What Do Women Do with Christianity?
Have you ever wondered how women navigate faith amid structures that have often marginalized their voices? What Do Women Do with Christianity? is an online event offering wisdom, companionship, and space for bold and honest inquiry.
Registration opens July 29
“No matter how broken or broken-hearted, we are loved.”
—Carmen Acevedo Butcher
Event Details
How might Christianity be renewed when women’s voices, bodies, experiences, and wisdom are centered rather than pushed to the margins?
What Do Women Do with Christianity? invites us to explore how women navigate faith amid structures that have often marginalized their voices and what a more expansive expressions of faith might look like today.
Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Ph.D., will explore empowerment and spiritual renewal within the Christian tradition. Guest teacher Christine Valters Paintner, Ph.D., will join Carmen for this 90-minute online gathering. Together, they will discuss how mutual listening and embodied spirituality can help empower us in a faith whose structures have caused so much harm.
Participants will need a device with reliable internet access, such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer, with access to Zoom.
Registration
Registration for this event is open from July 29 through September 10. This event will be recorded. All registrants will have access to the replay for one full year after the event. Replay access will be emailed within one week of the event.
Cost
We believe that transformation belongs to everyone, and we’re committed to reducing financial barriers to participation. While the standard cost for this course is $95 and reflects the true cost of creating and offering it, we’re offering three additional price levels — $30, $10, or $5. We invite you to choose the one that best aligns with your current financial circumstances.
“Finding the CAC community has represented a homecoming for me. I no longer feel isolated or like a leper in my own church. I can engage in a sense of community online.”
—Jo E., CAC community member
Meet Your Speakers
Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Ph.D.
CAC Dean of Core Faculty
Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Ph.D., is an award-winning author, poet, and translator of spiritual texts — she has translated the books The Cloud of Unknowing and Practice of the Presence. Carmen teaches at UC Berkeley, focusing on language evolution and inclusive communication. Her work highlights the power of words and the connection between personal and global healing.
Christine Valters Paintner, Ph.D.
Poet and Mystic
Christine Valters Paintner is the online Abbess at Abbey of the Arts, a virtual monastery and progressive global community offering resources that integrate contemplative practice and creative expression. She has authored over twenty books. She is also a Benedictine Oblate, spiritual director, retreat facilitator, teacher, and pilgrimage guide. Christine earned her Ph.D. in Christian Spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union.
This event will be recorded. All registrants will have access to the replay for one full year.
For anyone questioning the place of women within Christianity, this event offers wisdom, companionship, and space for honest inquiry.
CAC encourages authentic conversation in our various online experiences. We expect all participants to abide by our community and conversation guidelines. Event details are subject to change. If you have any questions, contact our Community Support team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Participants will need a device with reliable internet access, such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer to access Zoom.
Even if you are unable to join live, we recommend registering for the event, as all registrants will receive access to the online gathering recording for one full year.
Online gathering recordings will be sent to all registrants via email the week following the online gathering. Event recordings are available to view for one calendar year from the event date.
To cancel your online gathering registration and request a refund, please send your request to our Community Support Team. Requests must be received before September 10, 2026.
Registrations for the online gatherings are individual registrations. We ask that you do not share event access outside of individual or household viewing.