August is usually the worst. This year it offered delightful time with far away friends kelleymathews.substack.com/p/came-back-...
Came Back When It Mattered
The power of in-the-flesh friendship
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Kelley Mathews
@jkmath6.bsky.social
DMin, ThM. Author/editor focusing on biblical studies, theology, and history. Governerd and LSU Tiger.
New book recs, just in time to get informed before heading to the polls. kelleymathews.substack.com/p/september-...
When news of Dolly Parton’s homegoing began spreading, I turned to my Dolly-expert friend Misty Hedrick for a word of reflection. Misty lives in Dolly’s home county in east Tennessee, and their families have been intertwined for decades. kelleymathews.substack.com/p/saint-doll...
The Backwoods Barbie Who Taught Us How to Shine
Saint Dolly left an outsized legacy of love
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This piece unpacks two Roman-era medical myths about women and shows how they impact the church’s view of women still today. kelleymathews.substack.com/p/are-women-...
Are Women Human? The Obvious Answer that Eluded Scientists—and Theologians—for Centuries
The ancient "faith and science" connection still causing problems for women.
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Today much of the church marks the Assumption of Mary, Mother of Jesus. What is it, and how did this idea become so widespread and enduring? kelleymathews.substack.com/p/what-is-th...
What We Assume about the Assumption of Mary, Mother of Jesus
For skeptics and believers.
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Francis’s ability to recognize interdependence and connection within the natural realm extended to his perspective on women’s importance to the kingdom of God. He saw Clare as a partner in the ministry of the gospel. kelleymathews.substack.com/p/partners-i...
Partners in the Gospel
Clare and Francis of Assisi belong in a line of "sacred siblings"
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My review of the new book Esther's Army examines not only the conservative women who power MAGA but the evangelical church that formed them. @drkatiegaddini.bsky.social scotmcknight.substack.com/p/fueled-by-...
Fueled by Fear: How MAGA Recruited Evangelical Women
This essay review by Kelley Mathews continues our multi-review series on Katie Gaddini’s new book.
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Chatting with Sarah Griffith about 3 excellent new books highlighting women @sandraglahn.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social Katie Gaddini open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
Three New Books: Live with Kelley Mathews and Sarah Griffith
Subtitles coming in hot!
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Better Bible study methods? Yes. Unity despite disagreement ? Also yes! open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
Hermeneutics and a Healthy Dose of Humility
What it takes to handle the clobber passages without disdaining the "other" side
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We gotra do better, sisters and brothers, when we use solid Bible study habits and still end up disagreeing . open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
Hermeneutics and a Healthy Dose of Humility
What it takes to handle the clobber passages without disdaining the "other" side
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Not only is a world where women must trade agency for safety NOT Christian, the church we see in the NT raises women to the place of honor and dignity God always meant them to have. Doug Wilson’s CN vision is anti-Christ. open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
The Rotten Fruit of Patriarchy
Doug Wilson's vision for a Christian America looks a lot like Rome.
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No longer am I in the Tetons. 😞 But let’s review my series featuring DMin grads and look ahead to some great reading this month! substack.com/note/m-e710b...
Summer Recap and New Book Recs
A recording by Kelley Mathews
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If you've read or wish to read The Blue Parakeet by @scotmcknight.bsky.social, join a Zoom book club discussion with the author next Tuesday, June 30, at 1 pm CDT. Register here! letherlearn.thinkific.com/products/cou...
New Course
Live webinar on June 30, 2026 at 1:00pm CST
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'Excavating Women': @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social and I discussed the new book that explores archaeological evidence of women leaders in the early church open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
'Excavating Women': Live with Kelley Mathews and Beth Allison Barr
What the physical record shows about women's activity through church history
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It’s SBC week, when slippery slopes can cause people to fall off cliffs they never saw coming. open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
The Slippery Slope from Male-Only Pastors to "Household" Voting
Al Mohler thinks women's right to vote is a legitimate debate and a "fun" political theory.
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On this Feast of the Visitation, a study (nerdy reflection?) on Mary’s Magnificat. open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
Marveling at the Magnificat on this Feast of the Visitation
Mary was a Bible boss
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Mohler is playing Lucy with Charlie Bown, and the football is women teaching authoritatively from Scripture. open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
Al Mohler's Strange Definition of Pastor
He just can't quit the women question
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“I learned that the entire complementarian argument, with its solemn architecture of male headship and female submission, would have lasted approximately four minutes in my mother’s kitchen before she reorganized it into something more functional and sent it home with a container of leftovers.”
Learning Feminism in a Filipino Kitchen
A Mother's Day guest post by Dr. Salvador Delmundo
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Theology matters to everyone. Most public policy is derived from theology, for better or worse. kelleymathews.substack.com/p/give-the-t...
Give the Theologians a Break
Part 2 of Why Everyone Ought to Care about Theology
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In this two-part series, I explore a few—and very much not exhaustive—examples of how different theological ideas continue to shape politics, economies, and popular cultures. First up: healthcare and women. open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
Why Everyone Ought to Care about Theology
Part One of Two
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Author Laura Barringer offered some excellent suggestions on qualities of churches safe for women. open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
Podcast link plus more resources to help women trapped in toxic relationships learn how to heal. open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
Detangling from Toxic Relationships
What does God think about abusive marriages?
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Avignon has real connotations and they aren’t friendly. Why would the Pentagon throw that down in their lecture to papal delegates? open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...
Popes vs. Kings: How History Informs This Week's Headlines
With a cameo from Catherine of Siena
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The history major in me was born for moments like this! Avignon papacy meets the Trump administration ... what are the headlines really talking about? kelleymathews.substack.com/p/popes-vs-k...
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One example of how reading the Bible fast can change our understanding of it. The whole conversation with @marydemuth.bsky.social here: open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...