Maria Munkholt

From the Synaxarion: “On this day we also commemorate the devout and blessed Olympias the Deaconess.” Those who deny the order of deaconess selectively choose from the tradition to support their secular ideology.

"It is bewildering why, given this paradigm of salvation through a woman [the Theotokos' consent to the incarnation], that women are systematically excluding from decision making in the church." Watch our most recent episode of Orthodox Scholars Preach youtube.com/watch?v=3kVTkW…

Today, all universities reopened in Afghanistan after winter break, but ONLY for men. These brave young women are peacefully protesting outside Kabul University against Taliban BAN on women going to university. Let us amplify their voices!

Solidarity with Ukraine ✊ (Russian Embassy, London)

Dänemarks Königin Margrethe II. berichtet in einem Interview über eine eindrückliche Begegnung mit Wladimir Putin. Weitere Themen: die Netflix-Serie »The Crown«. Und ihr Zigarettenkonsum. #ref=rss" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">spiegel.de/panorama/leute…

History from below

A huge thank-you to the Zentrum für Religion und Gesellschaft @UniBonn for hosting the launch of Helena Augusta yesterday evening, to Prof Wolfram Kinzig for the discussion and to the audience for coming out in such numbers for Helena and all the women of the Constantinian House.

German numbers in a Danish newspaper: Only 27 % of German professors are women....

“Afghan women with internet access will now be able to access over 1,200 free courses on the FutureLearn platform from the best of British higher education, for the duration of the Taliban’s ban on female higher education” Please share widely 👆🏻📝 futurelearn.com/info/press-rel…

Wow - it’s finally here! A new one year Masters degree program in #BiblicalStudies here in #Bonn. Hoping for a great first round of applicants! Please share widely! #ecumenical #intercultural #theology #bible

Afghanistan is the ONLY country in the world where teenage girls are banned from going to school. That means girls aged over 11 have been imprisoned at home for 448 days, since Taliban takeover. Education is a fundamental human right. Afghanistan’s girls matter. Be their voice.

In absolute awe. Their power is unstoppable. #WomanLifeFreedom

Lieblingsstücke --> Pilgerampulle mit der Darstellung der Heiligen Thekla #Bodemuseum youtube.com/watch?v=SeazS7…

Brought my great evangelical students to a wonderful lecture by an Old Catholic scholar at the Roman Catholic Faculty 😊🍀

08.November 2022 - Prof. Dr. Angela Berlis, Universität Bern: Ansätze und Herausforderungen einer geschlechtersensiblen Kirchengeschichte ktf.uni-bonn.de/faecher/gender…

At this point, maybe we should ask women for help. #COP27

His All-Holiness: "It is unthinkable for the Mother Church to cut off spiritual ties with the pious Russian people. We hope that one day the Patriarchate of Moscow will also recognize that unity is not imposed by sovereignty, but only embraced in freedom." orthodoxtimes.com/ecumenical-pat…

Wayne Thiebaud (Cakes, 1963) wasn’t painting cakes as an ironic pop art gesture: he was lavishing sincere attention on what he felt were one of life’s finest sources of consolation. There were - he said - few sorrows for which a slice of cake was not the best first response.

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