Episode 245: The Problems with The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace

Bare Marriage

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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