Tag Archives: Leaps of Faith

Is There an End to the Battle of the Sexes?

An excerpt from Rachel Kranz’s unpublished novels helps us negotiate the battle between feminism and patriarchy.

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Remembering Rachel: Joyous, Pulsing

In a memorial service for my friend Rachel Kranz, I will talk about what her novels reveal about her.

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Prisons, America’s Growth Industry

At long last, some politicians from both parties are beginning to express concern over America’s world-leading incarceration rate. Rachel Kranz raised the alarm 16 years ago in her novel “Leaps of Faith.”

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Work Makes Us Soar, Money Not So Much

In her novel “Leaps fo Faith,” Rachel Kranz helps us understand what work means to us. Citing Marx, she notes that work helps us express our essence but that, when it becomes part of the cash nexus, we find ourselves alienated from it.

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Same Sex Marriage–Good but Not Enough

Rachel Kranz’s “Leaps of Faith” affirms same-sex marriage but questions prioritizing it over other GLBT issues.

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Solidarity No Longer Forever in Michigan

Rachel Kranz’s “Leaps of Faith” provides a vision of unions that are needed in the face of GOP attacks.

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Self Respect through Collective Action

Novelist Rachel Kranz shows workers finding a sense of self respect through union action.

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Enough with Fixating on Female Sexuality

Rachel Kranz’s fiction shows how to step up with acquaintances use offensive sexist language.

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In Life as in Poker, Trust What You Know

Novelist Rachel Kranz talks about trust, both in poker and novel writing. Once you have the knowledge and the skill, she says, what remains is trusting yourself.

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