Tag Archives: Modesty

A footnote on modesty: for my children

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Sharon Autenrieth

There are definitely pitfalls in the teaching of modesty, and I appreciate you opening them up for consideration and discussion. In the past such criticism has made me uncomfortable, firstly because I fear a straw-man representation of the culture I … Continue reading →

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A footnote on modesty: Why no one gets to drop the mic

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Sharon Autenrieth

I received more responses than usual to the modesty post, both here and on Facebook.  Thank you!  Some of you had follow up questions challenging me to propose an alternative to what I was critiquing, especially in regard to parenting.  … Continue reading →

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Talking back to patriarchy, part 4: Joining the great modesty debate

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Sharon Autenrieth

In the last year or so there have been approximately two million blog posts on modesty.  This post will make it two million and one.  Approximately.  These posts are not about the kind of modesty that deflects praise – “Oh, … Continue reading →

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