A Progressive Christian Ethic of Flourishing
Faith and Feminism
Amanda Udis-Kessler talks to us progressive Christian beliefs, feminism, true equality, justice, and inclusivity. We also completely rethink what salvation means in a Christian context.
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The Fruitful Lives of Women Without Children
Faith and Feminism
Elizabeth Felicetti disputes the idea that motherhood is the highest calling for Christian women, holding up biblical figures, monastics, reformers, civil rights figures and more.
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Finding God After Disillusionment
Faith and Feminism
Aimee Byrd shares her journey of holding onto her faith through extreme online harassment and personal attacks after she began advocating for women's equality within her denomination.
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How to Spot a Cult
Faith and Feminism
Kristian A Smith talks to us about how to spot a cult and how to live in beloved community.
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Forgiveness After Trauma
Faith and Feminism
The church's teachings on forgiveness often fail victims and survivors of abuse. Susannah Griffith reclaims forgiveness by centering and empowering survivors.
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Constructive Conversations: How to Speak Among Disagreement
Faith and Feminism
Ashlee Eiland talks to us about the power of intentional language and a discernment framework in navigating conflicts in a constructive way.
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Wishful Thinking: Finding Faith After You've Lost It
Faith and Feminism
Donna Freitas wants to believe. Raised Catholic, she sang songs about Jesus as a child and lived in a house where nuns and priests were regular guests, yet she found herself questioning the faith of her family, examining the reasons none of it added up, and distancing herself from the God of Christianity-- now she is trying to find her faith again.
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Speaking of Rape
Faith and Feminism
Dr. Danielle Tumminio Hansen speaks to us about how rape survivors need speech to recover, but the words available to them often fail to describe their experience of the violation, which isolates and silences them, enables future perpetration, and lets rape remain unacknowledged. Tumminio Hansen steps into this space of the seemingly unspeakable and responds to the linguistic crisis by offering fresh ways of speaking and listening that reframe how we can describe, discuss, and address rape.
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Holy Ghosted
Faith and Feminism
Tiffany Yecke Brooks us to understand and name tactics of spiritual abuse and manipulation. We go over methods of control found in toxic religious communities—including legalism, indoctrination, praise, and fear—and how to identify and respond to it in a healthy way.
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The Exvangelicals
Faith and Feminism
Sarah McCammon shares about her New York Times bestselling book The Exvangelicals-- Part memoir, part investigative journalism, Sarah names and describes the post-evangelical movement.
info_outlineMattie Jo was raised in purity culture and as she was breaking free from it, was raped. Mattie shares her story of what healing from both looks like.