Faith Adjacent
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.
Episodes
While Evan is OOO, Jamie and Erin are doing their own Q&A! You’ll learn about the relatively recent history of rapture theology, some tips for a post-deconstruction journey, and how faith does or doesn’t interact with astrology! Are there some things we wish we hadn't learned from our moms, and how important is church? You’ll have to listen to find out!
MENTIONS
- Scripture Referenced: 1 Thessalonians 4:17 | Mat...
Today, we’re holding an induction ceremony into the Faith Adjacent Hall of Fame! You’ll hear about people and concepts that have been foundational to our faith journeys. What can we learn from public figures such as Fred Rogers and Henri Nouwen, as well as the unsung heroes keeping the church running? Can our faith still be impacted by tattoos we got when we were nineteen? You’ll have to listen to find out!
MENTIONS
<...It’s time for our monthly Favored or Forsaken episode! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we reflect on Charlie Kirk’s death, discuss whether or not Christians should get plastic surgery, and explore the upcoming slate of Christian adjacent cinema. You’ll also hear what’s favored for each of us right now!
MENTIONS
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- Christians and Plastic Surgery: Here’s the artic...
Gas up the tank and buckle up because we’re taking you on an end-of-summer road trip! Hop in the car with Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss real Christian tourist attractions such as The Museum of the Bible, The Ark Encounter, and The Holy Land Experience. Then we’ll keep the engine going as we each create our own Christian immersive experience! You’ll hear about heavily themed water parks, Exodus escape rooms, and a Bib...
Prepare to set sail on a Women of the Bible cruise with Erin, Evan, and special guest Dr. Ingrid Faro in this episode presented by Zondervan. We each present our ideal cruise itineraries, complete with ports of call, deck parties, themed merch, and more! Which heroine of the faith would lead a spelunking excursion, and which Disney princess would team up with an Old Testament icon for an Alaskan deck party? You’ll have to ...
Today, we’re discussing all the things we hate that we love and the things we love to hate about Christian culture, both past and present. Join Erin and Evan as we discuss listener comments about plastic communion cups, Carman, Christy Miller, and so much more! Can we all just go back to the simpler days of fully leaning into inerrancy, and what caused us to immediately have to include a disclaimer on this episode seconds ...
It’s time for another Favored or Forsaken episode! Join Jamie, Erin, and Evan as we discuss Doug Wilson’s recent CNN interview, happenings over at the Kennedy Center, and the Vatican’s use of hot priests. You’ll also hear what’s favored for each of us right now!
MENTIONS
- Broadway Bundle: Get it here!
- Doug Wilson Interview: Short Version | Long Version
- Doug Wilson Deep Dive (should you want that): W...
Blow your shofar and don your clown makeup, because we’re talking about Godspell! In honor of our Broadway Bundle release at The Faith Adjacent Shop, Erin and Evan are giving this chaotic Biblical musical the Faith Adjacent treatment. You’ll hear about favored and forsaken aspects, songs that could be used as worship songs, which character in the Bible would make this musical their whole personality, and so much more! What...
Cue the fog machine and get ready to work through your religious trauma because we’re talking about Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War. Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we unpack season two of this Amazon Prime docu-series. You’ll hear about our own experiences with faith-based internship programs and conferences, the history and legacy of Teen Mania, and so much more!
MENTIONS
- Shiny Happy People: Watch on Amazon...
Today, we’re unpacking listener stories about women’s ministry! Join Erin, Jamie, and Evan as we unpack comments about communion clowns, “modest” dress, questionable women’s events names, and so much more! Come for the conversation surrounding obsession within women’s ministry over diet culture, stay for the brainstorming session about romantasy Naked and Afraid fan fiction.
MENTIONS
- Source Material: See the original In...
It’s time for another Favored or Forsaken! Join Jamie, Erin, and Evan as we discuss Turning Point USA’s Young Women’s Leadership Summit, Christians turning on Chip and Joanna Gaines, and if the Pixar movie Elio is teaching children to summon demons. You’ll also hear what is favored for each of us right now!
MENTIONS
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Dust off your iambic pentameters and hold on to your rhyming couplets because we’re talking about Biblical poetry today! Join Erin, Evan, and the Official Poet Laureate of the Pod, David Gate, as we discuss the spiritual resistance of poetry! David also tries to teach Erin and Evan (and you) how to write poetry, and we force him to play Mad Libs with the Psalms. What actually constitutes poetry, and is poetry in the Bible ...
Today, we’re talking about the spiciest scandals in all of Christendom. Join Jamie and Erin as they discuss topics such as celebrity pastors, the controversy sections on Wikipedia, cover-ups, and more! We also present the perfect recipe for a scandal.
MENTIONS
- Bible Verses Reference: 1 Timothy 6:18-19
- People Referenced: Pat Robertson | Pat Robertson Controversies | Ted Haggard | Ted Haggard GQ (not Rolling Stones) A...
On the eve of America’s birthday, we thought the best way to celebrate was by discussing the faith adjacency of the most patriotic of all superheroes, Captain America. Join Knox, Jamie, and special guest Kendra Adachi as they give Captain America: The First Avenger the Sacred Cinema treatment in this very special replay episode! You’ll hear favored and forsaken aspects, quotes to build Bible studies around, why Steve Roger...
It’s time for another Office Hours episode! Join Knox, Jamie, and Erin as they answer your questions about things like pride, conspiracy theories, misinterpreting Bible verses, and so much more! Do true Jesus freaks lie to fascists, and what is God’s plan for our lives? You’ll have to listen to find out! This is a preview of that episode, plus a few clips from more Patreon content this month! You can listen to this episode...
Today, we’re joined by icon in Faith Adjacent lore, Robert Callahan, to discuss the faith adjacency of Juneteenth. You’ll get a full deep-dive on the history of this national holiday and a discussion surrounding the importance of this celebration! We also answer plenty of questions about how white people can observe this holiday!
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It’s time for our monthly Favored or Forsaken! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss Christians and civil disobedience, whether or not Fourth Wing is too spicy for Christians, and the new animated movie, The King of Kings. You’ll also hear what is favored for each of us right now!
Note: This will be obvious from the beginning, but there is a lot of talk about porn in this episode. We would suggest not listening to this...
Learn your hand motions and get ready to flamingle because we’re talking about the NOs of VBS! Join Jamie, Erin, and Evan as we give you the history of Vacation Bible School and deep-dive into some truly fantastic listener comments. You’ll hear about surprise VBS sex education tips from The Popcast, making up prayer requests for attention, and so much more! What’s the worst theme, and is this church activity merely free ch...
Today, we’re donning our halos and settling into the throne room because we’re talking all about angels! In this latest Stuff We Didn’t Get In Sunday School episode, you’ll get a full deep dive on angels in the Bible, including all the different types and how culture has impacted our Biblical understanding of them. This is a preview of that episode, plus a few clips from more Patreon content this month! You can listen to t...
Today, we’re establishing the Best Leaders of the Bible Mount Rushmore with very special guest Bethny Ricks! She picks the four top leaders from the Bible and tells us what we can learn from them. Bethny also answers our burning questions about women in leadership, navigating unhealthy church structures, and so much more! You’ll get equal parts belly-aching laughter and mind-blowing wisdom from Bethny in this episode prese...
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