Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women

Sheila Gregoire joins the podcast to talk about sex and women, damaging evangelical teachings on sex and her new book The Great Sex Rescue.

Nancy Pearcey — Professor and scholar Nancy Pearcey discusses transgenderism, its impact on women, and how the church should respond. Professor Pearcey is the author of “Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality” and has been hailed in The Economist as “America’s preeminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual."

Laurie Krieg — Eric and Elyse talk with Laurie Krieg about her book An Impossible Marriage: What Our Mixed-Orientation Marriage Has Taught Us About Love and the Gospel. Laurie is a writer, speaker, and ministry leader whose mission is to teach the Church how to approach sexuality with the gospel. She also serves on the board of directors of the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender.

Jen Pollock Michel — Eric and Elyse are joined by Jen Pollock Michel to discuss stories, literature, and her forthcoming book A Habit Called Faith. Learn more about Jen at at jenpollockmichel.com.

A transcript of this episode can be found at our website. 

Eric and Elyse talk with internationally recognized psychologist Dr. Diane Langberg about her life, her career in trauma care, and her latest book Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church.

Eric Schumacher — Elyse and guest host K.B. Hoyle interview Eric about his new novella, My Last Name. Find more info on the book at emschumacher.com.

Show notes: Write Better: A Lifelong Editor on Craft, Art, and Spirituality by Andrew T. LePeau

Hannah Anderson — Eric and Elyse chat with author Hannah Anderson about natural theology and her forthcoming book Turning of Days: Lessons from Nature, Seasons, and Spirit.

A transcript of this episode is available at www.worthybook.org/podcast. 

Tish Harrison Warren — Eric and Elyse are joined by Anglican priest Tish Harrison Warren to talk about her books, Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life and Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work.

Vaneeth Rendall Risner — Vaneetha talks about her life of suffering—including childhood polio, miscarriage and the death of a child, divorce, and post-polio syndrome—which she chronicles in her memoir Walking Through Fire.

Shownotes:

• walkingthroughfirebook.com
• vaneetha.com

A transcript of this episode is available at worthybook.org/podcast.

Elyse and Eric talk with Maggie Combs about her new book, Motherhood Without All the Rules: Trading Stressful Standards for Gospel Truths.

A transcript of this episode is available at worthybook.org/podcast.