Ep 833 | How Christianity Makes Men Better | Guest: Nancy Pearcey (Part Two)
Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey
The Puritans and Marriage
Joel Becky: The Puritans talked very sweetly of marriage and women. They passed the first law ever in human history that we know of against wife beating, she says. "We need to revise our understanding of the Puritans," writes Becky.
Today we're joined by Nancy Pearcey, author of "Love Thy Body" and "The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes," for part two of our discussion on the biblical view of the body and the philosophy of “toxic masculinity.” We start off with the reality that one's view of God determines one's view of masculinity. We look at ancient philosophers as well as Charles Darwin, who all believed in an innate inferiority of women. Meanwhile, it's Christians who have been trying to champion the dignity of women – it's Christianity that gives a rich, full understanding of masculinity that no other ideology does. We discuss the importance of the physical strength of men and how while feminism calls them to repress it, Christianity calls them to redirect it to something that fulfills its purpose.
Nancy Pearcey is the author of The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes, as well as Love Thy Body, The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and Total Truth. She is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. She has been quoted in The New Yorker and Newsweek, highlighted as one of the five top women apologists by Christianity Today, and hailed in The Economist as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual."
---
Timecodes:
(01:11) View of God determines view of masculinity
(04:38) Female inferiority
(12:11) Using the animal kingdom to justify behavior
(16:25) Natural instincts/strength of men
(22:30) Christian headship and submission
(27:34) Puritan views on women
(35:43) Christianity's dignity of children
---
Today's Sponsors:
A'Del — go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com and enter promo code "ALLIE" for 25% off your first order!
Naturally It's Clean — visit https://naturallyitsclean.com/allie and use promo code "ALLIE" to receive 15% off your order. If you are an Amazon shopper you can visit https://amzn.to/3IyjFUJ, but the promo code discount is only valid on their direct website at www.naturallyitsclean.com/Allie.
Good Ranchers — get $30 OFF your box today at GoodRanchers.com – make sure to use code 'ALLIE' when you subscribe. You'll also lock in your price for two full years with a subscription to Good Ranchers!
Freedom Project Academy — FPA has perfected live online learning for more than a decade. Built on Judeo-Christian values and classical curriculum, Freedom Project Academy is dedicated to providing mastery of subject matter, not leftist propaganda. Save 10% on tuition when you enroll today at FreedomForSchool.com.
---
Relevant Episodes:
Ep 165 | Nancy Pearcey https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-165-nancy-pearcey/id1359249098?i=1000450481830
Ep 637 | America's Masculinity Crisis https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-637-americas-masculinity-crisis/id1359249098?i=1000568918870
Ep 674 | How the Sexual Revolution Broke Us | Guest: Louise Perry https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-674-how-the-sexual-revolution-broke-us-guest-louise-perry/id1359249098?i=1000578738363
Ep 832 | Fighting the Toxic War on Masculinity | Guest: Nancy Pearcey (Part One) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-832-fighting-the-toxic-war-on-masculinity-guest/id1359249098?i=1000619171897
---
Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book
Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The AI-powered Podcast Player
