569: Shiny Happy Certainty & How Women Led in the Early Church with Nijay Gupta

Two events have our attention. First, a new documentary about reality TV's Dugger family is exposing the ugly side of the Christian fundamentalism, patriarchy, and legalism taught by Bill Gothard's ministry. And, Christian broadcaster and pillar of the Religious Right, Pat Robertson, died this week at 93. Was there a link between the popularity of Gothard and Robertson for a whole generation of American Christians? Then, New Testament scholar Nijay Gupta talks about his new book "Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church." And he participates in an unexpected therapy session with Skye about their shared background. Also this week—Kaitlyn is learning German, book bans backfire on the Bible in Utah, and Phil rescues pets from fallen ministry leaders. Patreon Bonus: Christian Asks - What does it mean to not use the Lord's name in vain? https://www.patreon.com/posts/84518764 Bonus Interview with Nijay Gupta - https://www.patreon.com/posts/84519280 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Show Starts 2:27 - Theme Song 2:49 - Sponsor - Sundays Dog Food Get 35% off your first order of Sundays. Go to SundaysForDogs.com/HOLYPOST or use code HOLYPOST at checkout. 4:01 - Kaitlyn learning German 7:16 - Bible banned in schools 15:00 - Shiny Happy People and Pat Robertson Sponsors 49:15 - Sponsor - Hiya Health Go to hiyahealth.com/HOLYPOST to receive 50% off your first order 50:20 - Sponsor - Faithful Counseling Get 10% off your first month at Faithful Counseling.com/HOLYPOST 51:30 - Interview Intro 52:58 - Nijay Gupta Nijay Gupta twitter - https://twitter.com/NijayKGupta 1:05:20 Women in the Old Testament 1:11: 21 Women in Rome 1:19:59 Paul and pragmatism 1:27:22 - End Credits Links mentioned in news segment: Utah parent upset by book bans gets Bible pulled from school shelves to expose 'bad faith process' - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/utah-parent-upset-book-bans-gets-bible-pulled-school-shelves-expose-ba-rcna87450 Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice by Jessica Hooten Wilson - https://amzn.to/43DR7kr The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt - https://amzn.to/3qwccOT WITH by Skye Jethani - https://amzn.to/3JbZNpI Other resources: Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church by Nijay Gupta https://amzn.to/3NdVZa7 The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison Barr - https://amzn.to/3Xcgbwn Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/ Holy Post Plus: www.holypost.com/plus Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost Holy Post Merch Store: https://www.holypost.com/shop The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.