Smashing the Christian Patriarchy | Beth Allison Barr, PhD

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Eric Skwarczynski

Documentary, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, True Crime, Christianity

4.6 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Biblical womanhood--the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, and joyful homemakers--pervades North American Christianity. From choices about careers to roles in local churches to relationship dynamics, this belief shapes the everyday lives of evangelical women. Yet biblical womanhood isn't biblical, says Baylor University historian Beth Allison Barr. It arose from a series of clearly definable historical moments.

This book moves the conversation about biblical womanhood beyond Greek grammar and into the realm of church history--ancient, medieval, and modern--to show that this belief is not divinely ordained but a product of human civilization that continues to creep into the church. Barr's historical insights provide context for contemporary teachings about women's roles in the church and help move the conversation forward.

Interweaving her story as a Baptist pastor's wife, Barr sheds light on the #ChurchToo movement and abuse scandals in Southern Baptist circles and the broader evangelical world, helping readers understand why biblical womanhood is more about human power structures than the message of Christ.

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0:00.0	Trigger warning. This podcast contains descriptions of various abusive situations. Listener discretion is advised.
0:09.3	I joke that this book has the easiest thesis. And of course, I'm a historian. So thesis is the
0:14.2	argument we make from evidence. And this one has the easiest thesis I've ever written. And it is simply
0:19.0	that biblical womanhood, this modern
0:21.1	understanding that women are to, are divinely ordained to be under the authority of men, that this
0:27.4	is not biblical. You are listening to the Preacher Boys podcast, a podcast shedding light on
0:34.4	decades of mental, physical, and sexual abuse within the independent
0:38.6	fundamental Baptist movement. The testimony shared on this podcast are told from the personal
0:44.2	experience and perspective of the survivors. Not all legal outcomes are known or final. Any suspect
0:51.1	is presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.
0:55.4	To find more information about the Preacher Boys podcast and upcoming documentary,
1:00.3	visit Preacherboysdoc.com or connect on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, with a handle
1:07.1	at Preacher Boys Doc.
1:09.6	Now, here is your host, Eric Squarsinski. Hey, everybody, welcome
1:14.5	back to the Preacher Boys podcast. I'm really excited to have Beth Allison Barr on the show today.
1:20.3	We were just basically recording an episode before we even hit record, kind of talking through
1:24.9	how helpful the book has been. But she's written the book
1:27.7	and making a biblical womanhood. It's blown my mind time and time again. But yeah,
1:33.1	welcome to the show. And I'm really excited to talk with you today. Thank you. I'm so glad to be here.
1:37.3	You mentioned in your book, there's a portion of your story that you share where you talk about
1:41.5	being a professor. You've got a PhD from a big research university,
1:45.4	but you weren't allowed to teach a high school Sunday school class. And it sounds crazy when you
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