What do women do with Christianity? While some experiences may be specific to Latter-day Saints, when we talk to women in other churches we find a surprisingly big overlap: our sisters from other denominations describe so many common themes and similar challenges in their institutional religious experiences and personal spiritual lives. In Episode 270, Cynthia and Susan welcome Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Dean of Core Faculty at the Center for Action and Contemplation, for a conversation about women and Christianity. Don’t let the “bonus” in the title fool you—this one’s a don’t miss!
Notes & Quotes:
Connect with Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher online:
On Substack: Carmen Acevedo Butcher
On Facebook
On Instagram
On Threads
Carmen’s Website
Carmen’s Linktree
Carmen’s YouTube Channel
Carmen’s First YouTube Channel
Carmen’s Books
CAC Daily Meditations
CAC Podcasts
CAC Substack
CAC YouTube Channel
CAC Event: What Do Women Do With Christianity?
Have you ever wondered how women navigate faith amid structures that have often marginalized their voices? What Do Women Do with Christianity? is an online event offering wisdom, companionship, and space for bold and honest inquiry.
Date: Friday, September 11, 2026
Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m. Pacific Time (PT)
Featuring: Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Christine Valters Paintner, and Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows
Cost: $95, $30, $10, $5
My experience with power and/or control is much different that what seems to be emerging on your podcasts. Constriction of time, goods, choices, experience, etc., unleashes the creativity that you are bringing with your diverse guests. Why do we somehow imagine that eliminating all of the things that create beauty from ashes will make life better? How does anyone know the unexpected outcomes of removing what seems to be diabolical? My life is what it is because of the creative exercise of free will in very difficult and abusive experiences. Let's say that.