The Arise Podcast

Rebekah Vickery On Quiverfull Theology

Episode Summary

Psychotherapist Rebekah Vickery joins Danielle and Maggie to talk about Quiver-full Theology and it's connection to Purity Culture.

Episode Notes

TRIGGER WARNING-- This episode may be disruptive and uncomfortable for some listeners. If you become dysregulated, please pause and offer yourself kindness. 

Rebekah Vickery is a Psychotherapist in the Pacific Northwest at Heart Root Psychotherapy,  She's also the program coordinator at the Allender Center. She is a friend and Danielle's former classmate from Grad School.

Connect with Rebekah: 

Email: rebekah@heart-root.com 

Website: https://www.heart-root.com

Resources: 
Series on Sister-Moms - https://homeschoolersanonymous.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/voices-of-sister-moms-part-one-introduction/

Heart & Soul BBC podcast - The womb is a weapon - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0188t2w

Becoming Worldly blog - https://becomingworldly.wordpress.com

Books:

Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement by Kathryn Joyce

Quivering Families by Emily Hunter McGowin

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What is Quiver-Full Theology?

• The idea that some conservative Christians see large families as blessings from God, highlighting Psalms 127 that children are arrows in the quiver of a warrior.
• They encourage procreation (abstaining from and speaking against birth control) to advance God's Kingdom on earth and win the "culture wars".
• The family is central and meant to reflect God's Kingdom: The father is seen as representing God or High Priest, having final authority over the family. The Mother seen as the bride of Christ; her womb a weapon, her children are part of God's army.
• Many quiver-full families also homeschooled their children and were somewhat isolated from community in order to shelter/protect them from outside influences.

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Rebekah is reading The Wild Edge of Sorrow. 

She is listening to "We Don't Talk about Bruno" from the movie Encanto as well as classical music. 

Rebekah is inspired by the stories of folks recovering and healing from the harmful impacts of Quiver-full theology.