Cathleen Kaveny

Cathleen Kaveny

Cathleen Kaveny is the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College. She has been appointed as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar for 2023-24, and will give lectures on "Prophetic Indictment and Cancel Culture" and "Nostalgia and Nationalism" at several universities across the country.

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Margot Robbie poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Barbie" in London July 12. (AP/Invision/Scott Garfitt)

Barbie Land and losing paradise: Theologian muses on this summer's blockbuster

Cathleen Kaveny sees correlations between the Western theological tradition and "Barbie," which tells the tale of a fall from paradise into patriarchy, and makes deep-pink points about the poignancy of human existence.

After coronavirus, how will we learn to un-quarantine?

Commentary: Sheltering in place underscores the American tendency to self-select into safe, like-minded identity groups. This happens in the church, too. Once the crisis has finally abated, how do we reclaim our three-dimensional presence to one another, with all its possibilities and annoyances?

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