Faith & Humanities (The Braveheart/William Wallace Story, Gender, and The Stories we Tell)

Join us for the latest Faith & Humanities Podcast! This episode explore the lineage of the Braveheart/William Wallace story and how it has formed masculinity and politics in the US church and our national politics in this talk from Dr. Mark Bruce:  "Misusing the Medieval: John Eldredge and the (Un)Real William Wallace" William Wallace is the key figure behind John Eldredge’s best-selling book Wild at Heart. For Eldredge, William Wallace is the picture of what modern Christian masculinity has lost and must recover. But what if Wallace’s legend is actually a critique of the way Eldredge uses it? Join us alongside Dr. Mark Bruce as we dig into the source material behind William Wallace’s character in Braveheart and explore how it’s making points that run against the picture of masculinity that John Eldredge finds in it. Engage the conversation then on Facebook, Instagram, or via email with Rev. Sara (swilhelmgarbers@colonialchurch) or Rev. Christian ([email protected]).