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Gender, Faith, and Embodiment: A Conversation with Dr. Abigail Favale

Gender, Faith, and Embodiment: A Conversation with Dr. Abigail Favale

Update: 2025-06-05
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In this episode, Mike sits down with Dr. Abigail Favale, the author of The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory. She teaches at the University of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life and holds degrees in philosophy, women’s writing, and English literature.

In this conversation, they explore:
- Dr. Favale's journey from progressive feminism to Catholic orthodoxy
- How motherhood and spiritual crisis reshaped her worldview
- The clash between the "gender paradigm" and a Christian vision of embodiment
- The intellectual roots of modern feminism and transgender ideology
- How to engage cultural debates with truth and love
- The gift of the body and why limits are essential to human flourishing

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Gender, Faith, and Embodiment: A Conversation with Dr. Abigail Favale

Gender, Faith, and Embodiment: A Conversation with Dr. Abigail Favale

Mike Woodruff