Online articles

Earlier publications are under the name Anne Eggebroten.

'Till Death do us part' seems like too long
In this personal essay, Anne Linstatter reflects on her upcoming 50th wedding anniversary with her husband John. They both want to avoid any kind of superficial family celebration because the road has been rocky at times. What she'd really like is congratulations and then a release from the vows – permission to get her own apartment and share dinner together once a week.
Los Angeles Times, L.A. Affairs, 6/19/22. L10 (print edition). (PDF)

Religion Dispatches

Virginia Mollenkott: Warrior in the Battle for Evangelical Acceptance of Gays (1932-2020)
Raised in a fundamentalist family, Virginia Ramey Mollenkott became a professor at William Paterson University in New Jersey, specializing in the works of John Milton. She co-authored a book that shook the evangelical world and two years later came out as lesbian. In this obituary, Anne Linstatter tells how she received from Virginia a new understanding of same-sex unions as divinely blessed. Religion Dispatches, 10/06/20.

The Southern Baptists Dumped a Predator or Two, but Let’s Hold Off on the F-word
After Southern Baptists remove a seminary president for mishandling cases of sexual abuse and domestic violence, an opinion piece in the New York Times asks whether these Baptists are becoming feminists. Anne Linstatter quotes Baptist women fighting the power grab by men from 1984 to 2000 in the Southern Baptist Convention and argues that fear of sharing power with women remains strong in the SBC. Religion Dispatches, 07/16/18.

An Unholy Holy Week: Is the All-Male Rule of the Roman Catholic Church Self-Destructing?
Amid increasing reports of sexual abuse of children by priests, Pope Benedict XVI refuses to take action but instead attacks social activism by nuns. Anne Eggebroten says he's proving that it wasn't a good idea to leave church governance to an old-boys network--and thus hastening the time when Catholic women will take on more administrative and even ordained roles. Religion Dispatches, 04/01/10.

Sojourners

The Persistence of Patriarchy
Practices known as "male headship" are still advocated in some churches, while in other congregations women and men serve as equal partners in living and sharing the Good News. Sojourners, 39, 7 (July 2010). Download article (PDF)

Women's eNews

Calling Abortion Murder Invites Violence
Recent commentaries in major national newspapers contend that the murder of Dr. George Tiller cannot be blamed on virulent anti-abortion rhetoric. Given the studied connection between word and deed, Anne Eggebroten disagrees. Women's eNews, 06/05/09.

Vatican Expulsion Should Start Outcast Honor Roll
A Brazilian archbishop's decision to excommunicate the mother of a 9-year-old rape victim who had an abortion, as well as the girl's doctor, outrages Anne Eggebroten. She says Catholic leaders need to revisit their own religious teachings. Woman's eNews, 03/13/09.

Andrea Yates Shows That Mothers Need Our Help
Andrea Yates is on trial again for murdering her five children in 2001. Anne Eggebroten says mother-murder is a common phenomenon with predictable causes. One woman's escape offers guidance on prevention. Women's eNews, 07/19/06.

Tune In to Last Gasps of Patriarchy in Rome
Women are not among the cardinals, priests and choristers handling the papal transition. But Anne Eggebroten says the patriarchal show of force going on in Rome cannot stop the concerted upward push by women into Church hierarchy. Women's eNews, 04/13/05.

New Gender-Neutral Bible Stirs Controversy
Many religious women and men herald a new, non-sexist translation of a popular version of the Bible, yet a strong-willed conservative critic cries foul. Women's eNews, 05/2902.

Rigid Christian Sex Roles Hurt Andrea Yates
The author argues that the Christian fundamentalist beliefs that enshrine male control over women played a role in the destruction of the Yates family and that Christian fundamentalist religions should preach a gospel of equality between the sexes. Women's eNews, 03/20/02.

Christian Feminism Today

Respecting Rachel — At Last
Viewpoint, Christian Feminism Today, March 5, 2020.

What do you call it? A Response to Dr. Alena Ruggerio’s “The Gracespeak Lexicon”
Viewpoint, Christian Feminism Today, August 13, 2020.

When #MeToo and #TimesUp Came to Church
Co-authored with Letha Dawson Scanzoni
Christian Feminism Today, June 12, 2018.

“Repent!” says Pastor Nancy Sehested
Christian Feminism Today, Link of the Day, June 7, 2018.

Where can I find music and hymns that use inclusive language?
Christian Feminism Today, June 22, 2017.

My First Gay Pride Parade - #ResistMarch
Christian Feminism Today, June 16, 2017.

What is inclusive language?
Christian Feminism Today, May 8, 2017.

CBE and EEWC: Sisters After All
Viewpoint, Christian Feminism Today, August 18, 2015.

“With his Stripes”—The Messiah Resonates in 2014
Viewpoint, Christian Feminism Today, January 5, 2015

Pray for Those Who Murder You
Viewpoint, Christian Feminism Today, December 1, 2014.

Frequently Asked Questions Blog, co-authored with Rebecca Kiser
Christian Feminism Today, January 2013, to the present.

El Día de los Muertos
ViewPoint, Christian Feminism Today, November 7, 2014.

It's Time for Transnational Feminism
ViewPoint, Christian Feminism Today, August 8, 2014.

Yes, We Gathered at the River: EEWC-CFT in St. Louis
Christian Feminism Today, July 20, 2014.

