Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share IP0605 Divine justice or human control? Religion, gender, and power
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
IP0605 Divine justice or human control? Religion, gender, and power
In this episode of Intersectional Psychology, we explore how religion shapes our understanding of justice in South Africa, particularly in relation to gender. From early moral teachings about "right" and "wrong", to the ways religious doctrine influences law, relationships, and social norms, faith plays a far more political role than it often admits.
Drawing on personal experience, psychological insight, and feminist and decolonial perspectives, this episode unpacks both the liberatory and harmful roles religion can play. This is not a conversation about whether religion is "good" or "bad".
It's about asking a more uncomfortable question:
When religion speaks about justice — who is it actually protecting?
🎁 Support the podcast and get exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/IntersectionalPsychology.
⏳ Chapter Timestamps
| 00:00:00 Short introduction
| 00:01:46 Land acknowledgement
| 00:02:14 Title credits: Gender, power, and the very selective pursuit of justice
| 00:02:39 Welcome and introduction continued
| 00:05:43 How religion influences the pursuit of justice
| 00:07:44 When religion does promote justice (Yes, it happens... Sometimes)
| 00:10:28 Religion as a tool for gender justice
| 00:12:44 When religion undermines justice
| 00:14:11 Doctrine, power, and the body
| 00:17:07 Religion, politics, and the post-apartheid gap
| 00:18:18 Where do we go from here?
| 00:23:02 End credits
Stay connected
🔗 Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts
📮 Got feedback or questions? Reach out at @IntersectionalPsychology or IntersectionalPsychologyPod[@]gmail.com
You can contribute to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund at https://www.pcrf.net/
See Privacy Policy at https://intersectionalpsychology.com/privacy-policy/
View all episodes
By Aurora Brown, Registered CounsellorIn this episode of Intersectional Psychology, we explore how religion shapes our understanding of justice in South Africa, particularly in relation to gender. From early moral teachings about "right" and "wrong", to the ways religious doctrine influences law, relationships, and social norms, faith plays a far more political role than it often admits.
Drawing on personal experience, psychological insight, and feminist and decolonial perspectives, this episode unpacks both the liberatory and harmful roles religion can play. This is not a conversation about whether religion is "good" or "bad".
It's about asking a more uncomfortable question:
When religion speaks about justice — who is it actually protecting?
🎁 Support the podcast and get exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/IntersectionalPsychology.
⏳ Chapter Timestamps
| 00:00:00 Short introduction
| 00:01:46 Land acknowledgement
| 00:02:14 Title credits: Gender, power, and the very selective pursuit of justice
| 00:02:39 Welcome and introduction continued
| 00:05:43 How religion influences the pursuit of justice
| 00:07:44 When religion does promote justice (Yes, it happens... Sometimes)
| 00:10:28 Religion as a tool for gender justice
| 00:12:44 When religion undermines justice
| 00:14:11 Doctrine, power, and the body
| 00:17:07 Religion, politics, and the post-apartheid gap
| 00:18:18 Where do we go from here?
| 00:23:02 End credits
Stay connected
🔗 Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts
📮 Got feedback or questions? Reach out at @IntersectionalPsychology or IntersectionalPsychologyPod[@]gmail.com
You can contribute to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund at https://www.pcrf.net/
See Privacy Policy at https://intersectionalpsychology.com/privacy-policy/