Opinion
Opinion: No Frith with Folkism
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A group of Heathen organizations writes in to reiterate their opposition to Folkish Heathenry and announce their ongoing coalition for inclusive Heathenry.
Book Reviews
Review: Can academic discussion meaningfully advance antiracist Paganism?
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Luke Babb reviews the recent collection of academic essays “Paganism and Its Discontents: Enduring Problems of Racialized Identity,” and considers whether an academic discussion can make much progress in the fight against racist forms of Paganism.
African-Americans
Column: Reckoning with Racism through a Pagan Lens
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Luke Babb continues their series about reckoning with the Christian influences of modern Paganism. In this column, they explore one of the most pernicious influences: the culture of American racism, which is entwined with American Christianity and spread into American Paganism.
Paganism
Column: After Christchurch, Declarations or Deeds?
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In the wake of the Christchurch attacks on mosques, Karl E.H. Seigfried challenges the Heathen community to take real steps toward combating white supremacy within and without Heathenry.
Culture
Column: On Inclusive Heathenry
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Pagan Perspectives
Over the past year, and especially since the Frith Forge conference in Germany, I’ve noticed increasing use and discussion of the term “inclusive Heathenry.”
It often seems more of a rebranding than a revolutionary concept. Practitioners of Ásatrú and Heathenry have long taken sides over issues of inclusion, with some taking hard stances on either end of the spectrum and many situating themselves in a complicated middle ground. The battles that have raged for so long have been between positions that were often defined by the other side. The universalist position supposedly said that anyone could be Heathen – no questions asked. The folkish position supposedly said that only straight white people could be Heathen – with many questions asked.