Faith and Feminism

We're all aware of the crisis at the border, the question is... what do we do about it... and is this crisis one of our own making? This week on the podcast I talk to Else Droof with the Santa Fe Dreamers Project to gives us the low-down on immigration, and how we can do better.

Kaitlin Curtice, author of Glory Happening, talks to us about her experience growing up and living as a Native American woman, and what we can learn from Indigenous peoples.

I'm so grateful for all that the Woman's Suffrage Movement brought us, namely, the right to vote. But I grieve over the fact that sometimes our rights were gained at the expense of our black sisters. That's a mistake I don't want to make again. Today on the podcast, Ally Henny educates us on how we can be trustworthy white allies. I hope you listen.

In the United States, 1 in 3 women in sexual assaulted. 1 in 6 is raped. I would bet that every woman has been sexually harassed. So how are we responding to this? What systems do we have in place to help survivors? More than that, what are we doing to address this epidemic? On this episode, I interview Diana Ostreich, a former forensic sexual assault nurse on how we can do better as a country.

Nearly 70 million children around the world today cannot get a basic education. More than half are girls. But educating a girl can break cycles of poverty in just one generation. Girls who get an education marry later, have fewer children, earn higher wages and support healthier and more prosperous families. Today on the podcast I talk to Shiloh Karshima, a pastor at a church in Orlando about her...

Is there a tie between some Christian Theology and abuse? I have started to theorize that this may be the case. That when the church teaches a doctrine that tells women to submit (at times to abuse,) that women's bodies are dangerous, and tells them that they are not qualified to teach or lead—that this may lead to dangerous power differentials. Today on the podcast Kristen Dumez, professor of his...

Politics today is heated, and that seems like an understatement. I don't know about you, but often the last thing I want to do is talk about politics with those who think differently than me. That could lead to me being misunderstood, disrespected, or simply not listening too, not to mention it's exhausting. But politics is too important not to engage in, and frankly, if you have that option it co...

The Equal Right Amendment is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex; it seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. It still hasn't passed, even though an early version of it was introduced nearly 100 years ago by Alice Pau...

Is Social Justice a perversion of the gospel? There seems to be a movement recently of the conservative church condemning social justice. Today, Michelle Reyes and I are shutting that myth down.

Tara Hannah's church taught her that God created women emotionally weaker than men, which "rightfully" places them in subservient roles to men. When Tara searched the scriptures for herself, she discovered her freedom and her God-given power. Today, we're dismantling what she had been taught together.

There's a belief out there that some Christians hold that because Adam was created first, that he is superior to Eve and holds authority over her.   Today we're dismantling that belief and all that it entails.

Sophia and other feminine pronouns for God have been altered by scribes in the translating of the Bible. This week on the podcast, we talk to Sarah Smith, host of the TheoSophia podcast, about them and how we can reclaim the feminine aspects of God.

I grew up hearing the idea that, biblically, a husband is entitled to sex. One of the wife's purposes, after all, is to cater to an insanely high sex-drive—or at least that's the message I received. All while a woman's sexual desire was never mentioned. I want to know where Christians got this idea about a husband's entitlement to sex.  So this week on the podcast, Chesna and I are talking all abo...

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...

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...

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 talk about the rule and whether or not it's protecting or harming women.

Growing up in the church, I am sure many of us heard a lot about "Biblical" gender roles. You know, men should go out and provide for the family while women stay home and take care of the children... but where did this come from? On this episode of Faith and Feminism, I interview Marg Mowczko about Biblical Gender Roles and whether or not they're found in the Bible.  

I will be honest, sometimes the Bible is really hard for me to read. There are stories upon stories of rape, violence, and genocide. But recently, I've read a book that helped me look at certain stories with a new lens. Rev Katey Zeh recently published a book called "Women, Rise Up" where I was able to gain new found appreciation of the holy resistance of women in the Bible. Shiprah and Puah, Mary...

As I've interviewed more and more theologians I've discovered that New Testament scribes had more ability to alter the text than I originally thought.  This week on the podcast, I got the opportunity to interview Elizabeth Schrader, a doctoral student at Duke University about how scribes took new testament texts and altered it for the purposes of lessening Mary's role in the New Testament.

*Turn it up, we had a problem with Bridget's mic so this podcast is quieter than normal. My church had raised me to believe that the Bible was infallible. As I've grown older my relationship with the Bible has changed, I still believe it's a Holy Book, but I must acknowledge the way humans have shaped it. On this episode of Faith and Feminism, I interview Bridget Jeffries and learn that New Testam...

Stephanie Tait, author of "The View From Rock Bottom" and I talk about living with lyme disease and how women are often not believed in the healthcare system. It turns out that this has some surprising roots with Freud's theory that many of the ills that befall women stems from the fact that they don't have a penis.

As a little girl, I was told over and over again that patriarchy was God's plan for humanity. Simply said, "God created men to rule and women to follow." What a load. This week on the podcast we are digging into Genesis with Chesna and searching for God's ideas about patriarchy.

Jenny Rae Armstrong's book "From Risk to Resilience: How Empowering Young Girls Changes Everything" releases today, and to celebrate we're giving you this bonus episode.

In mainstream Christian culture women are told they must submit— to husbands, to men, to authority. But what does the Bible say about this? This week on the podcast Chesna is taking us through Ephesians 5 and dissecting what Biblical submission means.

Because "Shove it" is not an appropriate response. (this is obviously a joke) This week we're diving into what Paul was saying in 1st Timothy 2 and it's juicy.