Summary: <p><span style="color: #000000;">This episode is a must-listen. Elise Crapuchettes, homemaker, author, and Duke law grad, joins us to discuss her new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Popes-Feminists-Reformation-Frees-Feminism/dp/194764405X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509947055&sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Popes and Feminists</a>. Before the Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church did not consider the calling of a wife and mother to be holy. The only spiritual calling for women was to be found in a convent. The Reformers confronted the bad theology that fed this idea (and other worse abuses, like priest-patronized brothels), and returned to the Bible to develop a theology of vocation that began to free women to be holy no matter their occupation. But today, modern feminist claims about vocation have more in common with the pre-Reformation popes than anything else. The only difference is that feminists have replaced the convent with the hallowed corporate workplace.</span><br> <span style="color: #000000;"> </span><br> <span style="color: #000000;">In CrossPolitic news, we highlight a Texas cafe’s transgender bathroom policies, how the Australian women’s rugby governing body is handling a “bloke in a dress,” and Donna Brazile’s new book. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Upcoming events to note:</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">1) New Saint Andrews College has a prospective student weekend coming up November 10th through the 13th. To sign up to visit please click <a href="https://www.nsa.edu/admissions/visit-nsa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. </span><br> <span style="color: #000000;">2) <a href="http://calledconference.ninja" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CALLED</a><a href="http://calledconference.ninja/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Conference</a> July 16th through 20th– a conference that will challenge Christian high school students to become the next generation of cultural leaders, because they are CALLED…</span><br> <span style="color: #000000;">→ to put on the whole armor of God</span><br> <span style="color: #000000;">→ to engage culture</span><br> <span style="color: #000000;">→ to advance the Kingdom</span><br> <span style="color: #000000;">3) Grace Agenda: Enraging Culture April 13th and 14th in Moscow, Idaho. <a href="https://graceagenda.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register here!</a></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">You can stream live from our website <a href="http://crosspolitic.com/episodes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, or you can find our newest episode in the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/crosspolitic/id1158923632?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTunes store</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=2#/ps/Ifw7i5oecjsbcgxkwytdvsop6mq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google store</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Advertise with us! Please contact us (contact@crosspolitic.com) for packages and custom concepts.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">We appreciate your feedback, show ideas, and interested volunteers. We pray that you find encouragement, edifying and challenging dialogue, and joy and laughter in our podcast. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Lord bless,</span></p> <p><span style=""></span></p>
