Category Archives: Martyrdom

Situated in History

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Abigail

Situated in History This might be an unusual trait, but I am someone who has trouble knowing who she is, and what life asks of her, until she gets some clarity about her place in history. By “place in history” … Continue reading →

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Christians, Jews, and The Great Rift

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Abigail

Christians, Jews, and The Great Rift I prefer to think of that world-historical-fault-line as a long, reparable misunderstanding. Whether or not that’s the right view, personally I want to patch it up. Yet I recall a Jewish scholar, speaking at … Continue reading →

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Desire, Distraction and Dialectic

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Abigail

Desire, Distraction and Dialectic I have a woman friend whose mother hated her in the womb. Surely an exaggeration! — you may protest. Well, I met the lady only once, but she was the coldest being I ever encountered who … Continue reading →

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Two Types of Intelligence

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Abigail

Two Types of Intelligence We’ve been in California this past week. That’s where I go periodically for neuropathy treatments. This time, the improvements weren’t merely measurable but also experiential. For example, when we were trying to get to our connecting … Continue reading →

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Tales of My Mother

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Abigail

Tales of My Mother Only in Victorian novels do we find good women who are also universally beloved. Here, from the annals of literary memoir, is the view of my mother taken by the well-known writer, Diana Trilling. Diana was … Continue reading →

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Closure

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Abigail

Closure Whatever the world understands by “closure” – peace of mind after mental storms, acceptance after bitter loss, resetting of purposes after frustration, a body to bring home for burial after a shattering search – I mean something different and … Continue reading →

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Days of Awe

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Abigail

Days of Awe On the anniversary of September 11, I often rerun the column that I posted here in September 2001, after my visit to the City, a week later. Like many people, I’d felt shattered by the attack on … Continue reading →

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Afghan Hope

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Abigail

Afghan Hope Phyllis Chesler is an Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at the City University of New York. She is a veteran of many feminist combats, has blazed trails where colleagues feared to venture, and authored many brave, … Continue reading →

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The Meanings of Our Lives

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Abigail

The Meanings of Our Lives People commit suicide when their lives seem to them meaningless. At least, that’s been my experience, which I’ll share with you. I’ve talked two women friends out of killing themselves, which they seemed quite serious … Continue reading →

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The Eternal Feminine

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Abigail

The Eternal Feminine The other night I had a dream where some medical expert was examining me for breast cancer. He seemed properly qualified to do this and the examination did not in the least bother me. Then I noticed … Continue reading →

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