Faithfaith Provocations Ep 1: Is Peace Feminist: Women Theologians Respond to War

Is peace a feminist issue? In the first episode of Faithful Provocations, theologians Kwok Pui Lan and Mary E. Hunt challenge the assumption that men — popes or presidents — speak for all of us on war and peace. As Pope Leo XIV and Donald Trump clash over the Iran war, and the first female Archbishop of Canterbury prepares to visit the Vatican, two feminist theologians ask the questions the headlines aren't asking: What does women's leadership mean for a theology of nonviolence? Should women be drafted? And can the church credibly champion peace when it can't agree on gender equality inside its own walls? In this episode: • Why feminist theology reframes war as a question of faith — not just politics • Women-led Catholic peace movements: Sisters of Mercy, Pax Christi, and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious • The automatic draft registration coming in December — and whether women will be included • Women in the military vs. women's ordination: two kinds of equality, two very different outcomes • Can Roman Catholic and Anglican leaders agree on peace when they disagree on gender? Faithful Provocations is a weekly Friday series hosted by Kwok Pui Lan (Episcopal postcolonial theologian) and Mary E. Hunt (Catholic feminist theologian), exploring urgent questions at the intersection of faith, gender, and justice. 🔔 New episodes every Friday. Subscribe so you don't miss the next provocation.