Join us for part 2 of our conversation with Amber Richardson. Amber discusses the impact and ties this story has within Mormonism and how we can tell better stories toward healing.
This week, we are joined by our lovely friend and expert Amber Richardson. Join us for part one of this episode as we discuss the context of Bathsheba and David and uncover misconceptions about their story. Stay tuned for part 2!
This week, we discuss the love of David and Jonathan, queer tropes, and complex characters. We also explore the people advocating on behalf of Jonathan and women's role as saviors, tricksters, and witches. For a full transcript, visit us at thefaithfulfeminists.com
We exhale a sigh of relief this week as we explore healthy, loving, and consensual familial, marriage, and parenting relationships (both heterosexual and queer!) modeled in the book of Ruth. We also join Hannah in the first few chapters of Samuels as she finds and uses her voice to share her pain of infertility with God and celebrate her journey of growth and reward. Find the transcript for this episode at www.thefaithfulfeminists.com
This week, we encounter the book of which we have been quite afraid. The book of Judges contain two "Texts of Terror" and we explore their modern-day relevance as they address exploitation and unspeakable violence. Alongside these stories we also meet Deborah, Jael, and Delilah and explore non-binary and sex-positive interpretations. For the full transcript, visit us online at thefaithfulfeminists.com
Join us this week as Channing leads us through our study on the book of Joshua. Follow the Israelites as they move from the wilderness into Jericho and beyond. Discover the heartaches and the lessons to be found in the text this week as we grapple with ethically challenging portions of scripture. What power do these ancient stories hold over our lives today? As it turns out, a whole lot. Content warning for murder and violence at timestamp 30:00. Works cited and transcript for this week's episode on our website at www.thefaithfulfeminists.com
This week, join Elise for a solo episode on the book of Deuteronomy. Before getting to the promised land, this book is a final call to remember where we have been and what we have learned. We cover the pains of war and violence, the joys of expansive gender, and the peace that comes from trusting ourselves. For a full transcript, visit us at thefaithfulfeminists.com
In this bonus episode, join us as we chat with our dear friend Kathryn Knight Sonntag about ecofeminism, elder trees, and her new book "The Mother Tree."
"The manual highlights its chosen chapters with headings like “Speaking against the Lord’s prophet offends the Lord,” and “Moses was very meek.” And while this is all fine and well when we only read 9 cherry-picked chapters from the book of Numbers, these headings only make sense in context of those chapters and not the rest of the book. There are more women named in the book of Numbers besides Miriam, and thousands more implicated by the events in its pages, and yet, we know none of them. Even just this week, we asked each other, how did we not know about these stories before? How come this is the first time? And that is a question worth asking again and again. How did I not know? Why did I not know?" Join us this week as we cover the entire book of Numbers in this episode by focusing on the portions of the text relevant to the feminist reader. Find the works cited for this episode on our website at www.thefaithfulfeminists.com
In this week's episode, we undertake the impossible task of exploring the entire book of Leviticus. Don't be intimidated: this book is all about guidelines for healthy communities, focused on the preservation of physical, spiritual, and communal wellness. How does menstruation, childbirth, sex work, and homophobia fit in to this conversation? Listen and find out! The transcript for this episode can be found on our website at www.thefaithfulfeminists.com