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Kathy Rudy

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M. Kathy Rudy (born 1956) is an American women's studies scholar, and theologian.[1]

Biography

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Rudy is a retired professor at Duke University. Her work is often interdisciplinary as she merges philosophy, theology, politics, feminism, and medical ethics. She is open about her homosexuality[2] and is a radical social constructionist. She is an advocate of animal welfare and locavorism.[3][4]

Rudy is well-known at Duke University, where she taught a variety of topics including: Feminist Ethics, Reproductive Ethics, Gender and Popular Culture, and Debates in Women's Studies. Through her progressive work, Kathy was awarded the David Paletz Course Enhancement Award in 2012.[5]

Selected publications

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  • Beyond Pro-life and Pro-choice: Moral Diversity in the Abortion Debate (1996). Beacon Press. ISBN 0-8070-0427-8
  • Sex and the Church: Gender, Homosexuality and the Transformation of Christian Ethics (1997). Beacon Press. ISBN 0-8070-1034-0
  • Loving Animals: Toward a New Animal Advocacy (2011). University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-7468X[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Kathy Rudy". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Thatcher, Adrian (2001), Celebrating Christian Marriage, Continuum International Publishing Group, p. 279, ISBN 0-567-08820-0
  3. ^ a b Bartkowski, Frances (2012). "Loving Animals: Toward a New Animal Advocacy". Hypatia. 27 (3): 675–678. doi:10.1111/j.1527-2001.2012.01293.x.
  4. ^ Stanescu, Vasile (2013). "Why "Loving" Animals is Not Enough: A Response to Kathy Rudy, Locavorism, and the Marketing of "Humane" Meat". The Journal of American Culture. 36 (2): 100–110. doi:10.1111/jacc.12017.
  5. ^ "Mary K. Rudy | Scholars@Duke". scholars.duke.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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