<![CDATA[The Sign of Woman]]>Masculinity and femininity without the tropes, rooted in biology, theology, and philosophy.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:54:25 GMTTue, 07 Jul 2026 02:33:48 GMT60McKinley Czop<p>Masculinity and femininity without the tropes, rooted in biology, theology, and philosophy.</p>episodicMcKinley Czopthesignofwoman@gmail.comno<![CDATA[PART5 Mothering, Our Eternal Work (spiritual & biological)]]>This 5th and final episode of my series on femininity takes a look at conceiving new life (biological parenthood) and communicating Divine Life (spiritual parenthood), or our “Eternal Work” as humans.

]]>dd3ec5f4-b25b-4e31-8677-49798c1e2a33Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:12:26 GMT<p>This 5th and final episode of my series on femininity takes a look at conceiving new life (biological parenthood) and communicating Divine Life (spiritual parenthood), or our “Eternal Work” as humans.</p>no00:22:1117PART5 Mothering, Our Eternal Work (spiritual & biological)full<![CDATA[PART4 Femininity In The Gospels]]>Did femininity have an impact on Jesus during his earthly life? This episode of my in-depth series on femininity walks through many of the stories of women in the gospels to look at 1) how Jesus interacted with women and 2) the feminine gifts at work.

]]>32322f30-af7e-4f16-9ff0-1953bde1a981Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:10:27 GMT<p>Did femininity have an impact on Jesus during his earthly life? This episode of my in-depth series on femininity walks through many of the stories of women in the gospels to look at 1) how Jesus interacted with women and 2) the feminine gifts at work.</p><p></p>no00:12:5716PART4 Femininity In The Gospelsfull<![CDATA[PART3 The Maternal Nature (In-Depth series)]]>Part 3 of the in-depth series on femininity. It looks at the maternal elements of femininity:

Immanence
Entrusted with Humanity
Tabernacle
Timelessness

]]>904848da-90ca-4050-8cea-ea5588d0a6b1Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:06:59 GMT<p>Part 3 of the in-depth series on femininity. It looks at the maternal elements of femininity:<br /><br />Immanence<br />Entrusted with Humanity<br />Tabernacle<br />Timelessness</p>no00:22:2715PART3 The Maternal Nature (In-Depth series)full<![CDATA[PART2 The Bridal Nature (In-Depth series)]]>Part 2 looks at the 4 elements of the Bridal nature:

Receptivity

Piercing beauty

Supernatural companion

The veil

]]>93e7a627-d6e5-41bc-a66f-e78aac99a959Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:03:40 GMT<p>Part 2 looks at the 4 elements of the Bridal nature:</p><p>Receptivity</p><p>Piercing beauty</p><p>Supernatural companion</p><p>The veil</p>no00:26:3914PART2 The Bridal Nature (In-Depth series)full<![CDATA[PART1 The Metaphysics of Femininity (In-Depth series)]]>This series seeks to answer these questions:

What is my particular worth as a woman?

What does femininity bring to the table?

What is femininity?

Where can we see femininity on display in the bible?

What can we learn from the women in the gospels?

How did femininity serve Jesus during his earthly life?

Personality Study: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/most-of-us-combine-personality-traits-from-different-genders/

]]>c98f2b90-0c84-406b-a37d-7be8b7f50c2aTue, 07 Jul 2026 17:00:51 GMT<p>This series seeks to answer these questions:<br /><br />What is my particular worth as a woman?<br /><br />What does femininity bring to the table?<br /><br />What is femininity?<br /><br />Where can we see femininity on display in the bible?<br /><br />What can we learn from the women in the gospels?<br /><br />How did femininity serve Jesus during his earthly life?<br /><br />Personality Study: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/most-of-us-combine-personality-traits-from-different-genders/" target="_blank">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/most-of-us-combine-personality-traits-from-different-genders/</a></p>no00:20:3113PART1 The Metaphysics of Femininity (In-Depth series)full<![CDATA[Masculinity/Femininity in LOTR, Bill Donaghy]]>In this episode, I discuss with Bill Donaghy, Senior Lecturer at the Theology of the Body Institute, the power of storytelling and masculinity and femininity in Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". We talk about how storytelling helps us make sense of the world we find ourselves in and how it was key to my own conversion. We also discuss brotherhood, "storge" the greek word for love of a shared mission and how that calls to men, Eowyn's journey of femininity and how I see myself in her journey, and the way she grows into her femininity, becoming a "Timeless Woman". I feel like we definitely need a part 2!

]]>f0f4300a-acd4-427e-8c42-21718526d983Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:41:01 GMT<p>In this episode, I discuss with Bill Donaghy, Senior Lecturer at the Theology of the Body Institute, the power of storytelling and masculinity and femininity in Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". We talk about how storytelling helps us make sense of the world we find ourselves in and how it was key to my own conversion. We also discuss brotherhood, "storge" the greek word for love of a shared mission and how that calls to men, Eowyn's journey of femininity and how I see myself in her journey, and the way she grows into her femininity, becoming a "Timeless Woman". I feel like we definitely need a part 2!</p>no01:08:3612Masculinity/Femininity in LOTR, Bill Donaghyfull<![CDATA[Rethinking complementarity, Dr. Abigail Favale]]>I talk with Dr. Favale about fractional vs integral complementarity, how contraception changed our understanding of health, if we should use the term feminism as a bridge builder, and the symbolism of our bodies as male and female.

]]>290b3052-ca3c-4a56-bde7-199eb2627407Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:39:19 GMT<p>I talk with Dr. Favale about fractional vs integral complementarity, how contraception changed our understanding of health, if we should use the term feminism as a bridge builder, and the symbolism of our bodies as male and female.</p>no01:14:16Rethinking complementarity, Dr. Abigail Favalefull