Fri, 28 June 2019
297: Women's Abuse, Oppression and Trauma Under the Patriarchy: Understanding and Healing the System: Lesley Butterfield
Lesley Butterfield is a registered nurse and survivor advocate who works with victims of abuse.
She’s passionate about increasing literacy about abuse and trauma in particular for women survivors of spiritual and ecclesiastical abuse in the Church.
Lesley has certifications and training in Trauma-Informed Care, Community Advocacy, Faith and Spiritual Development, Familial Mental Health, Domestic Abuse, and Resiliency.
We discuss the role that women play in the revictimization of female trauma victims in the Church and the lack of protection and safety for women who find themselves in abusive situations. |
Mon, 24 June 2019
Community of Christ is a worldwide church, and though small in numbers maintain a consistent effort to “proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace.” Their vision is a ‘table’ with everyone invited and participating and belonging regardless of gender, race, or sexuality. One of their first progressive actions was to ordain women which they did so in 1984. Today five of the council of twelve positions in Community of Christ are held by women. At the 2019 world conference, Catherine Mambwe from Zambia was the first African woman to be ordained an apostle. Her previous employment includes disciple formation ministries specialist for Community of Christ and is a musician by training and vocation. Apostle, Janne joins me to discuss spiritual formation and what it means for a woman to be in senior ecclesiastical leadership in a progressive worldwide church. |
Fri, 14 June 2019
Church College of New Zealand, which was opened in 1958, had a short life by education standards. For 52 years it served the mostly Māori Mormon LDS community. But, in a swirl of confusion, it was finally closed in 2009 and demolished. |
Tue, 4 June 2019
In 2019 Professor Peter Lineham was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to religious history and the community. And that honour is well deserved. |
Tue, 4 June 2019
In this episode, we look at child abuse from the perspective of prevention. My guest is Gwen Knight, the executive director of Prevent Child Abuse Utah.
In Utah one in five children will be sexually abused before the age of 18, suggesting the issue of child abuse in the Beehive state is epidemic. |