#12614 Is Feminism Compatible With Christianity? Debating Charitably - Carrie Gress

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🗓️ 4 March 2026

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“Is feminism compatible with Christianity?” This question opens a discussion on the intersection of faith and feminist ideals, addressing concerns about objectification and the complexities of modern feminism. Other topics include how to engage charitably with feminist viewpoints and the misconceptions surrounding women’s equality and the patriarchy.

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Questions Covered:

01:30 – Is Feminism compatible with Christianity?
23:28 – My sister claims to be a feminist and says she is in support of legal prostitution. At the same time she says she is against the objectification of women. Any advice on how to talk to her about this stuff?
32:46 – What’s your advice on how to best debate with a feminist in a charitable way?
43:50 – I think people are confused about what feminism is. People think women being equal is women being like men, and that’s wrong. I think the patriarchy still has a hold on us in some ways — women need education so they can escape abusive relationships if needed.

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0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Welcome back, Catholic Answers live, as promised, Dr. Kerry Gress.
0:33.8	I said first hour, she's our friend.
0:35.6	I hope she feels the same way, but we have a great friend of this program.
0:41.2	We certainly consider her that, and she's got a new book out called. Oh, she does. Okay. She jumped in to reassure me.
0:47.5	Her new book is Something Wicked, Why Feminism can't be fused with Christianity, and that will be our topic this hour.
0:57.2	So if you have questions about feminism and Christianity, maybe you disagree with that premise.
1:02.9	Maybe you'd like to hear more about that premise.
1:04.7	8888-3187-884, 3187-884.
1:09.0	Triple-8-8-8-4. She's an author. She's a philosopher. She's a mom. Dr. Carrie
1:15.7	Gress, welcome. Thank you for being here. Thanks. It's great to be here. Well, congratulations on the new book.
1:21.9	Thank you. Yeah. No, it's really came together and just even the cover. I mean, it's, it was one of those, it was one of those
1:30.6	books that I was like, this almost feels like it was a little too easy and too, like all the
1:34.5	pieces came together. It was really beautiful. That's a good sign. I imagine that's a good sign.
1:40.3	Well, I'm going to ask you straight out then. I'm going to start with the basic question I think that this book confronts us with. And frankly, a good bit of what you have written leads us to the question, is feminism compatible with Christianity?
1:56.4	No. Unfortunately, it is not. I didn't know I was going to get a one-word answer.
2:01.6	Okay.
2:02.6	Elaborate, please.
2:03.6	It's really that simple.
2:04.6	Well, I mean, I think, first of all, obviously you have to sort through questions like definitions.
2:08.6	What do you mean by feminism?
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