34. Feminism and "The Genesis of Gender" by Abigail Favale

In this episode we discuss Abigail Favale’s book The Genesis of Gender. We give a quick survey of feminism and defend why we believe Christians cannot embrace Feminism. We talk about postmodernism, embodiment, consumerist sex, the incarnation and divine revelation. In addition, we touch on transgenderism and the influence of social media. Finally we end with the goodness of the givenness of our gender and the hope of the gospel. 

Recommended Resources

The Genesis of Gender by Abigail Favale

All Things Bright and Beautiful Episode 7: Frankenstein: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting

All Things Bright and Beautiful Episode 20: Expressive Individualism and “Strange New World” by Carl Truman 

Notes

Jenna mentions Peter Singer’s approval of Zoophilia. While he did not write the article, on November 8, 2023, he tweeted in praise of an article entitled, Zoophilia is Morally Permissible. Peter Singer is a well known and influential philosopher, infamous for his applied ethics in favor of infanticide and eugenics. He is a professor of Bioethics at Princeton University.