How threats of hellfire helped keep 'immodest' women in their place – from the ancient world to 'My Unorthodox Life'
- Written by Meghan Henning, Associate Professor of Christian Origins, University of Dayton
For centuries, societies have used visions of the afterlife to discipline people's behavior.DEA / G. Nimatallah/De Agostini via Getty ImagesIn the opening of Netflix’s popular new show “My Unorthodox Life,” fashion mogul Julia Haart explains that she grew up thinking that dressing provocatively had eternal consequences:
“It...