Ep 24: Purity and Shame Among Muslim Women with Audrey Frank

In This Episode, We Talk About:

• Honor-shame culture in the Muslim world and how Jesus speaks to it.
• What the roles of men and women within the honor-shame paradigm are.
• The culture of “fixing” identity, such as covering, denial, and purging.
• Identifying different types of honor, including counterfeit honor, ascribed honor, and real honor.

Resources & Links:

Covered Glory by Audrey Frank

 

Try Me, I Am Jesus by Syed Ibn Seyd

 

Defying Jihad by Esther Ahmad

 

Follow Mission ONE on Instagram | @partnerwithmissionone

 

Learn more on mission1.org 

 

Meet  Audrey:

Audrey Frank is an author, speaker, and true-story teller. She and her family have spent over 20 years serving Muslims overseas and the in the US. Audrey is a popular international speaker on the honor-shame worldview and its impact on the Muslim woman’s journey to Christ. She trains women and men in the global mission community to engage the unreached with the Gospel of Christ. Audrey has a BS in Communication Disorders, an MA in Speech-Language Pathology, and a BA in Biblical and Intercultural Studies, but her greatest credential is that she is known and loved by the One who made her

Show Notes:

How does Jesus speak in Muslim culture? To find out, we have guest author and speaker, Audrey Frank, who spent over two decades serving Muslims internationally and within the US! She will be sharing her experience living overseas in Muslim communities in order to give us a clear understanding of the honor-shame dynamic. What does honor-shame culture look like overseas? What is the role of men and women within this paradigm? How is it different from a Western point of view?

 

We’ll explore various types of honor, including how to identify counterfeit honor, define ascribed honor, find achieved honor, and understand real honor. Then, we’ll also talk about the impact of Jesus and scripture on Muslim communities, especially within the hearts and minds of Muslim women. How do Muslims view their relationship with God? What is the effect of this on the way they view and uphold honor-shame? Find out how the voice of God speaks to all of us, here and on the other side of the world!

00:00 Meet Audrey Frank, author and international speaker who has spent over 20 years serving and working with Muslims worldwide!

03:35 What made you change your worldview on Muslim culture?

05:45 Honor-shame in Muslim communities.

07:15 What was your first moment of spiritual solidarity among women?

11:20 When did you realize your stories were all woven together? 

15:00 What was your experience with shame overseas?

16:30 How would you describe positional shame?

19:15 Fixing identity within honor-shame culture.

25:20 What roles do men and women play in the honor-shame paradigm?

28:30 How can women gain honor?

30:40 How do Muslims understand sin and the relationship between God?

33:45 What is the impact of the story of Mary and Joseph on Muslim communities?

35:40 What is counterfeit honor and how do we identify it?

38:10 How does Jesus speak to honor and shame in the Muslim world?

42:10 What is ascribed honor?

45:05 How did Jesus restoring the woman in the Bible relate to your real life experiences?

47:30 Removing social and theological obstacles in your relationship to God.

49:55 How does Jesus cleanse us?

53:30 What resources would you recommend?