86: How the Church Gaslights Women with Dr. Andrew Bauman

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I recently came across the content of Dr. Andrew Bauman, a licensed mental health counselor whose mission is to provide high-quality experiential, narrative-based psychotherapy from a Christian worldview. His writings display eye-opening perspectives on religion and relationships that we aren’t used to hearing from a male Christian leader. I’m joined by Dr. Andrew to discuss how the church gaslights women and much more. Join us!

Show Highlights:

● Dr. Andrew’s path from Southern Baptist Church pastor to therapist as he deconstructed his faith and faced stark realizations

● The big, red-flag problems in what some churches teach and practice about women, leadership, sexism, and abuse

● The facts about sexism and abuse experienced by women in the church

● “How we are in our sexuality is how we are in our spirituality.”

● Many churches demonstrate benevolent or ambivalent sexism.

● Thoughts and feelings about I Timothy 2:11-12 being weaponized against women

● Dr. Andrew’s thoughts on how the church weaponizes forgiveness

● The correlation between pornography and violence against women

● The biblical account of Jesus and the woman at the well—and how He broke decades of prejudices and sexism in His own culture

● Other examples in scripture of how Jesus valued women—and how the church “gets it wrong” so often

● Understanding sexuality and consent

Resources and Links:

Connect with Dr. Andrew Bauman: Website/Blog/Resources, The Christian Counseling Center for Sexual Health & Trauma

Recommended Reading: books by Natalie Hoffman, Sarah McDugal, and Sheila Gregoire

Connect with KC: Website, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook

Get KC’s book, How to Keep House While Drowning

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