Karen O’Donnell
@karenod.bsky.social
“Earthy, funny, tender, and frank” Rambo
Feminist theologian working on bodies, theologies, trauma, liturgy, Song of Songs, and smashing the patriarchy.
Westcott House & Cambridge University (views my own etc etc)
Feminist theologian working on bodies, theologies, trauma, liturgy, Song of Songs, and smashing the patriarchy.
Westcott House & Cambridge University (views my own etc etc)
Just a month left to submit your paper proposals for #SST26 including to the Sacramentality, Liturgy, and Theology stream that I co-chair! www.theologysociety.org.uk/information/...
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Just a month left to submit your paper proposals for #SST26 including to the Sacramentality, Liturgy, and Theology stream that I co-chair! www.theologysociety.org.uk/information/...
It’s Baby Loss Awareness Week.
After losing multiple pregnancies in my 20s, I eventually wrote The Dark Womb about theology and pregnancy loss. Part of that was a selection of prayers & liturgies - available here
@scmpress.bsky.social #babyloss #babylossawarenessweek #theology #prayers
After losing multiple pregnancies in my 20s, I eventually wrote The Dark Womb about theology and pregnancy loss. Part of that was a selection of prayers & liturgies - available here
@scmpress.bsky.social #babyloss #babylossawarenessweek #theology #prayers
October 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It’s Baby Loss Awareness Week.
After losing multiple pregnancies in my 20s, I eventually wrote The Dark Womb about theology and pregnancy loss. Part of that was a selection of prayers & liturgies - available here
@scmpress.bsky.social #babyloss #babylossawarenessweek #theology #prayers
After losing multiple pregnancies in my 20s, I eventually wrote The Dark Womb about theology and pregnancy loss. Part of that was a selection of prayers & liturgies - available here
@scmpress.bsky.social #babyloss #babylossawarenessweek #theology #prayers
Pop along to @westcotthousecam.bsky.social on 21st Oct to join us in celebrating a new collection of trauma-informed prayers and liturgies by some of our former students.
In the Sacred Pause
21st Oct 7pm
All welcome! No need to book
#trauma #traumatheology
In the Sacred Pause
21st Oct 7pm
All welcome! No need to book
#trauma #traumatheology
October 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Pop along to @westcotthousecam.bsky.social on 21st Oct to join us in celebrating a new collection of trauma-informed prayers and liturgies by some of our former students.
In the Sacred Pause
21st Oct 7pm
All welcome! No need to book
#trauma #traumatheology
In the Sacred Pause
21st Oct 7pm
All welcome! No need to book
#trauma #traumatheology
The #SST26 call for papers is live! Deadline 14th Dec. Theme: “Theology: A Discipline of Failure”
Bursary applications also open
www.theologysociety.org.uk/information/...
Bursary applications also open
www.theologysociety.org.uk/information/...
October 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The #SST26 call for papers is live! Deadline 14th Dec. Theme: “Theology: A Discipline of Failure”
Bursary applications also open
www.theologysociety.org.uk/information/...
Bursary applications also open
www.theologysociety.org.uk/information/...
Friends, I caved. But I’m sure this is the one. This is the planner to solve all my problem. (Personalised from Papier)
August 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Friends, I caved. But I’m sure this is the one. This is the planner to solve all my problem. (Personalised from Papier)
Oh we’ve got a fun few months coming up in the @feministtheology.bsky.social
Sign up to the mailing list to get links to these events and more! mailchi.mp/a5e743737064...
#feminist #womanist #theology #community #christianity
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#feminist #womanist #theology #community #christianity
August 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Oh we’ve got a fun few months coming up in the @feministtheology.bsky.social
Sign up to the mailing list to get links to these events and more! mailchi.mp/a5e743737064...
#feminist #womanist #theology #community #christianity
Sign up to the mailing list to get links to these events and more! mailchi.mp/a5e743737064...
#feminist #womanist #theology #community #christianity
The final talk in the Women’s Voices Conference was from the wonderful Revd Dr Ayla Lepine on liturgy and liberation introducing us to 3 incredible altarpieces by women
May 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The final talk in the Women’s Voices Conference was from the wonderful Revd Dr Ayla Lepine on liturgy and liberation introducing us to 3 incredible altarpieces by women
Women’s Voices Conference continues with Revd Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease speaking about “Body Contortion? The Body in Institution and Ritualised Practice”
May 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Women’s Voices Conference continues with Revd Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease speaking about “Body Contortion? The Body in Institution and Ritualised Practice”
Next up is the wonderful @chinemcdonald.bsky.social speaking about “Unmaking Motherhood: Rethinking Race, Gender, and Divine Maternal Imagery” - rich reflection on the Black Madonna
May 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Next up is the wonderful @chinemcdonald.bsky.social speaking about “Unmaking Motherhood: Rethinking Race, Gender, and Divine Maternal Imagery” - rich reflection on the Black Madonna
Off to a cracking start with an opening address from +Bishop Sarah and Revd Dr Liz Shercliff on finding our own voices and preaching women in the Bible.
May 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Off to a cracking start with an opening address from +Bishop Sarah and Revd Dr Liz Shercliff on finding our own voices and preaching women in the Bible.
