Christian Feminism Weekly

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This week we have a special interview with Jenna Barnett Sojourners' Women and Girl's Campaign. We chat about gun violence, it's connection to domestic violence, and more!

"Definitely, I'm seeing the connection between domestic violence and gun violence, and I think many people are. A majority of mass shootings between 2009 and 2016 involved a domestic or family violence... When Time [Magazine] dove into that statistic they found that of the 46 mass shootings that took place entirely in the public eye since 2009, 33% of the shooters have a reported history of violence against women. With the Southerland Church shooting being the most recent and visible example of that.

There should be nothing about violence against women that is partisan. And if anyone tries to make you think, so that is a dirty political trick." -Jenna Barnett

Sojourners is also launching a new project called 100 Sermon where Jenna is collecting 100 sermons on the topic of abuse. 

"Starting in January 2018, we began calling for 100 sermons against domestic and sexual violence. Sixty-five percent of pastors say they speak once a year or less about sexual and domestic violence, with 1 in 10 never addressing it at all. Every pastor should denounce this violence. We want to celebrate the churches who are speaking out against domestic and sexual violence from the pulpit. Once Sojourners collects 100 sermons, we will prominently spotlight the sermons on our website alongside resources for combatting domestic and sexual violence in faith spaces. We hope these 100 sermons will inspire hundreds of other churches to end the silence on domestic and sexual violence."

Email [email protected] to nominate a sermon for this campaign and learn more here.

Check our Sojo Women and Girls Campaign: www.sojo.net/women

And follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SojoWomen

Welcome back to Christian Feminism Weekly with Ashley and Charlie!

It’s kind of crazy. This is the last episode in season 2 but we don’t want to leave you hanging during the break so today we are going to give you some of our favorite Christian Feminist resources to check out during the off season!

 

Resource List:

Emily Nielsen Jones

Kelly Ladd Bishop

Cindy Brandt

Carolyn Custis James

Mimi Haddad

Charlie Olivia

Sarah Bessey

Jory Micah

The Thistlette

Sierra White

Ashley Easter 

Articles Mentioned: 

Men, Submit to Women in the Home & Church (Part 1) 

Why the Church Wants to Talk about Sex Trafficking, but Not Domestic Violence 

When Will the Southern Baptist Convention Apologize to Women?

This week, we are so excited to have writer, egalitarian, and advocate, Leah Ross on the show! Tune in as Leah talks to us about intersectional feminism, her favorite women of the Bible, a popular article of hers, and more! 

 "Jesus didn't just come to give us eternal life, but He came to give us abundant life right now on this earth. I believe that deeply enmeshed in the Gospel is the idea that there is no hierarchy, there is no oppression, but we are free from sin and the effects of sin, but also free to be who God called us to be without question. I believe that egalitarian theology allows everyone to thrive and I think complementarian theology, this idea that God is working under some kind of hierarchy ... is very damaging not only between the relationships of men and women, but the worst part is that it really robs us of our full relationship with God."  

Notes and Sources: 

To My Black Complementarian Family by Leah Ross 

3 Simple Egalitarian Principles for Reading the Bible 

Does Male Headship Theology Dehumanize Women? (Part 1) 

Does Male Headship Theology Dehumanize Women? (Part 2)

Welcome back to Christian Feminism Weekly with Ashley and Charlie!

**Trigger Warning**

Today, we are welcoming author, blogger, speaker, and abuse victim advocate, Mary DeMuth to the show! Listen as we talk about her story of childhood sexual abuse and her journey to healing. We also ask about intimacy after abuse and hear Mary's take on surrounding yourself with other strong women.

"People who get married who have not been sexually abused, but they grew up in a Christian subculture, they're starting at 0 and suddenly they have to be at a 10. They have to be really excited about sex. But if you're starting at -28 [as a sexual abuse survivor], where you can't even see it as beautiful and all you can think of is violation, then it's very, very hard."

Notes:

restoryshow.com (podcast)

restoryconference.us (conference)

marydemuth.com (main site)

Not Marked (book)

Find Mary on Facebook

Find Mary on Twitter

Welcome back to Christian Feminism Weekly with Ashley and Charlie!

We’ve got another great interview planned for today! Please welcome the Feminist Asian Dad, Eugene Hung. We will be asking about his amazing presentation at Biola University on sexual assault. Eugene also shares his top three suggestions for men who want to end gender inequality and advice for dads who want to empower their daughters.

"Sexual assault, it's not just a women's issue, it's a human issue. It's an issue that demands a Christian response. If God wants us to be caring for folks who are oppressed, women and girls are oppressed by institutions, by societal structures and sexual assault is very much one of those things that is born out of this entrenched rape culture that's all over that I didn't see before." 

Notes:

https://feministasiandad.com

Eugene's talk on sexual assault at Biola U: What's A Man To Do

Find Eugene on Facebook

Find Eugene on Twitter

* Due to technical difficulties, there may be a bit of echoing in this podcast. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause for our listeners.

Welcome back to Christian Feminism Weekly with Ashley and Charlie!

Today, we have a special guest on the show, scholar, blogger, and egalitarian Margaret Mowczko! This woman is doing amazing work advancing gender equality through her in-depth scholarship on New Testament history.

"It's really important to look at the context of Ephesians 5 to work out what is actually being said... Pretty much all of Ephesians 5 is talking about love and how to live as Spirit-filled people. And being a leader, being someone in authority just doesn't come into it... I think the word "head" is used as being part of a head-body metaphor... because unity is what Paul is really hoping for." -Marg Mowczko

Notes and Sources: 

Towards Equality – Marg's Story 

Kephalē and “Male Headship” in Paul’s LettersThe Metaphorical Meanings of “Head” in Paul’s Letters 

Extra Honour for Underdogs (1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Follow Marg on Facebook and Twitter

Welcome back to Christian Feminism Weekly with Ashley and Charlie!

We are very excited to be introducing our first guests on the show who also happen to be our husbands, Will Easter and Nate Horton. We've talked about them quite a bit and now we are excited that you finally get to meet them!

Welcome back to Christian Feminism Weekly with Ashley and Charlie. There’s a common stereotype that all feminists are pro-choice, so this week Ashley and Charlie are discussing their own beliefs and values regarding the issue of life.

Notes and Sources:

 Interesting information on aborting rates

Today on Christian Feminism Weekly with Ashley and Charlie, let's chat about ways feminism helps men!

"Men die by suicide 3.5 times more often than women and the rate of suicide is highest in middle-aged, white men in particular... I think it is more difficult for men to get the help they need because society does not encourage them to express their emotions fully...They may be depressed but they wont seek professional help because they want to "take it like a man" because that's what they have been told their whole life."

Notes and Sources: 

https://afsp.org/about-suicide/suicide-statistics/