While their roots go back much further and their influence spreads much wider, the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements were born in the homeschool movement in the 1980s and have since grown by leaps and bounds. Christian Patriarchy<\/a> teaches that families must follow a strict patriarchal order and Quiverfull<\/a> teaches that families must raise up numerous children as foot soldiers to build Christ\u2019s kingdom on earth. While technically distinct, these two movements nevertheless almost always go hand in hand.<\/p>\n The Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements have no one leader or organizational structure. Rather, there exists a cluster of leaders who may or may not view each other as allies but nevertheless promote similar teachings and run a variety of organizations and ministries that often network with each other. These leaders include, but are not limited to,\u00a0Bill Gothard, Nancy Campbell, Mary Pride, Doug Wilson, Doug Phillips, Geoff Botkin, Jonathan Lindvall, Scott Brown, and Michael Pearl. Families involved in the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements are generally\u00a0influenced\u00a0by the teachings of one or more of these loosely networked leaders.<\/p>\n I grew up in a family influenced by Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull ideology; once in college, I began questioning the ideas behind these movements. You can read about this\u00a0in\u00a0my story<\/a>. Since then leaving all that behind I\u2019ve done a great deal of thinking about the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements and how they\u2019ve shaped who I am. This blog is the main place I\u2019ve been doing this thinking.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Christian Patriarchy\/Quiverfull and the Homeschool Movement<\/a><\/p>\n The Christian Patriarchy Movement, an Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n The Quiverfull Movement, an Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n Men and Women in Christian Patriarchy<\/a><\/p>\n Patriarchy in Practice<\/a><\/p>\n Fixing Problems by Turning Back the Clock<\/a><\/p>\n Quiverfull: Outbreeding the World<\/a><\/p>\n Mass Produced Children<\/a><\/p>\n Children Are Not Trophies<\/a><\/p>\n Addicted to Pregnancy and Babies<\/a><\/p>\n (Too) Great Expectations<\/a><\/p>\n We Don\u2019t \u201cDo\u201d Teenagers<\/a><\/p>\n An Ideological Straight Jacket<\/a><\/p>\n Diminished Dreams<\/a><\/p>\n Dutiful Daughters<\/a><\/p>\n Whose Choice?<\/a><\/p>\n Girls Gone Extreme<\/a><\/p>\n Daughters Have Brains<\/a><\/p>\n Taking Dominion by Doing Laundry<\/a><\/p>\n Stay at Home Daughters: A Dream Greater than Stardom?<\/a><\/p>\n How Many Kids Do You Want?<\/a><\/p>\n Marrying Before Thinking<\/a><\/p>\n Diapers, Crowd Control, Parenting, and Me<\/a><\/p>\n The Problem: Parents or Ideology?<\/a><\/p>\n A Complementarian Responds<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Homeschoolers Anonymous<\/a> \u2014 a website presenting articles by a variety of homeschool alumni, focusing on the Christian homeschool movement.<\/p>\n A Quiver Full of Information<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a huge wellspring of information on all aspects of the Quiverfull movement, from an\u00a0informational\u00a0perspective.<\/p>\n Under Much Grace<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 articles and resources for those suffering from spiritual abuse, from a Christian perspective.<\/p>\n The Commandments of Men<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a Christian man speaks directly about the problems with the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements.<\/p>\n Overcoming Botkin Syndrome<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a website addressing the enmeshment and emotional incest that can result from the teachings of Christian Patriarchy.<\/p>\n Recovering Grace<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a website for those affected by and recovering from Bill Gothard and his Institute for Basic Life Principles, from a Christian perspective.<\/p>\n Rethinking Vision Forum<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a website bringing together articles criticizing Vision Forum and Doug Phillips\u2019 teachings, from a variety of perspectives.<\/p>\n Quivering Daughters<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 help and healing for daughters of the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements, from a devoutly Christian perspective.<\/p>\n The Take Heart Project<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 physical and financial help for those leaving the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement<\/a>, by Kathryn Joyce<\/p>\n House Proud<\/a>, on Bitch magazine<\/p>\n All God\u2019s Children<\/a>, on Slate<\/p>\n Inside the Quiverfull Movement, Birth Control is Shunned<\/a>, on NPR<\/p>\n My Life as a Daughter in the Christian Patriarchy Movement<\/a>, on Alternet<\/p>\nKey Posts on Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull<\/h1>\n
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