call them Princes of the Church for nothing, am I right? 2. One week till we have a Black American Princess--what a time to be alive! Will you be watchin
Martha Cecilia Ovadia
A Harry Potter Sermon to the Ideological Orphans of 2018
Note: This is an interdisciplinary post in conjunction with my other ongoing project Mujer Non-Grata: An Ongoing Series on Life in a Cult, Healing from Religious Trauma Syndrome, and Navigating Life After Religion. For more on this series, click here. This post started to percolate last Sunday when my brother and I flew out to NYC to see The Cursed Child. And, while I am DYING to give you my thoughts on Cursed Child, I know that any potter-heads reading this will not be happy
