I am amending my review to: do not recommend.
Alisa is devoid of understanding of her own hermeneutic and turns to spiritually abusive cop-outs like “The Bible Says.” Our translation of the Bible is not black and white, it requires interpretation, something Alisa cannot recognize. Her attempts to reconcile her platform while defending complementarianism is nonsensical.
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I first listened to Alisa a couple years ago, read her first book, but now only listen to episodes of interest. While Alisa is generally thoughtful, and it can be interesting to hear how she and her guests discuss certain topics, she has her own bias. She does not hold enough nuance or grace for Christians that come to different interpretations. Rather than acknowledging the variation within Christian orthodoxy, she locks in on why her view of XYZ is the only correct interpretation. I get this; it’s natural to think you’re right. But her literalism makes her not understand that the gospel is not a formula, and there aren’t boxes to check to get 100% passing grade on theology. Some of her book criticisms have me seriously questioning her reading comprehension. She employs her own logical fallacies, the ones she loves to call out on others (bait-and-switch, straw man), to defend her opinions. I would love to see more careful critique instead of just trying to make people she disagrees with look bad.
