Bare Marriage
Bare Marriage
Sheila Gregoire
Episode 307: How the Stories of Missionary Kids Unmask the Myths of Evangelicalism (and Purity Culture!)
59 minutes Posted Dec 4, 2025 at 12:00 pm.
Introduction: What Missionary Kids Can Teach Us
Meet Holly Berkley Fletcher: From CIA Analyst to Missionary Kid Advocate
Why This Book Needed to Be Written
Why "White" Evangelicalism? The Race Question
The Trauma of Dangerous Places and Boarding Schools for missionary kids
The supremacy mindset of American evangelical theology in the mission field
The burden of missionary kids who aren’t allowed to tell the truth about their lives
The Grief and Loss That Defines The Missionary Kid Experience
Gender Dynamics: Girls in the Bubble
What Good Missions Could Look Like Today
How Abuse on the Mission Field is Enabled
Closing Thoughts and Resources
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Send us Fan Mail It's episode 307 of the Bare Marriage podcast! Holly Fletcher joins us to talk about her AMAZING new book Missionary Kids. I devoured it in one sitting. We need to listen to the stories of these kids, because they're a microcosm of white evangelicalism! JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN! Help us raise money to fund our research, our new podcast docuseries, and our translation projects! Give through the Good Fruit Faith Initiative (tax deductible within the United States) or join ...