Saving Face: Finding My Self, God, and One Another Outside a Defaced Church
Release Date: 04/15/2025
Missionary Kids and White Evangelicalism
Faith and Feminism
What do we learn about white evangelicalism from those raised by its heroes? From historian Holly Berkley Fletcher, herself a missionary kid, comes this first-of-its-kind examination of how the experiences of missionary kids illuminate broader currents in American Christianity.
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Permission to Matter
Faith and Feminism
The Church has long been concerned about the spiritual journey for men, neglecting women and the journey might look for them. Bekah Stewart challenges this longstanding tradition to show the way for women.
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Holy Hurt
Faith and Feminism
In Holy Hurt, award-winning clinical psychologist Hillary L. McBride delivers a profound message: spiritual trauma is real, widespread, and has far-reaching consequences. More importantly, she provides hope and practical guidance for those seeking healing from religious trauma and spiritual abuse. note* in this podcast I say Calvin woke his confessor multiple times a night, it was actually Luther, I've updated this in the audio!
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Doug Wilson is Grooming Children
Faith and Feminism
Doug Wilson recently made headlines as the man whose church members want to take away women's right to vote, Pete Hegseth goes to his church. But what we know from the brief interview going viral is just the tip of the iceberg. Margaret of Deconstruction Doulas explains why.
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Not That Wheel Jesus
Faith and Feminism
Mary Katherine Backstrom talks to us about what happens when we are forced to reconsider the beliefs, assumptions, and stories that have always steered our course.
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Mother, Creature, Kin
Faith and Feminism
What can other-than-human creatures teach us about mothering, belonging, caregiving, loss, and resiliency? Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder answers these questions in a quest to learn how to mother in incredibly challenging times.
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Preventing Abuse and Fostering Healing in the Church
Faith and Feminism
Christians are called to care for the vulnerable, but churches have not always led the way in becoming places safe from abuse. Increasingly, organizations and churches are recognizing the importance of the field of safeguarding: training and equipping people to prevent abuse, act when abuse happens, and promote healing for survivors. Taylor Patterson talks to us about how to safeguard the church from abuse and how to heal when it happens.
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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.
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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.
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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_outlineAimee 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.