Why We Need Immigration Reform: A Christian Feminist Perspective
ViewPoint, Christian Feminism Today, Feb. 21, 2013.

2012 EEWC-Christian Feminism Today Gathering Recap
Christian Feminism Today, vol. 36, no. 1-2 (Spring-Summer 2012).

David Scholer – In Memoriam
Christian Feminism Today, vol. 32, no. 2 (Summer), 2008.

Crazy about Abortion
Christian Feminism Today, vol. 32, no. 1 (Spring), 2008. (After review, click on Anne Linstatter’s Essay.)

Subject, Once Again
Christian Feminism Today, Web Exclusive, October 2007.

Of Buttons, Baptists, and Don Quixotes
Christian Feminism Today, Web Exclusive, September 2006.

A California Feminist Visits Charlotte, NC
Christian Feminism Today, vol. 30, no. 2 (Summer), 2006. Click on Anne Eggebroten’s Commentary.

Church Ladies vs. Harriet Miers
EEWC Update, Web Exclusive, October 2005.

A Personal Reaction to Pamela Cochran’s Evangelical Feminism: A History.
EEWC Update, vol. 29, no. 3 (Fall), 2005. (After main review, click on Linstatter.)

On Being Evangelical and Ecumenical EEWC Update, vol. 27, no. 2 (Summer) 2003.

The Andrea Yates Tragedy: A Biblical Feminist View
EEWC Update, vol. 25, no. 4 (Winter), 2002.

O Texas, Texas
EEWC Update, Web Exclusive, Winter 2002. (Click on Response to the Verdict.)

Women in Transition: The First Evangelical Women’s Caucus Conference (1975)
Press release written by Anne Eggebroten (now Anne Linstatter), sent December 2, 1975. Online at Christian Feminism Today, January 1, 2021.

Medium

The Shadow of His Smile: Chief Justice John Roberts
Medium, December 4, 2021.

A Lesson from the Looters’ Prayer
Medium, December 4, 2021.

Stephen Miller: When Empathy Fails
Medium, September 23, 2020.

Facing My White Privilege
Medium, September 14, 2020.

reviews

Review – Light Shines in the Darkness: My Healing Journey through Sexual Abuse and Depression by Lucille F. Sider (Canton, MI: Read the Spirit Publishing, 2019) in Christian Feminism Today, December 21, 2020.

Review – Abortion and the Christian Tradition: A Pro-Choice Theological Ethic in Christian Feminism Today, March 30, 2020.

Review – May Cause Love: An Unexpected Journey of Enlightenment after Abortion by Kassi Underwood (San Francisco: HarperOne, 2017) in Christian Feminism Today, May 7, 2020.

Review – Feeling Good and Healing with Tiana Marquez in Christian Feminism Today, June 11, 2020.

Review – Tender Songs for Tough Times by Mary Ann V in Christian Feminism Today, May 28, 2020.

Review – The Keepers: The Case of the Murdered Nun in Christian Feminism Today, July 17, 2017.

Review – I Am Not Your Negro dir. Raoul Peck in Christian Feminism Today, March 8, 2017.

Review – I (Still) Believe: Leading Bible Scholars Share Their Stories of Faith and Scholarship ed. John Byron and Joel N. Lohr (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2015) in Christian Feminism Today, April 11, 2016.

Review – Suffragette dir. Sarah Gavron in Christian Feminism Today, October 12, 2015.

Review – American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman who Defied the Puritans by Eve LaPlante (New York: HarperCollins, 2004) in Christian Feminism Today, September 21, 2015.

Review - Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory dir. Michael Rossato-Bennett. "Outside to Watch Alive Inside," (PDF) Telluride Daily Planet, May 30, 2014.

Review - Shakespeare's Measure for Measure dir. Jeb Berrier. “The Best of Human Culture,” Telluride Theatre. Telluride Daily Planet, July 31, 2012.

Review – Jesus Girls ed. Hannah Faith Notess (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2009) in EEWC Update, vol. 34, no. 1 (Spring), 2010. Online December 26, 2011.

Review - Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back by Frank Schaeffer (New York: Carroll & Graf, 2007) in Christian Feminism Today, vol. 32, no. 1 (Spring), 2008.

Review - Being Feminist, Being Christian: Essays from Academia, Allyson Jule and Bettina Tate Pedersen, eds. (New York and Hampshire, England: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006) in Christian Feminism Today, vol. 31, no. 2 (Summer), 2007. Online January 1, 2012. Click on Anne Linstatter Review.

Review - Reflections over the Long Haul: A Memoir by Robert McAfee Brown (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2005) in The Lewy Body Dementia Association Thistle, No. 5 (Spring), 2006.

Review - The Wisdom of Daughters: Two Decades of Christian Feminism
ed. Reta Halteman Finger and Kari Sandhaas (Philadelphia: Innisfree Press, 200l) in EEWC Update, vol. 25, no. 3 (Fall), 2001.

websites

Memoir www.offtrackconfessionsofafeministchristian.com
Divine Feminine worship in San Francisco & on Zoom herchurch.org
EEWC - Christian Feminism Today www.eewc.com
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice www.rcrc.org
Women-Church Convergence www.women-churchconvergence.org
Women's Ordination Conference www.womensordination.org
Women's eNews www.womensenews.org