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**Sons of Patriarchy**

What happens when biblical patriarchy, christian nationalism, and a theology of authority and submission become the pillars of a movement? Scores of abuse stories in marriages, schools, churches, families, and more. Though these ideas have filtered throughout the United States for decades, they found a home in Moscow, Idaho, through the ministry and work of Doug Wilson. From there, they have influenced churches across the United States, and across the world.

In this series, you’ll hear from experts on all aspects of these movements, and the stories of abuse from those who survived. Some are Christian, some are not, but one thing they’ve got in common?

They’re finally speaking out.

This is their story.

Latest Episodes:

The Illegal and Unethical Business Practices of the CREC Oct 30, 2025

Show notes

We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson.

This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026!

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

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Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

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Meet Hayley McCord (a former student at New Saint Andrews), an anonymous woman with deep family connections to Christ Church Moscow, and an anonymous couple who were members at CREC churches in the Pacific North West.

Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by:

Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

Social Media: Sarah Bader

Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.

The Civil War, Moral Majority, and Modern Day Christian Nationalism Oct 27, 2025

Show notes

We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson.

This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026!

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy

The writings and works of Reconstructioninsts and Theonomists of a bygone age would not recognize the modern iteration of Christian Nationalism.

No, today's Christian Nationalism is an entirely new phenomenon without historical precedent. What you see today, then, is a new project. And this new project isn't looking at elections over the next few years, but establishing dominion over the next few centuries.

To discuss this, we're joined by Dr. Michael McVicar (Associate Professor of Religion at Florida State University), Dr. Julie Ingersoll (Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at University of North Florida), Dr. Jerome Copulsky (Research Fellow at Georgetown University), and we interact with ideas from Katherine Stewart's work as well (writer for The New York Times, New Republic, and more).

Resources:

Christian Reconstruction by Michael McVicar: https://shorturl.at/55vcI

Building God's Kingdom by Julie Ingersoll: https://shorturl.at/AtxOu

Evangelical Christian Women by Julie Ingersoll: https://shorturl.at/FVkFd

American Heretics by Jerome Copulsky: https://shorturl.at/Tbx8X

The Power Worshippers by Katherine Stewart: https://shorturl.at/waQsc

Money, Lies, and God by Katherine Stewart: https://tinyurl.com/yvh8hjv7

Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by:

Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

Social Media: Sarah Bader

Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.

"The Women of Christ Church Moscow Are Being Abused and Used" Oct 23, 2025

Show notes

We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson.

This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026!

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

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Meet an anonymous woman who grew up around Jim and Bessie Wilson (Doug's parents), Theresa Smith who married in to the CREC, and Nathan and Christiana Wells (Moscow residents) on the reputation of the church.

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Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by:

Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

Social Media: Sarah Bader

Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.

The REAL History of Christian Nationalism Oct 20, 2025

Show notes

We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson.

This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026!

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

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Nerds of history, political theory, and political theology, this is your episode! Everyone else? Figure out where this thing called Christian Nationalism came from.

Catholic Integralism is both intellectually superior of, and far more historically grounded counterpart to Christian Nationalism. Kevin Vallier (Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toledo) discusses the rise of Catholic Integralism, the Protestant response, and where Christian Nationalism fits into that picture (if it does at all).

From Catholic Integralism, we move forward a few hundred hears to the founding of the American Republic. Jerome Copulsky (Research Fellow at the Berkley Center at Georgetown University) analyzes the political and religious traditions of the 18th and 19th centuries, dispelling rumors about America's founding while providing a politically (and religiously) robust reading of the nation's constitution and supporting documents.

All the Kingdoms of the World by Kevin Vallier: https://shorturl.at/wpj4b

American Heretics by Jerome Copulsky: https://shorturl.at/kJPZi

Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by:

Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

Social Media: Sarah Bader

Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.

Sin and Spanking in "Christian" Parenting Oct 18, 2025

Show notes

We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson.

This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026!

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy

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Link to download of the introduction and first chapter: https://tinyurl.com/mwnssprc

Marissa Franks Burt (MA in Theological Studies, Columbia International University) is a novelist, editor, teacher, and cohost of the At Home with the Lectionary and In the Church Library podcasts. She lives in a small town in Washington's Snoqualmie Valley with her husband, six children, and heaps of books.

Kelsey Kramer McGinnis (PhD, University of Iowa) is a musicologist, educator, and correspondent for Christianity Today, writing on worship practices and Christian subculture. She is an adjunct professor at Grand View University in Des Moines and previously worked at the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights.

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In the Church Library podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-church-library/id1804968736

Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by:

Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

Social Media: Sarah Bader

Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.

Abuse Cover-Up at New Saint Andrews Oct 16, 2025

Show notes

We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson.

This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026!

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy

Meet Tony, Kalina, and Kallie. Tony is the former Chief Operating Officer at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho. Kalina is a former member of Church of the King CREC in Santa Cruz, California. Kallie is a former member of Christ Church and student at Logos School in Moscow, Idaho.

Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by:

Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

Social Media: Sarah Bader

Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.

The New York Times and Doug Wilson Oct 14, 2025

Show notes

We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson.

This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026!

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy

Join Sarah Bader and Peter Bell as they break down Ross Douthat's interview with Doug Wilson for The New York Times.

Full interview here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/opinion/doug-wilson-america-religion-theocracy.html

Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by:

Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

Social Media: Sarah Bader

Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.

What is Doug Wilson's Particular Brand of Christian Nationalism? Oct 13, 2025

Show notes

We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson.

This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026!

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy

Website: sonsofpatriarchy.com

Donate: https://donorbox.org/sons-of-patriarchy

Here's Keely Emerine-Mix's debate with Doug Wilson from 2006: http://www.tomandrodna.com/notonthepalouse/Church_Debate_Mix_Wilson_071106.htm.

The tremors of Christian Nationalism have reached the nation.

In this episode we interact with Tucker Carlson, Doug Wilson, Joel Webbon, Stephen Wolfe, and many other major players of the Christian Nationalist movements. There are strands of this movement you need to learn about, their major players, their specific policies, and much more.

This begins our five-part series on Christian Nationalism. Buckle up, it'll be a bumpy ride.

Sons of Patriarchy is brought to you by:

Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Peter Bell

Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: https://aaronfeeneymusic.com/

Social Media: Sarah Bader Graphic Design: Anonymous Survivors

SURVIVORS - THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE HEARD.

The Story Behind Sons of Patriarchy Oct 11, 2025

Show notes

We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson.

This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026!

Media inquiries: https://www.sonsofpatriarchy.com/contact

Patreon: patreon.com/sonsofpatriarchy