Smutty Romance and the Christian Reader

Faith Adjacent

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.

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• 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

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