The Still Christian Hosts Are… Still Christian (#287)

Religion on the Mind

Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Religion

4.7 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In this week's episode, I sit down with Katelyn Dixon and Sarah Almodovar, co-hosts of the Still Christian podcast, for another installment in my Still Christian series. We explore our diverse religious backgrounds and experiences questioning faith, from Katie's "dark night of the soul" to Sarah's period of rebellion in New York City. We also discussed the idea of "undeniable" spiritual experiences. Drawing from my philosophy background, I propose a more nuanced approach to these experiences, suggesting we treat them as important data points in our spiritual lives rather than irrefutable proof. While our approaches to faith differ — with Katie and Sarah emphasizing personal, subjective experiences and my leaning towards a more analytical view — this conversation showcases the presence of diversity within Christian spirituality and the value of open, engaging dialogue about faith. In the patron-only second half of the episode, we dive deeper into the role of suffering in faith, different approaches to religion, the interplay between art and faith, and our shared experience of hosting podcasts about Christianity in contemporary contexts. Join or log on to your Patreon account to hear the full, ad-free version of this episode. Highlights 09:08 Dark Nights of the Soul 11:57 Questioning Christian Identity 14:49 Experiences of God's Presence 17:53 Spiritual Experiences and Interpretation 20:48 The Intersection of Faith and Modern Life Katelyn and Sarah's Podcast | Still Christian Still Christian Instagram | @stillchristianpodcast Sarah's Yoga Page | sarahjoalmo.com Katelyn's Website and Writing Page | katelynjdixon.com Dan's new Substack | Religion on the Mind ___________________________________________ Get Tickets for the PREGAME EVENT before Theology Beer Camp! Get Tickets for Theology Beer Camp 2024 Use Code ReturnofYHP for $50 off your ticket! ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/ Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKoch Faith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/ Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia.com -- he is accepting more work!) Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankoch Email about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com YHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98 Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.html Join Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/ Artwork by sprungle. co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:22.5	If you start wearing a hat like that, I will no longer be friends with you.
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0:34.4	Welcome back to You Have Permission, the show that aims to take both Christianity and the modern world of science and culture very seriously.
0:42.0	My name is Dan Koch. I'm a licensed therapist and a post-evangelical, liberal Protestant who has decided he's still Christian.
0:50.3	And today we are doing another of our Still Christian episodes with the co-hosts of the Still Christian podcast, making this Still Christian Squared, Still Christian Meta, Bizarro, Still Christian. I don't know, come up with your names.
1:07.3	Katie and Sarah, thank you guys for being here.
1:10.1	You're welcome, and thank you for having us.
1:12.2	I feel like you're welcome. It's not what I should have said. Thanks for being still Christian.
1:16.9	We're very flattered to be here. And we get a cut of anyone that ever uses the phrase still Christian.
1:22.6	So thanks for spreading the word. Yeah. I'm still kind of working out the royalties on the back end over here, but thank you guys for being patient. You're welcome. And when those never show up, thank you in advance. We know where to find you. We're not litigating, really, is what I'm getting at. I was trying to think out the timeline. The first time I did a Still Christian episode was January of this year.
1:46.1	Your show's been around longer than that, right?
1:53.6	Yeah, we started recording in like September of 2022, I think, and our first episode went live,
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