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    Tag: Essays

    “White Savior Barbie,” Not me!

    I really love my seminary, the McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University. Faculty and staff there are committed to issues of justice and spiritual growth. It is… Read more ““White Savior Barbie,” Not me!”

    October 25, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Giving Account of Oneself

    All my brainiac friends don’t get excited. This ain’t about Judith Butler.  There is one part of being a professor that I actually don’t mind: the annual… Read more “Giving Account of Oneself”

    January 14, 2014November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    On Writing, Part 2: The Sabbatical Begins

    A sabbatical is a powerful thing. At my university, they aren’t actually called sabbaticals; They are “Enhanced Faculty Leave.” They are competitive, awarded based on a research… Read more “On Writing, Part 2: The Sabbatical Begins”

    January 14, 2014November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    Recovering from Fundamentalism, Part 1

    One of my friends is, like me, a recovering fundamentalist Christian.  She suggested that I might get to the root of my issues, whether about relationships, teaching,… Read more “Recovering from Fundamentalism, Part 1”

    January 12, 2014May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    On Writing, Part 1: Friends and Me

    I have lately begun surrounding myself with friends who are either Sagittarius or who have backgrounds in a counseling or therapy profession, or both. I did not start… Read more “On Writing, Part 1: Friends and Me”

    January 10, 2014November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    Elvis and Me

    Today, January 8, is Elvis’s birthday. He would have been 79 years old, which seems astonishing to me. So on this day, I will offer some random… Read more “Elvis and Me”

    January 8, 2014May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Getting Happy

    Somebody I used to know once told me she thought happiness was overrated. I’ve thought about that statement for going on a dozen years now, and I… Read more “Getting Happy”

    August 2, 2012November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    Alabama the ("Your word here")

    Since I decided that my next project would be a place study on my Country South by storying my great-grandmother Jeffreys’ life, I’ve been doing a lot… Read more “Alabama the ("Your word here")”

    March 5, 2012November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    The Oldest (Writing) Trick in the World

    I would bet money that the “oldest (writing assignment) trick in the world” was invented by a high school boy. The kind that ends up a radio… Read more “The Oldest (Writing) Trick in the World”

    January 17, 2012November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock
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