Goddess Alive - Goddesses, Scholars, & Activists with Dr. Alka Arora of CIIS

Goddess Alive Radio is delighted to welcome Dr. Alka Arora, chair of the Women's Spirituality program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, to focus on "Goddesses, Scholars, & Activists" for a special Friday afternoon edition!

Join us on Friday, March 6 at 4pm eastern with Dr. Arora - we will be chatting about studying Goddesses in the academy; the role of spirituality in the women’s movement; what are students and graduates from CIIS Women’s Spirituality doing?

Dr. Alka Arora is chair of the Women's Spirituality program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She holds a PhD in Women Studies from the University of Washington. Her dissertation, “The Re-enchantment of Feminism: Countering Fundamentalisms, Encountering the Sacred” (2008) examined spiritual discourses among third-wave feminists in Seattle. Her current teaching and research interests focus on multicultural feminist spirituality, pedagogy, and animal rights. Some of the courses she teaches include “Spiritual Activism and Transformative Social Change,” “Liberation Dharma: Gender, Buddhism, and Social Justice,” and “Sacred Lineages: Goddesses, Foremothers, and Activists.”

Goddess Alive Radio is the weekly Blogtalk Radio show for the MotherHouse of the Goddess and is hosted by Kimberly F. Moore & Tracey Paradiso of the MotherHouse of the Goddess. We focus on topics about Women’s Empowerment, Alternative Medicine, and Living Mythology – how the Goddess is moving through our lives today. Priestesses, Practitioners, Healers, and Shamans will be joining us to discuss their practices and experiences with the Goddess.