Episode 55: Does God want women to give up their power?
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. Here’s her book! Check out this episode!
Episode 54: Dismantling Creation Order
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. Chesna’s writing: https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/chesna-hinkley Check out this episode!
Episode 54: Sophia: Exploring the Feminine Aspects of God
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. Sarah’s links are below 🙂 Website: https://thebibleproject.com/ Podcasts: https://thebibleproject.com/podcasts/the-bible-project-podcast/ […]
Episode 52: Does the Bible Entitle Husbands to Sex?
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 […]
Episode 50 and 51: What is Biblical Manhood? Parts 1 and 2
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 […]
Episode 49: The Billy Graham Rule- Is it Biblically Sound?
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 […]
Episode 48: Do Biblical Gender Roles Exist?
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 […]
Episode 47: Women in the Bible: Symbols of the Resistance.
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 […]
Episode 46: Did Scribes Lessen the Role of Mary Magdalene in Scripture?
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 […]
Episode 45: New Testament Scribes Changed These Five Women into Men
*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 […]