motherhood
We Thought We’d Be Moms. What We Think Now. + Erin S. Lane
By Roxanne Stone — November 3, 2022
Katelyn and Roxy grapple with their own winding paths to life without kids. Erin S. Lane joins to challenge the default scripts of motherhood so often handed to women by society — and churches!
The history of Southern Baptists shows they have not always opposed abortion
By Susan M. Shaw — June 21, 2022
(The Conversation) — A scholar writes about how the Southern Baptist Convention’s views on abortion changed during the 1980s, when a more conservative wing seized control of the denomination.
Mother’s Day gift guide: Something for everyone who mothers
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 2, 2022
(RNS) — There are many thoughtful ways that individuals, churches and other houses of worship can celebrate those who do the work of mothering.
Survey: Religion a key topic for many millennial moms during pandemic
By Joseph Hammond — May 21, 2021
(RNS) — Nearly a third of mothers discussed faith or spirituality last year, a new survey found.
When she doesn’t want a baby
By Jana Riess — April 14, 2021
(RNS) — It’s often assumed that of course women want to be mothers — that this desire is natural, God-given and universal. It's not, Donna Freitas asserts in the new novel 'The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano.'
Supporting mothers through conversation: A Q&A with Elizabeth Tenety Galle
By Charles C. Camosy — May 6, 2016
(RNS) On Mother's Day, Elizabeth Tenety Galle talks about moms caught between tradition and change, and how her new online venture might help them find their way.
When We Really Need Our Mothers
By Jana Riess — May 10, 2013
We often regard early childhood as the most important time for us to have a mother’s presence and care. But as Maya Angelou’s new memoir suggests, we never really outgrow that need.
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