Many of us grew up in purity culture, and were disappointed, angry, or afraid when we began to have sex and it wasn't as promised. In this episode, Dr. Celeste Holbrook talks about recovering from purity culture and reclaiming our sex lives
Derek Myers, half of the duo at "Your Favorite Heretics," talks us through the three Christian views of Hell.
Katherine Stewart is an investigative reporter and author who has covered religious liberty, politics, policy, and education for over a decade. Her latest book, THE POWER WORSHIPPERS: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism , is a rare look inside the machinery of the movement that brought Donald Trump to power.
Taylor Schumann, gun violence survivor, and author of "When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough" talks to us about the impact of gun violence on her world-- and the US at large.
Claudia Allen, writer and international speaker passionate about faith, culture, and justice, talks to us about expanding our horizons as a faith practice and learning from the experiences of others. Also, why CRT is important for us as Christians.
Cole Arthur Riley, the creator of Black Liturgies, talks to us about the importance of implementing dignity, lament, rage, justice, rest, and liberation in our faith practice.
Rose J. Percy-- educator, writer, poet-- talks to use about the concept of the Ruler's Church vs the People's Church. This is a must listen to understand how the Church can be both an institution of liberation and suppression.
Rose J. Percy-- educator, writer, poet-- talks to use about the concept of the Ruler's Church vs the People's Church. This is a must listen to understand how the Church can be both an institution of liberation and suppression. Apologies: on this episode, it appears that Rose's mic is rustling against her shirt, I've tried to edit it out, but was unsuccessful.
Dr. Beth Allison Barr, professor of History at Baylor University, talks to us about her new book "The Making of Biblical Womanhood" and shares how gender role theology is not Biblical, it's historical.
Bonnie Kristian, an experienced journalist, editor, and author, talks to us about the QAnon Conspiracy theories and why your loved ones may be buying into them.
My dear friend, Tara Teng, an Asian Christian Feminist who has worked for years with women who have been sex-trafficked, talks to us about the fetishization of Asian women, purity culture, unhealthy sexual ethics, and male entitlement that led to the murder of Asian-American women in Atlanta last night. If you, like me, was not knowing how to process the events of last night, this episode is for you. Content Warning: Racism, violence misogyny
Keonnie Igwe, faith and policy advocate, talks to us about the Capitol Riots and what our response as a faith community should be.
TL Henness, a transracial adoptee, talks to us about her experience of realizing the trauma she inherently held as an adoptee and about the need to center adoptee's voices when discussing adoption. *note: there is some thumping on my audio track, not Tiffany's, I edited it out the best that I could but it will be evident to listeners. So sorry!
TL Henness, a transracial adoptee, talks to us about her experience of realizing the trauma she inherently held as an adoptee and about the need to center adoptee's voices when discussing adoption.
D.L. Mayfield author of "The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power" talks to us about her experience protesting in the "Wall of Moms" in Portland and the need for Church Folks to examine their own complicity in injustice.
In June 2020, I had the incredible opportunity to interview Kristin Kobes DuMez about her book "Jesus and John Wayne: How Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation." Today you get to listen to it!
Sheila Gregoire, blogger and author of several relationship and sex books, talks to us about the problematic elements of the popular evangelical book Love and Respect by Emmerson Eggerichs.
Sheila Wray Gregoire comes on the podcast to talk to us about the new book she co-wrote called "The Great Sex Rescue" in which she surveyed over 20k women to uncover the problematic things evangelical women have been taught about sex-- and how to recover.
We've all heard about "Biblical manhood." There are different iterations of it, but in our culture manhood seems to center around being a tough leader who protects and provides. But is that the kind of masculinity that Jesus demonstrated? And exactly what did God have in mind when he created men? On this episode of Faith and Feminism, I get the opportunity to interview Carolyn Custis James on her book, Malestrom: Manhood Swept into the Current of a Changing World. "Biblical Manhood" as you've be...
We've all heard about "Biblical manhood." There are different iterations of it, but in our culture manhood seems to center around being a tough leader who protects and provides. But is that the kind of masculinity that Jesus demonstrated? And exactly what did God have in mind when he created men? On this episode of Faith and Feminism, I get the opportunity to interview Carolyn Custis James on her book, Malestrom: Manhood Swept into the Current of a Changing World. "Biblical Manhood" as you've be...
A lot of us have deconstructed the Purity movement, but we're unsure of what sex looks like now. How do we honor God, ourselves, and others in our sex lives? What is sexual immorality? And what does it look like to live sexually moral lives? We explore all this and more in today's podcast.
So many of us were raised in purity culture and taught that sex and sexuality are shameful. As some of us begin to become parents, we are wondering how exactly to navigate this area of life with our children. Dr. Sellers shares with us about her new book "Shameless Parenting" and how we can reparent ourselves, and our children, to have a healthy sexual ethic.
Dr. Tina Sellers talks about her book, "Sex, God, and the Conservative Church." In it, she reclaims a healthy sexuality for the church.
Recently there's been some news surrounding the Billy Graham Rule. Politicians, clergy, and even civil servants are claiming the rule and citing the Bible in order not to be alone with female colleagues, but does this even have a Biblical base? Today on the podcast, New Testament scholar Laura Robinson talks about the rule and whether or not it's protecting or harming women.
Amy Moses is back and answering all of your questions about your bodies and sex that you haven't been able to find answers for.
Amy Moses talks to us about all of the questions we were too afraid to ask about our bodies and sex.
Aundi Kolber, therapist and friend of mine, shares why she wrote "Try Softer" and how we can learn to be soft with ourselves in our own process of healing.
Author of Pure, Linda Kay Klein, discusses the Purity Movement: an evangelical movement that shamed a generation of young women-- and how we can all break free.
Author of Pure, Linda Kay Klein, discusses the Purity Movement: an evangelical movement that shamed a generation of young women-- and how we can all break free.
Zanah Thirus, documentary filmmaker, talks to us about Daughters of Eve, a documentary film that analyzes and aims to dismantle misogyny and gender hierarchy within the Christian faith.
