Becoming the Pastor's Wife
Faith and Feminism
In the New York Times Bestselling "Becoming the Pastor's Wife", Beth Allison Barr draws on her academic expertise to trace the history of the role of the pastor's wife, showing how it both helped and hurt women in conservative Protestant traditions. While they gained an important leadership role, it came at a deep cost: losing independent church leadership opportunities that existed throughout most of church history and strengthening a gender hierarchy that prioritized male careers.
info_outline
Daughters of Palestine
Faith and Feminism
Leyla King shares her family's story of survival as her ancestors flee war and poverty. From Haifa to Ramallah, Damascus, Beirut, and finally Texas, Leyla makes global politics deeply personal as family squabbles, ambition, mental illness, romance, and religion shape their immigrant journey.
info_outline
Her Son Died From Subtance Use Disorder, Now She is Fighting to Change the Way We Treat the Disease
Faith and Feminism
Jane Clair's journey into advocacy began after losing her son Asa to substance use disorder, which led her to rethink addiction, drug policy, and how we can better support families. She is determined to prevent other families from experiencing the same devastation and is passionate in advocating for approaches to addiction that reduce harm and save lives.
info_outline
Plundered: The Tangled Roots of Racial and Environmental Injustice
Faith and Feminism
Two of the world's greatest crises, systemic racism and environmental destruction, share the same origin story. The two are rooted in economic forces that exploit and oppress both people and land. Pastor David Swanson shows how we have failed our God-given duty as caretakers of creation and how that failure has resulted in the exploitation of people and the extraction of natural resources.
info_outline
How an Ancient Saint Shows Us How to Resist Today
Faith and Feminism
She was known as a whore and a saint. On today's episode, Amy Frykholm talks to us about the elusive Saint Mary of Egypt, and how she can teach women to reclaim their autonomy today.
info_outline
The radicalization of young white men in America.
Faith and Feminism
Rev. Angela Denker talks to us about the rise in radicalization among young white men in America, especially focused on the role of right-wing Christianity in the increase of religious-based hatred and violence, and how we can combat it by helping men heal.
info_outline
Saving Face: Finding My Self, God, and One Another Outside a Defaced Church
Faith and Feminism
Aimee Byrd, author or Recovering From Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, talks to us the trauma she experienced through daring to question evangelical teachings on gender, and how she is healing as she finds a way forward walking in authenticity and integrity.
info_outline
Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice, Spirituality, and Black Women's Health
Faith and Feminism
Dr. Wylin D. Wilson talks to us about the disparity of healthcare when it comes to Black Women's bodies and how womanist theology can show us a way forward.
info_outline
Can play save us?
Faith and Feminism
Dr. Lakisha Lockhart-Rusch talks to us about the power of play, womanism, and how to survive an era when powers that be seek to erase minoritized identities.
info_outline
Safe Church
Faith and Feminism
Dr. Andrew Bauman shines a light on the pervasive nature of the sexism on the church and how to fight back. Spoiler: we need to treat it like a men's issue, not a women's issue
info_outlineAmy Kenny, a disabled Christian, educates us on the ableism that saturates American society-- most especially the Church.