Tag: patriarchy
22
Apr
Episode 178: Women’s Spirituality: A Conversation with Brittney Hartley
by Cynthia and Susan
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Like flowers in the cracks of a sidewalk, women’s spirituality has had to work its way around and through thousands of years of religious beliefs...
01
Apr
Episode 175 (Bonus): Revisiting When Women Are The Problem
by Cynthia and Susan
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In this bonus episode, Cynthia and Susan revisit part of an earlier discussion exploring the idea of Latter-day Saint women’s complicity in our own marginalization....
18
Mar
Episode 174 (Bonus): Exhibit A—Reactions to the Relief Society Broadcast
by Cynthia and Susan
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On March 17, 2024 the Church broadcast a Worldwide Relief Society Devotional featuring remarks from the RS General Presidency and President Nelson. In this bonus...
30
Jan
Episode 173: An Open Letter to the Church | The Imagination Episode
by Cynthia and Susan
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Some topics come up in these podcast conversations again and again, and that gets our attention. They frustrate us but also feel like obvious opportunities:...
26
Dec
Episode 168: Revisiting What Women Don’t Get in our Church
by Cynthia and Susan
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Some questions need to be revisited often so we don’t lose sight of the fact that no satisfactory answer has been given. In Episode 91,...
05
Dec
Episodes 164 & 165 (Bonus): What About Patriarchal Blessings? | Still Talking About Patriarchal Blessings
by Cynthia and Susan
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When it comes to Patriarchal Blessings, there are as many experiences as there are members who give and receive them. In Episode 164, Cynthia and...
30
Oct
Episode 158: Telling the Truth | A Conversation with Jana Riess
by Cynthia and Susan
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Telling the truth can be complicated for a Latter-day Saint woman, even if we value honesty. It’s hard to say out loud some of what...
17
Oct
Episode 156: What About Consent?
by Cynthia and Susan
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There are many touchpoints with consent in a Latter-day Saint woman’s church life. From baptism to temple ordinances to accepting callings, we say yes over...
10
Oct
Episode 155: To the Children of the Mothers in Zion | A Conversation with Susie Augenstein
by Cynthia and Susan
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For Latter-day Saint women in 1987, expectations outlined by the prophet were explicit: “Mothers in Zion,” he said, “Your God-given roles are so vital to...
26
Sep
Episode 153: When Women Can’t Stay
by Cynthia and Susan
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Embracing our journey means accepting that every individual’s path is different. While some Latter-day Saint women think about why they stay, others will be thinking...
19
Sep
Episode 152: Spelling It Out
by Cynthia and Susan
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For some Latter-day Saint women, embracing the journey may include reckoning with difficult aspects of the church experience that are specific to women. Some may...
01
Aug
Episode 148: BONUS | Still Asking—Where’s the Priesthood in That?
by Cynthia and Susan
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In this bonus episode, Susan and Cynthia discuss new thoughts and old frustrations around a previous conversation from Episode 35 about church callings and priesthood...