THE DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! Erin & Blake have some BIG NEWS about the future of the podcast.

Mutuality Matters Podcast

BIG AWESOME ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Mutuality Matters went on a ROAD TRIP to Birmingham Alabama to attend the first ever Women in Ministry Conference from the Center for Women in Ministry at Beeson Divinity School! If that were not awesome enough, we have a special guest who helps co-host this episode with us. We are excited to share about our time at this wonderful conference and we hope you check out Beeson, the Center for WIM, and the great work Kristen Padilla is doing! *We had some technical difficulties on this one but opted to release it anyway because the content is so important. Thanks for your patience.*

The Women In Ministry Conference at Beeson Divinity School

Poverty. When poverty is a variable, a number of other power deficits and abuses can follow. In this episode, Blake & Erin go through the stats, locally and globally, to show how poverty disproportionately affects women. So many categories of gender and justice start with the prevalence of poverty. We hope this episode is sobering but also inspiring. Our hosts provide their own tips and call to action so that we can all work towards a biblical imperative to care for the "least of these as unto me."   Books: Scars Across Humanity - Elaine Storkey Half the Sky - Kristof and WuDunn Evicted - Matthew Desmond Spending and Orgs: Thriftbooks Bookshop.org Preemptive Love Mercy House

Women & Poverty

Southern Baptist megachurch - Saddleback Church & Portland Non-Denom church - Imago Dei, both switched over to ordaining and affirming the full participation of women in church leadership. LOTS of opinions being thrown around the interwebs over this one so Blake & Erin tell you what Tish Harrison Warren, Al Mohler, and CBE International (among others) have to contribute. This episode gives an overview of church denominations, church history, ecclesiology, and how our theology is (and is NOT) shaped by the culture. This one gets wild as Blake and Erin (in the same room since 2019) riff their high energy hot takes on these current events. Enjoy! People and Stuff We Mention That You Should Check Out: Podcasts: Annie & Eddie Keep Talking, That Sounds Fun Podcast, The New Activist Imago Dei Portland video on policy change Tish Harrison Warren (@Tish_H_Warren), Christianity Today article William (Bill) Witt book  

Mutualism and Current Events

If you have never heard of her, you are about to be informally introduced to one of the many unsung heroines of church history - Katharine Bushnell. Her story is our story and we think you will love learning about her and the early years of suffrage that came out of the Christian faith. And while you are checking out Katharine Bushnell, you should also get acquainted with: Susan B. Anthony Sojourner Truth Frances Willard Hildegard of Bingen Teresa of Avila Julian of Norwich Macrina Saint Monica Perpetua and Felicity 

Katharine Bushnell and 1st Wave Feminism

It's been a minute, but Blake and Erin are back with a NEW EPISODE! Blake interviews our very own Erin Moniz on the eve of her finished doctoral thesis - "Created to Connect: Recapturing a Gospel Understanding of Intimacy for Emerging Adults in a College Setting." Erin discusses the basis of her research and she and Blake discuss the implications for gender theology and christology. We want to thank all of our loyal listeners during our hiatus. We promise we have some cool, new things on the horizon. So stay tuned for more content and enjoy our first two seasons!

Intimacy and Emerging Adults

Join hosts Blake & Erin for an opportunity we couldn't pass up with Dr. Mimi Hadid. Dr. Mimi Haddad is president and CEO of CBE International. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (Summa Cum Laude). She holds a PhD in historical theology from the University of Durham, England. Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University awarded Mimi an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity in 2013.Haddad is part of the leadership of Evangelicals for Justice. She is a founding member and leader of the Evangelicals and Gender Study Group at the Evangelical Theological Society. Haddad is an award-winning author and has written more than one hundred academic and popular articles and blogs. Haddad is an adjunct assistant professor of historical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and Zinzendorf School of Doctoral Studies. Mimi has taught for colleges and seminaries around the world. She currently serves as a gender consultant for World Vision International, World Relief, and Beyond Borders. Mimi and her husband, Dale, live in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.Check out CBE International for more resources!Mimi's book recs:Caste: The Origins of our Discontents Unleader: Surprising Qualities of a Valuable Leader

SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE! With Dr. Mimi Haddad

Join hosts Erin Moniz and Blake Dean as they reminisce on this season of stories and lessons! They walk through some of the best moments and most memorable guests. If you're caught up on every episode, this will be a sweet finale for you. Or, if you're not caught up, get a glimpse on the episodes to look forward to as you binge the season. Either way, we won't judge. Your podcast listening experience is up to you.

S2 E14: Season Two Wrap-up

Yes, we really do talk about advent and the apocalypse. It is 2020, after all.Join hosts Blake and Erin and their guest Dr. Emily McGowin as they discuss what family really means for our gender theology and what advent can look like this year. Dr. Emily H. McGowin serves as Assistant Professor of Theology at Wheaton College and as a priest and Canon Theologian in the ACNA diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others (C4SO). She specializes in the study of lived religion and what it offers the work of theology. Her first book  was published by Fortress Press in 2018: Quivering Families: The Quiverfull Movement and Evangelical Theology of the Family. Her Ph.D. in theology is from the University of Dayton. She has an M.Div. from Truett Seminary at Baylor University, and a B.A. in biblical studies from Criswell College. She is married to Ron and we have three children. You can follow her on Twitter: @emilymcgowin. For her most recent project, she is serving as the editor for a new series tentatively titled The Fullness of Time: A Journey Through the Church Year which will include many diverse authors and theologians. The first two books in the series will release in Winter 2022 from Intervarsity Press.

