Nov 24, 2019
How have single Christians been affected by the expectations of church and family? Has the silence around dating, sex and relationships been helpful or a hindrance? What have been the effects of shrinking numbers of Christians, fewer couples meeting in church and people marrying later for women who were taught...
Nov 17, 2019
Christian views about the roles of women and men have been debated for millennia, with conversations about submission, leadership, gender roles and what should come naturally to the sexes still rolling on. Do gender roles help or hinder flourishing? What does a marriage based on egalitarian values and theology...
Nov 10, 2019
Why would a 13 year old boy take a vow of celibacy? What happens when he later enters the world of rap? MOBO Award winning rapper Faith Child's childhood memories include poverty and witnessing domestic abuse. Vicky Walker talks to the TV presenter and performer about forgiveness, family and what it means to be a man....
Nov 3, 2019
The church has long linked fertility to being blessed by God. 'Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him...Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them' is even in the bible. What does it mean to be a man who can't reproduce? How do Christians respond when longed-for children don't come...
Oct 27, 2019
Christian teaching about sex outside of marriage can be very black and white - 'Don't do it!' - but increasingly Christians have a wide range of sexual ethics. Is there one right way? How do church expectations affect sexual development?
Vicky Walker talks to Kate Mounce and Eleanor Young AKA the Beside...