122: Rehumanizing Men - a podcast by Devi Abraham & Jessica Van Der Wyngaard

Trigger warning: this episode contains a short discussion of childhood sexual abuse. Please proceed with caution.

Purity Culture was bad for men, too. In this episode Zachary Wagner joins us to share his story combined with his theological study on how to build a non-toxic masculinity. We discuss:

• how purity culture dehumanized men
• growing up from boys to adult men
• strategies to help you grow

Full show notes here (plus a transcript!)

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Zachary Wagner is an ordained minister and a DPhil (PhD) candidate in New Testament at the University of Oxford. He also serves as the editorial director of the Center for Pastor Theologians. Zach’s academic research focuses on the concept of reward in the Letters of Paul and Matthew’s Gospel. HIs first book, Non-Toxic Masculinity: Recovering Healthy Male Sexuality is being released with IVP in April, 2023. Zach lives in Oxford, England with his wife and three children. Follow Zach on Twitter

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