Bare Marriage Episode 245: The Problems with The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace
The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace sells like hotcakes in biblical counseling/ fundamentalist/ homeschooling circles, and even though it seems like a “fringe” book, it’s affecting tens of thousands of women. Today Marissa Burt and Tia Levings and I sit down to talk about the problems with this book that tells women they must obey their husbands and submit—no matter what.
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Things Mentioned in the Podcast:
- Download our Onesheet on The Excellent Wife
- Our podcast on how Emerson Eggerichs misuses Scripture in Love & Respect
- Marissa’s post on 10 reasons parents have a hard time giving up spanking
- 4 Concerns with Biblical Counseling
About Tia Levings:
- Tia’s book, The Well-Trained Wife
- Find Tia on Instagram and Substack (as The Anti-Fundamentalist)
- Listen to last week’s podcast with Tia
About Marissa Burt:
- Find Marissa on Instagram and X
- Read Marissa’s Substack
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