Rape Narratives and Purity Culture in Judges 19
Dr. Alexiana Fry talks to us about the disturbing text of the raped concubine in Judges 19 and how it relates to purity and rape culture today.
May 16, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 211
Faith and Feminism
Reclaiming Feminism for Christianity
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Bringing Up Kids When the Church Let's You Down: Part 2
Parenting on its own can be extremely difficult, parenting while deconstructing can be extremely disorienting. Bekah McNeel talks to us about how to raise children in the midst of an evolving faith.
May 09, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 210
Deconstructing Evangelical Women’s Books: “Every Woman’s Battle” Part 4
Sarah LaCour of Deconstructing Purity Culture and I talk about the importance of deconstructing Evangelical women’s books, specifically “Every Woman’s Battle.”
May 05, 2023•1 hr 44 min
Bringing Up Kids When the Church Lets You Down: Part 1
Parenting on its own can be extremely difficult, parenting while deconstructing can be extremely disorienting. Bekah McNeel talks to us about how to raise children in the midst of an evolving faith.
May 02, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 209
Deconstructing Evangelical Women’s Books: “Every Woman’s Battle” Part 3
Sarah LaCour of Deconstructing Purity Culture and I talk about the importance of deconstructing Evangelical women’s books, specifically “Every Woman’s Battle.”
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Urgent Replay: The ERA goes to vote this week!
Did you know the US doesn’t protect explicitly protect women in the constitution? It’s a major reason why the US lags so far behind other wealthy countries on gender justice. Please contact your senators today to support SJ-res and finally grant women the rights they deserve. It goes to vote likely on Thursday of this week!!
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Deconstructing Evangelical Women’s Books: “Every Woman’s Battle” Part 2
Sarah LaCour of Deconstructing Purity Culture and I talk about the importance of deconstructing Evangelical women’s books, specifically “Every Woman’s Battle.”
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 5 min
She Deserves Better: Resisting Toxic Messages From the Church
Armed with data from an all-new survey of over 7,000 women, the authors of The Great Sex Rescue reveal how experiences in church as teens affect women's self-esteem and relationships today.
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 208
Deconstructing Evangelical Women's Books: "Every Woman's Battle" Part 1
Sarah LaCour of Deconstructing Purity Culture and I talk about the importance of deconstructing Evangelical women's books, specifically "Every Woman's Battle."
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 19 min
The Other Evangelicals
Isaac B. Sharp talks to us about how evangelicalism pushed out liberal, Black, progressive, feminist and gay Christians, and sought to define themselves by a very narrow set of ideals.
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 207
Adolescent Males and Restrictive Masculinity
Brendan Kwiatkowtsi talks to us about his research that spans multiple disciplines (psychology, sociology, and education) investigating Canadian teenage boys’ emotions, masculinities, and schooling experiences.
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 206
My Journey Into Motherhood
Many have asked so here it is, the ladies at Woman Being interview about my birth and journey into motherhood. Content warning: miscarriage, c-section, postpartum anxiety
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 205
Strong Like Water
Aundi Kolber talks to us about her new book "Strong Like Water" and offers a framework for flourishing by teaching us how to move through pain instead of being stuck in it and exploring powerful tools to help us heal.
Mar 20, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 204
Episode 202: On longing, loneliness, and bread
When words fail, when we cry out in longing and loneliness, when God feels impossibly far away, Kendall talks to us about the tangible expression of God’s presence and provision for us in the form of bread.
Feb 27, 2023•52 min
Episode 203: Exploring the Divine Feminine
Lindsey Sampson talks to us about exploring the divine feminine in her music and she pursues her MDIV.
Feb 07, 2023•51 min
Episode 201: Centering the Joy and Thriving of Black Youth
Lora Smothers talks to us about why she started Joy Village School in Athens, GA to center the joy and thriving of Black youth.
Jan 24, 2023•55 min•Ep. 201
A Quick Update
A quick update as I come back from maternity leave.
Jan 19, 2023•4 min
Episode 200: Remember Me Now
When Breonna Taylor was killed, her police report was virtually blank. Feeling as if she was suffocating in the initial silence and lack of public outcry, anti-racism educator and activist Faitth Brooks wondered, “Would the world care about and remember me if I was killed?” In Remember Me Now, Faitth grapples with the answer, charting the story of her activist grandparents and ancestors, as well as chronicling her own journey as the first-generation suburbs kid who becomes an activist and organi...
Jan 17, 2023•56 min•Ep. 200
Replay: My Body is not a Prayer Request
Amy Kenny, a disabled Christian, educates us on the ableism that saturates American society-- most especially the Church.
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Replay: Fear and the Church
Catherine McNeil talks to us about her new book "Fearing Bravely" which is an essential read on why the fear-mongering in the Church many of us grew up with is not only not necessary, it is anti-gospel. This has been one of my favorite reads as of late and I know you will love it too.
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Replay: Deconstructing "Biblical" Masculinity with Ben Cremer
The Rev. Ben Cremer (one of my favorite tweeters of all time) talks to us about the version of "biblical" masculinity he was taught and how it doesn't reflect Christ.
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Replay: The Myth of Physical Virginity
Cherries don't get popped, and hymens don't tear. Today on the podcast I interview Dr. Verena Brown about the myth of physical virginity and why it is so important that we dismantle it.
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr
Replay: Her Research Shows that Some Men Use Sexual Assault Allegations to Their Benefit
Dr. Nicole Bedera talks about her research on college campuses and shows how many perpetrators of sexual violence face little to no consequences for their actions-- and some of them even use allegations to their benefit.
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 35 min
Replay: Her then-husband was sexually abusing a child--this is what she did about it
When a child came to Maureen Garcia and told her she was being sexually abused by her husband, her world was destroyed. Now she educates others on how to look out for abusive grooming.
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 32 min
Replay: Gaslighted by God
In Gaslighted by God , Tiffany Brooks eloquently gives a voice to those of us who through seeking God have found ourselves in the midst of deconstruction. With in-depth Biblical study, modern-day narratives of people of faith, and an understanding of cultural evangelical conditioning, those who deconstruct will feel seen and validated, perhaps deconstruction is not the end, but the beginning of living authentically in our relationship with God
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 37 min
Replay: Abuelita Faith with Kat Armas
Kat Armas's Abuelita Faith tells the story of unnamed and overlooked theologians in society and in the Bible--mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters--whose survival, strength, resistance, and persistence teach us the true power of faith and love.
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Replay: Criminalizing Drugs Isn't Working. There is a Better Way.
Raised in a conservative Christian family, Christina Dent never thought twice about criminalizing drugs until she met an addicted mother who made her question how our justice system handles addiction. Now she's leading people in conversation in how to best treat people with addiction-- and it's not incarceration.
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Replay: Unsettling Truths: Christianity, the Doctrine of Discovery, and Native American Genocide
Mark Charles talks to us about official church edicts that gave Christian explorers the right to claim territories they "discovered," leading to the enslavement, genocide, and dehumanization of minority communities.
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Replay: Healing From Religious Trauma Part 2
Dr. Laura, co-founder of the Religious Trauma Institute, talks to us about how to heal from religious trauma. This episode is broken into two parts, the first focuses on the problem, the second focuses on the healing.
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Replay: Healing From Religious Trauma Part 1
Dr. Laura, co-founder of the Religious Trauma Institute, talks to us about how to heal from religious trauma. This episode is broken into two parts, the first focuses on the problem, the second focuses on the healing.
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 18 min
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