Today we're chatting with Amy! She has a master's degree in Religious Studies, and wrote her thesis using the Christadelphians as a test case for theories of conservative women.

There's no need to don a skirt or headcovering this Sunday morning! Join us as we delve into the reason why nothing ever changes in Christadelphia; talk about the limited roles for women in the ecclesia; reminisce on the dramas of headcoverings and pants-wearing (that's trousers for the Brits); and much, much more.

Resources:

Amy’s thesis is not publicly available, but if you're interested, email [email protected] to request a digital copy

Christadelphian Moms Survey Results, May 2024

https://tidings.org/articles/the-moms-survey/

Tidings magazine, May 2024 Issue

https://tidings.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-05-May.pdf

Tidings magazine, article on race from August 2020

https://tidings.org/articles/an-exploration-of-christadelphians-racism-and-activism/

The Ecclesial Guide by Robert Roberts

https://gs-cd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/the-ecclesial-guide.pdf

Esme Louie Tradwife Video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8JOQkfvLGr/?igsh=MTZyZnFrcG9oenFnaw==

Books referenced:

The Psychology of Religious Doubt by Philip Helfaer

Educated by Tara Westover

The Holy Bible by Vanessa Russell (an ex-christadelphian!)

Leaving the Fold by Marlene Winell

Resources:

Unbelievable: A journey from faith via evidence. Why a university professor gave up religion and became an unbeliever by Rob Hyndman

Available for free at: https://robjhyndman.com/unbelievable/

Or print copies are available at: https://www.amazon.com/Unbelievable-Rob-J-Hyndman/dp/1517363195

The bibliography from his book: https://robjhyndman.com/unbelievable/bibliography.html

The Tidings article on being seekers of truth:

Book: Good without God by Greg Epstein

https://www.amazon.com/Good-Without-God-Billion-Nonreligious/dp/006167012X

Book: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion By Jonathan Haidt

https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0307455777

Resources:

The youtuber that Keturah mentions in this episode is linked below:

https://www.youtube.com/@jezebelvibes

Today we're diving into the origin of the Christadelphians and taking a look at their founder/rediscover-er Doctor John Thomas! Let's count how many times he got baptized and see what lengths he went to in order to get away from the priest-ridden society of England. This story is probably a little different than the Christadelphian origin story you thought you knew...

Works Cited:

Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889- Dr. Thomas entry on page 84

Dr. Thomas: His Life & Work By Robert Roberts 1873

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-joseph-dispenza-seduced-america-with-pseudoscience/

John Thomas and his Rediscovery of Bible Truth by Norman Fadelle, 2004

https://www.christadelphianbooks.com/detail/1488

https://christadelphia.net/history.htm

 John Thomas His Friends and His Faith by Peter Hemingray, 2003

Ancestry.com, John Thomas

in the England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, Page 46

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/143843:2972?tid=&pid=&queryid=9a44aaa7-e1d6-4b10-b0a1-bf26672955d8&_phsrc=oGi9&_phstart=success

Alexander Campbell Shipwreck and Journey to Glasgow, Scotland

https://www.therestorationmovement.com/_international/scotland/glasgow.htm

History of the Restoration Movement

Christadelphian Standards by H.P. Mansfield in 1961

“My Days and My Ways” by Robert Roberts, 1894

Eureka volume III

The preface of Eureka Vol III

Welcome to the Life After Leaving Podcast! Check out this episode to learn about who we are, what we plan to do, and get some background on who the Christadelphians are before listening to our full episodes.