S2 E13: A Theology of Family + An Apocolyptic Advent

After a so many episodes of Blake referencing her work, Dr. Cynthia Westfall is finally a guest on the show! Join hosts Blake and Erin and guest Dr. Cynthia Westfall in their discussion about those verses that are always brought into question around gender theology. The conversation is so good, we had to break it into TWO parts!Cynthia Long Westfall, PhD, is assistant professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. She is the author of Discourse Analysis of the Letter to the Hebrews: The Relation­ship Between Form and Meaning (T. & T. Clark, 2006), and Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ (Baker Academic, 2016) and has been part of an urban mission to the inner city in Denver for more than twenty years. For the last five years, she has also been involved in urban ministry in the Greater Toronto area.

S2 E12: Redeeming Paul - Part 2

After a so many episodes of Blake referencing her work, Dr. Cynthia Westfall is finally a guest on the show! Join hosts Blake and Erin and guest Dr. Cynthia Westfall in their discussion about those verses that are always brought into question around gender theology. The conversation is so good, we had to break it into TWO parts!Cynthia Long Westfall, PhD, is assistant professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. She is the author of Discourse Analysis of the Letter to the Hebrews: The Relation­ship Between Form and Meaning (T. & T. Clark, 2006), and Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ (Baker Academic, 2016) and has been part of an urban mission to the inner city in Denver for more than twenty years. For the last five years, she has also been involved in urban ministry in the Greater Toronto area. 

S2 S11: Redeeming Paul - Part 1

In this episode, the hosts and their guest, Eugene Hung, not only touch on Marvel's Agents of Shield and church youth group camp culture, but also unpack the "Man Box." The conversation also turns to intersectionality and gender-based violence, as Eugene walks through his story and our theology on these pressing issues.  Eugene Hung is an advocate, educator, and writer. His blog, Femenist Asian Dad, is the main hub for his writings but you can also find his columns, and articles in AsianceMagazine.com, FindingBalance.com, HuffPost, The Mary Sue, Sojourners, Red Letter Christians, Christians for Biblical Equality, 8Asians, Thick Dumpling Skin, Catalytic Women, and the National Park Service. In addition to being a freelance writer, Hung is also a public speaker on women’s rights, masculinity, and relationship and sexual violence prevention. Previously, he worked as an educator at the University of California, Irvine in the Campus Assault Resources and Education (CARE) office. Before that, he was on the paid staff of the nonprofit Man Up Campaign as a movement organizer and digital communications manager. And before even that, he served for more than 12 years as a church minister. Eugene holds a Th.M. degree in leadership, a B.A. in math and political science, and he is state-certified to serve as a sexual assault victim advocate.He lives with his wife and two daughters in Southern California. Eugene states:  “My experiences with my girls and my advocacy on their behalf provide the fodder for my commentary on parenting, gender, feminism, race, and culture.”

S2 E10: Patriarchy Hurts Everyone

Erin, Blake, and their guest Nicole Foster tackle a lot in this episode, touching on all things race, woman leadership, and marriage. Buckle up for an episode that is sure to make you laugh along with the conversation while planting some new thoughts, just like it did for our hosts. Nicole Foster is an educator from Dallas TX. She works at a high school for at-risk teens and founded “Lady Life;” a mentoring program for young women in her school. She also travels as a professor of Old Testament through Richmond Bible Institute and is currently the founder and minister of Hippie Theologian - an online community of public theology; giving voice to theological issues that concern society at large. She has her Bacholers in History from Southern Methodist University and her Masters of Divinity from Redeemer Seminary. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Trinity School for Ministry where she studies the theological culture of online religious forums such as Hippie Theologian.Find her on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube too!

S2 E9: Decolonizing Our Gender Theology

"They assume Christians lead natural lives." If you have been listening for awhile now, you may catch a couple callbacks in this episode, as Erin and Blake discuss singleness with their guest Dr. Christina Hitchcock. The three take a deep dive into what singleness means in the church and what it means for gender theology.Christina Hitchcock has her PhD from University of Aberdeen. She is a professor of theology at the University of Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she has taught for more than fifteen years. Her current research focuses on the intersection of theology and culture. She is the author of The Significance of Singleness which came out in 2018 from Baker Publishing.

S2 E8: Not A Natural Institution

From Hamilton analysis to discussing the gender of God, the conversation between hosts Erin and Blake and Dr. Natalie Caries covers topics we've all wanted to talk with a theologian about.Natalie is a constructive theologian who reflects on traditional theological topics through somewhat less traditional themes, like images, iconoclasm, beauty, gender, and childhood. For this work, she draws on literary and visual works as sites of theological reflection, and her interest in doing so takes her into questions of religious knowledge and authority. What are the possibilities and limitations of different theological genres? Her third book, forthcoming spring 2020, is a theological narrative entitled Motherhood: A Confession. It mirrors the structure and themes of Augustine's Confessions to offer a different story that reflects on different flesh as to consider what it means to be human in the face of the divine.Currently, she is working on a new project, co-authored with Matthew Whelan, that explores intersections of poverty, aesthetics, luxury, and art. In it, they pursue the question: What is the place of art in a world of poverty and suffering?Natalie lives in Waco with her husband and three children. Visit her site!  

S2 E7: Gender Can't Capture God

Gender Theology for the gospel empowerment of men and women