Search a title or topic

Over 20 million podcasts, powered by 

Player FM logo
Artwork

Content provided by Josh Boerman & June Sternbach, Josh Boerman, and June Sternbach. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Josh Boerman & June Sternbach, Josh Boerman, and June Sternbach or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

James Dobson & Focus on the Family

1:19:37
 
Share
 

Manage episode 495178509 series 3671008
Content provided by Josh Boerman & June Sternbach, Josh Boerman, and June Sternbach. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Josh Boerman & June Sternbach, Josh Boerman, and June Sternbach or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

In the history of the evangelical Christian family movement, one figure stands tall above the rest: a children's psychologist from Louisiana named James Dobson. For three decades, Dobson built up his media empire, Focus on the Family, on the back of his plain-spoken traditionalist approach to child rearing. Then, as the broader cultural tide shifted in favor of normalizing homosexual relationships, he got kicked out. This week, Josh and June take a look at why Dobson's approach resonated with so many parents in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, how his work institutionalized the natalist project among evangelical Christians, and how religious fundamentalism, no matter how polite, corrodes a healthy society.

SUPPLEMENTAL LISTENING:

EPISODE ART: Focus on the Family press photo of James Dobson c. 2007

SOURCES:

AUDIO CLIPS:

FOLLOW THE SHOW:

FOLLOW JOSH:

FOLLOW JUNE:

  continue reading

12 episodes

Artwork

James Dobson & Focus on the Family

Ill Conceived

19 subscribers

published

iconShare
 
Manage episode 495178509 series 3671008
Content provided by Josh Boerman & June Sternbach, Josh Boerman, and June Sternbach. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Josh Boerman & June Sternbach, Josh Boerman, and June Sternbach or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

In the history of the evangelical Christian family movement, one figure stands tall above the rest: a children's psychologist from Louisiana named James Dobson. For three decades, Dobson built up his media empire, Focus on the Family, on the back of his plain-spoken traditionalist approach to child rearing. Then, as the broader cultural tide shifted in favor of normalizing homosexual relationships, he got kicked out. This week, Josh and June take a look at why Dobson's approach resonated with so many parents in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, how his work institutionalized the natalist project among evangelical Christians, and how religious fundamentalism, no matter how polite, corrodes a healthy society.

SUPPLEMENTAL LISTENING:

EPISODE ART: Focus on the Family press photo of James Dobson c. 2007

SOURCES:

AUDIO CLIPS:

FOLLOW THE SHOW:

FOLLOW JOSH:

FOLLOW JUNE:

  continue reading

12 episodes

All episodes

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Copyright 2025 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | | Copyright
Listen to this show while you explore
Play