Very pleased to get the latest edition of Reflections through. This year I wrote on sections of Acts, Titus, Philemon, Exodus, and Leviticus! A fab resource for praying through the lectionary
April 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Very pleased to get the latest edition of Reflections through. This year I wrote on sections of Acts, Titus, Philemon, Exodus, and Leviticus! A fab resource for praying through the lectionary
Loved @markdruss.bsky.social on whiteness, Quakerism and rediscovering the trembling body. Provocatively challenging and prophetic in his approach to thinking about whiteness and theology #SST2025
April 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Loved @markdruss.bsky.social on whiteness, Quakerism and rediscovering the trembling body. Provocatively challenging and prophetic in his approach to thinking about whiteness and theology #SST2025
Fab first day at #SST2025 with a paper on the Eucharist and trauma by David Grumett and a brilliant response from my wonderful PhD student @revdwillrm.bsky.social
More flesh and blood theologies tomorrow…
More flesh and blood theologies tomorrow…
April 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Fab first day at #SST2025 with a paper on the Eucharist and trauma by David Grumett and a brilliant response from my wonderful PhD student @revdwillrm.bsky.social
More flesh and blood theologies tomorrow…
More flesh and blood theologies tomorrow…
Really loving the cover for the North American edition of Feminist Trauma Theologies! @drkatiecross.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Really loving the cover for the North American edition of Feminist Trauma Theologies! @drkatiecross.bsky.social
When your boss comes by to ash you because you couldn’t walk to the Ash Wednesday service …
@westcotthousecam.bsky.social @revhelend.bsky.social
#ashwednesday #lent
@westcotthousecam.bsky.social @revhelend.bsky.social
#ashwednesday #lent
March 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
When your boss comes by to ash you because you couldn’t walk to the Ash Wednesday service …
@westcotthousecam.bsky.social @revhelend.bsky.social
#ashwednesday #lent
@westcotthousecam.bsky.social @revhelend.bsky.social
#ashwednesday #lent
New books on the desk thanks to @scmpress.bsky.social sale!
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
New books on the desk thanks to @scmpress.bsky.social sale!
Really looking forward to this Feminist Theology Network event next week with @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social
Join the mailing list to get the link and info about other forthcoming events: mailchi.mp/a5e743737064...
Join the mailing list to get the link and info about other forthcoming events: mailchi.mp/a5e743737064...
February 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Really looking forward to this Feminist Theology Network event next week with @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social
Join the mailing list to get the link and info about other forthcoming events: mailchi.mp/a5e743737064...
Join the mailing list to get the link and info about other forthcoming events: mailchi.mp/a5e743737064...
The Women’s Voices conference is coming to London!
10th May at St Pancras Church.
Fab line up of speakers and topics - can’t wait!
More info and booking: www.stpancraschurch.org/womens-voice...
10th May at St Pancras Church.
Fab line up of speakers and topics - can’t wait!
More info and booking: www.stpancraschurch.org/womens-voice...
February 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Women’s Voices conference is coming to London!
10th May at St Pancras Church.
Fab line up of speakers and topics - can’t wait!
More info and booking: www.stpancraschurch.org/womens-voice...
10th May at St Pancras Church.
Fab line up of speakers and topics - can’t wait!
More info and booking: www.stpancraschurch.org/womens-voice...
@bethallisonbarr.bsky.social will be talking to the Feminist Theology Network about her new book on Wed 26th Feb 7pm GMT. Sign up here mailchi.mp/a5e743737064...
February 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
@bethallisonbarr.bsky.social will be talking to the Feminist Theology Network about her new book on Wed 26th Feb 7pm GMT. Sign up here mailchi.mp/a5e743737064...
The ongoing back/leg injury has meant a new downstairs office. Finally getting around to moving my art in here. Sensing a theme?
February 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The ongoing back/leg injury has meant a new downstairs office. Finally getting around to moving my art in here. Sensing a theme?
The Medieval Women exhibition at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social is wonderful. I resisted taking photos of everything except this Book of Margery Kempe which I took for @sarahfagg.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Medieval Women exhibition at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social is wonderful. I resisted taking photos of everything except this Book of Margery Kempe which I took for @sarahfagg.bsky.social
I know, I know, I’m so late to this party but this morning I read “Everything Happens for A Reason… and other lies I’ve loved” by Kate Bowler and I loved it! Couldn’t put it down. Cannot recommend highly enough
January 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I know, I know, I’m so late to this party but this morning I read “Everything Happens for A Reason… and other lies I’ve loved” by Kate Bowler and I loved it! Couldn’t put it down. Cannot recommend highly enough
Minnesota evenings. Beautiful sunset across the frozen lake and evening prayer with the community of St John in Collegeville (in love with this brutalist church!)
Minus 25 Celsius over the weekend so… I’ll be mainly staying inside and talking trauma and vocation with this amazing group of scholars
Minus 25 Celsius over the weekend so… I’ll be mainly staying inside and talking trauma and vocation with this amazing group of scholars
January 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Minnesota evenings. Beautiful sunset across the frozen lake and evening prayer with the community of St John in Collegeville (in love with this brutalist church!)
Minus 25 Celsius over the weekend so… I’ll be mainly staying inside and talking trauma and vocation with this amazing group of scholars
Minus 25 Celsius over the weekend so… I’ll be mainly staying inside and talking trauma and vocation with this amazing group of scholars
When your colleagues know what your current project is and grab boxes of 2nd hand books for you on the theme when they find them going spare! Thanks!
January 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
When your colleagues know what your current project is and grab boxes of 2nd hand books for you on the theme when they find them going spare! Thanks!