Smutty Romance and the Christian Reader

Join Erin and Jamie in this spicy page-turner of an episode as they discuss the intersection of Christianity and romance novels. Based on a massive listener survey, they’ll explore questions like whether this is a pendulum swing from the other side of purity culture and whether or not we are merely just trying to read porn and justify it. You’ll hear deep dives on purity culture, sexual immorality, and fan fiction.  MENTIONS Want even more? Listen to the Behind-the-Scenes of this episode on Patreon  Past Episodes about Purity Culture: IKYN: If Not Purity Culture, Then What? | Faith Adjacent: Purity Culture | July Favored or Forsaken  Romance Deep-Dive: Check out Leigh Kramer   What was that about Harry Potter? Read Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love So Many Peppers: Check out this Romance Book Database Research about this Topic: Here’s the National Institute of Health study mentioned  Sexual Immorality Deep-Dive: Read Sex, Christ, and Embodied Cognition by Robert H. von Thaden  The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon.   Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith Adjacent Faith Adjacent Merch: Shop Here Shop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacent Follow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Conversations involving faith are often fraught with scholarly nerd alerts about ancient linguistics and inaccessible theological discussions centered around hermeneutics. But what if there was a way to use your pop culture literacy to enhance your biblical literacy? Welcome to Faith Adjacent, the podcast where we try to understand the modern dynamics of faith through a combined commitment to uncomfortable honesty, authentic weirdness, and critical thinking. Faith Adjacent is hosted by Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden of The Popcast along with Resident Bible Scholar Erin Moon.