Faith and Feminism Remedial Theology Episode 2: Josh thinks Paul is a "gender-based guy"
Feb 20, 2026
Sharp rebuttals to a viral sermon about gender and marriage. Close reads of Galatians 3:28 and Paul's writings challenge rigid gender roles. Discussions on house codes, kephale, and alternative scholarly readings. Science and social conditioning are used to debunk biological determinism. A call to listen to transgender people and rethink power dynamics.
AI Snips
Chapters
Books
Transcript
Episode notes
Purity Culture Made Me Fear Pregnancy Without Sex
- Meghan shares a purity-culture memory where she feared pregnancy despite no sexual contact due to hypersexualized messaging about men.
- She recounts skipping a period while dating her husband and assuming impossible causes because of cultural myths.
Galatians 328 Abolishes Bodily Markers For Belonging
- Galatians 3:28 announces that covenant standing in Christ ignores physical markers like genitalia.
- Mattie Mae explains Paul argues faith, not circumcision or bodily status, secures belonging for Jew/Greek, slave/free, male/female.
Transgender Scapegoating Distracts From Male Violence
- Right-wing reactions often weaponize 'transgender ideology' as a buzzword to avoid engaging the theological argument.
- Hosts point out mass shooters and sexual perpetrators are overwhelmingly cisgender males, exposing the misdirected focus.
