“The Mary We Forgot” with Dr. Jennifer Powell McNutt

The Allender Center Podcast

The Allender Center

Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Christianity, Trauma, Health & Fitness, Theology

4.6 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Just as it’s important to understand our own stories to make sense of our lives today, it’s also crucial to examine the stories within the church’s history to better understand how they are playing out in the present.

That’s why we’re excited to welcome back author, professor, and church historian The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Powell McNutt as she explores the life of a woman who played a significant role in the ministry, burial, and resurrection of Jesus: Mary Magdalene.

For too long, the church has misunderstood Mary Magdalene—her story often confused, scandalized, and undervalued. Yet, she was present at the resurrection. But why was this so important? Why was she chosen to witness and then commissioned to "go and tell," becoming the first apostle?

This powerful story reminds us that God calls the ordinary, imperfect, and unexpected to uniquely reveal the gospel.

You can preorder your copy of The Mary We Forgot: What the Apostle to the Apostles Teaches the Church Today by Jennifer Powell McNutt at bakerbookhouse.com. Use code ALLENDER50 to save 50% and get free shipping.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to the Allender Center podcast.
0:06.7	I'm Dr. Dan Allender.
0:08.7	And I'm Rachel Clinton-Centen.
0:10.5	We're fiercely committed to providing hope and healing to a fragmented world.
0:14.7	And restoration for the heart.
0:17.2	Thank you for joining us.
0:18.5	Let's get this conversation started.
0:30.5	Thank you for joining us. Let's get this conversation started. Rachel, I don't know if you remember, but we began a conversation moons ago about the fact that we live in a very solipsistic, sort of narcissistic
0:43.1	era where we think what's happening in our world is unique and has never occurred before.
0:51.2	So one of the things we did was we began to talk about the fact that both of us
0:56.7	would never call ourselves anything, I would never call myself anything but an amateur with
1:02.1	regard to church history. But we began to say, we need more church history. And again, to introduce
1:09.7	our guest. We are beyond fortunate to have Jennifer McNutt,
1:15.7	who is a, gosh, a remarkable presence with regard to both the intersection of history,
1:23.1	biblical thought, and just life. So as a Wheaton professor and certainly a very prestigious chair,
1:31.9	an ordained PCUSA pastor plus an immensely powerful writer. We've, between Rachel and I,
1:42.1	we've called you the Allender Center Historian.
1:45.0	Now, again, you don't have to take, you don't have to take, that could be an approbation or could be a curse.
1:52.2	But we'll just say for the moment that we are so grateful to have you interacting with us through this year, particularly, but hopefully many years to come
2:03.7	as sort of the voice, again, bringing an awareness that oftentimes we don't read the Bible
2:10.7	with an awareness of church history or we don't deal with the particularities of our own
2:16.9	life and story in this era,
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