A Quirky Queer Quaker performance artist and scholar
Playfully exploring the serious worlds of gender, religion, and Climate Change
From the Blog
Joseph and the Amazing Gender Non-Binary Bible Story
In my film, Transfigurations–Transgressing Gender in the Bible, I look at a variety of people in the Bible who transgress and transcend gender. Over and...
A Frank Discussion about Race, Pollution, and Justice
Some people have the idea that climate change conversations only center around polar bears or parts per million of carbon dioxide. I sat down with...
Convening with Theater Art Climate Geeks
I am on the train from Boston to Washington traveling from one climate change gathering to another. I’m off to the Citizens Climate International Conference...
Quakers and the Arts — A Rich and Complex History
The Friends Journal, a North American Quaker publication, dedicated its June/July 2018 edition to the topic of Creativity and the Arts. Various Quakers (or Friends)...
Climate Change Comedy?
As a lover of comedy, I tend to watch a lot of sitcoms and standup. Lately I have been obsessed with the short silent films...
Free Stuff! What does the Bible say about gender non-conforming people?
Good news from my newsletter. If you want to receive it in your email, click here. *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Transfigurations Study Guide Churches, LGBTQ resource centers,...
The Curious Death of David Buckel
Writing for South Africa’s Daily Maverick, my husband, Glen Retief reflects on his early 1990’s encounter with civil rights lawyer, David Buckel. What jarred the...
Mental Health and Climate Change
I try to look at climate change from multiple angles. A few years ago I began to read about how climate change affects our mental...