← Straight White American Jesus6 dagen geleden · 49 min

The Sunday Interview: "Women Are a Snare"": Purity Culture and the Scandal at Wheaton

The Sunday Interview: "Women Are a Snare"": Purity Culture and the Scandal at Wheaton6 dagen geleden49 min

Luister in SpotifyWerkt ook in je browser

11 andere apps

Brad Onishi talks with three Wheaton College alumnae about the growing controversy over how the college handled abuse by a former administrator, and why they say the problem is systemic rather than the work of one person. The abuse took place in the 1990s. Alumni say it was covered up for roughly 25 years, leaving students and later victims at risk. The conversation covers the case itself, the calls for President Philip Ryken to resign, the theology of gender and sexuality that shapes how reports are received, and what it’s like to parent students on campus now.

Content note: this episode discusses sexual abuse and assault.

Guests

Andrea Sorensen Hamler: Wheaton class of 2004, writing teacher, scholar of rhetoric, and longtime behind-the-scenes member of the Axis Mundi Media team

Christy Hemphill: Wheaton class of ‘99, parent of two current Wheaton students, former international development worker and current public school teacher

Erika Roland: Wheaton alum, holds an MBA and CFRE, PhD student in organizational leadership, lives in Minnesota

UPCOMING EVENTS (Brad Onishi, American Caesar)

Oct 11: Knoxville, TN, Unitarian Church, with the Rationalists of East Tennessee

Oct 12: Nashville, TN, downtown library, 6 p.m., with Phil Williams

Oct 14: Memphis, TN, Rhodes College