Mary J. Novak and Kristin Du Mez are two unbelievable ladies whose work on the intersection of activism and religion is driving important change in our society. This week, they be part of host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush on The State of Perception, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio program and podcast, to discover how religion can be utilized as a device for super social progress, or for abuse – and the way individuals can work collectively to assist foster inclusive communities and problem the forces of oppression.
Kristin’s new movie, For Our Daughters, explores the troubling tradition of submission and sexual abuse throughout the evangelical church, and its connection to the Christian nationalist agenda geared toward undermining ladies’s rights within the upcoming 2024 election.
“I believed it was actually necessary to place their tales, in all of their energy, in entrance of the nation. In entrance of Christian ladies particularly, in entrance of Christians, and simply hear them and grapple with: how might this be allowed to occur? How might, even after these wrongs have been uncovered…How might this persist? After which, what are we doing as Christians, as church members, and as voters to perpetuate these programs that foster abuse?”
– Kristin Kobes Du Mez, New York Instances bestselling creator and Professor of Historical past and Gender Research at Calvin College. She holds a PhD from the College of Notre Dame and her analysis focuses on the intersection of gender, faith, and politics. She has contributed to The New York Instances, The Washington Put up, and NBC Information and has been featured on NPR, CBS, and the BBC. Her newest works embody her e-book, Jesus and John Wayne and groundbreaking documentary, For Our Daughters: Tales of Abuse, Betrayal, and Resistance within the Evangelical Church.
“Individuals of all backgrounds and spiritual and cultural persuasions are working collectively to assist construct the widespread good by coverage and politics…as a result of we will all come collectively. And after we collaborate, we now have the facility to determine the longer term we are going to inhabit.”
– Mary J. Novak, Govt Director of NETWORK Foyer for Catholic Social Justice, the primary lay chief and the sixth lady to carry this position. With a background in organizing, activism, legislation, training, chaplaincy, and restorative justice, she launched a shared management mannequin to advance NETWORK’s mission. Below her steering, the group is constructing stronger partnerships for the widespread good and positioning itself for future development in pursuing justice. NETWORK organizes the unbelievable Nuns on the Bus & Mates Tour, touring throughout the nation beginning September twenty ninth to straight advocate for and pursue social justice by the lens of Catholic social instructing.
