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Join Episcopal priests and super nerds Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas on this show for progressive followers of Jesus who happen to love Hogwarts, Hobbits, Jedi, and Jesus. The Podcast for Nerdy Christians: Where Faith Meets Fandom. (Title and bumper music by Scanglobe/Free Music Archive.)
Episodes
Monday Apr 13, 2020
End of Season Trivia Challenge! (Ep 0207)
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Season 2 of the Podcast for Nerdy Christians concludes with a fun trivia challenge. Carrie and Adam fire off fifteen questions each from across their favorite pieces of nerd canon, and you can play along!
Join hosts and Episcopal priests Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas for this podcast for progressive Christians who love Hogwarts, Hobbits, and Jesus, too.
Also, Adam's new book is out! You can find The Islands of Shattered Glass on Amazon.com by clicking here.
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Idolatry in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Ep 0206)
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
In Season Two of the Podcast for Nerdy Christians we are tackling single pieces of nerd canon to see how they can inform our walks as followers of Jesus. We're also reading through Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in our ongoing book group.
Today, we are looking at idolatry in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Join hosts and Episcopal priests Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas for this podcast for progressive Christians who love Hogwarts, Hobbits, and Jesus, too.
Also, Adam's new book is out! You can find The Islands of Shattered Glass on Amazon.com by clicking here.
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Repentance in Ironman (Ep 0205)
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
In Season Two of the Podcast for Nerdy Christians we are tackling single pieces of nerd canon to see how they can inform our walks as followers of Jesus. We're also reading through Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in our ongoing book group.
Today, we are looking at repentance in the first film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Ironman.
Join hosts and Episcopal priests Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas for this podcast for progressive Christians who love Hogwarts, Hobbits, and Jesus, too.
Also, Adam's new book is out! You can find The Islands of Shattered Glass on Amazon.com by clicking here.
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Reconciliation in Brave (Ep 0204)
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
In Season Two of the Podcast for Nerdy Christians we are tackling single pieces of nerd canon to see how they can inform our walks as followers of Jesus. We're also reading through Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in our ongoing book group.
Today, we are looking at reconciliation in the Pixar film Brave.
Things we mention in this episode:
Jesus Erasing Lines by David Hayward.
Join hosts and Episcopal priests Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas for this podcast for progressive Christians who love Hogwarts, Hobbits, and Jesus, too.
Also, Adam's new book is out! You can find The Islands of Shattered Glass on Amazon.com by clicking here.
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Redemption in Return of the Jedi (Ep 0203)
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
The Podcast for Nerdy Christians is back for Season Two, and this season we are tackling single pieces of nerd canon to see how they can inform our walks as followers of Jesus. We're also reading through Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in our ongoing book group.
Today, we are looking at redemption in Return of the Jedi, with a little help from the parable of the Prodigal Son.
Error in this episode: Space Jam came out in 1996, not 1993. Our apologies to Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan.
Things we mention in this episode:
Bryan Stevenson (author of Just Mercy) – TED Talk
Join hosts and Episcopal priests Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas for this podcast for progressive Christians who love Hogwarts, Hobbits, and Jesus, too.
Also, Adam's new book is out! You can find The Islands of Shattered Glass on Amazon.com by clicking here.
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Wayfinding in Moana and the Church (Ep 0202)
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
The Podcast for Nerdy Christians is back for Season Two and our AUDIO IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN SEASON ONE! This season we are tackling single pieces of nerd canon to see how they can inform our walks as followers of Jesus. We're also reading through Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in our ongoing book group.
Today, we are looking at wayfinding in Moana and in the modern Church.
Join hosts and Episcopal priests Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas for this podcast for progressive Christians who love Hogwarts, Hobbits, and Jesus, too.
Also, Adam's new book is out! You can find The Islands of Shattered Glass on Amazon.com by clicking here.
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Grief in Avengers: Endgame (Ep 0201)
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
The Podcast for Nerdy Christians is back for Season Two and our AUDIO IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN SEASON ONE! This season we are tackling single pieces of nerd canon to see how they can inform our walks as followers of Jesus. We're also reading through Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in our ongoing book group.
Today, we are looking at grief in the film Avengers: Endgame. Of course, spoilers abound.
Join hosts and Episcopal priests Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas for this podcast for progressive Christians who love Hogwarts, Hobbits, and Jesus, too.
Also, Adam's new book is out! You can find The Islands of Shattered Glass on Amazon.com by clicking here.
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Our Nerd Canons (Ep 0108)
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
In their final episode for the first season of the Podcast for Nerdy Christians, Carrie and Adam discuss their is about our personal nerd canons. First, what is a canon and where does the concept come from. Second, books, TV shows, movies, and games have shaped us? Which have shaped you?
Join hosts and Episcopal priests Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas for this podcast for progressive Christians who love Hogwarts, Hobbits, and Jesus, too.
Also, Adam's new book is out! You can find The Islands of Shattered Glass on Amazon.com by clicking here.
Monday Dec 02, 2019
The Chosen One (Ep 0107)
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Our final archetype for the first season of the Podcast for Nerdy Christians is the Chosen One! We've got Harry, Buffy, Anakin and more on this star-studded episode, the penultimate one of our inaugural season. Over the course of the season, we've discussing archetypes from fantasy and sci-fi properties we love and how those archetypes interact with following Jesus Christ. Plus, we're discussing the last two chapters (16-17) of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in our ongoing book club.
Join hosts and Episcopal priests Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas for this podcast for progressive Christians who love Hogwarts, Hobbits, and Jesus, too.
*Apologies for the audio quality of Carrie's side of the conversation in this episode. We had some settings wrong and did our best to clean it up in production.
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Tricksters (Ep 0106)
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Tricksters! We've got Jacob, we've got Tyrion, we've got River Song, we've even got Nick the Fox from Zootopia. We're talking characters who challenge the power structures of their societies through cunning and cleverness on this episode of Season 1 of the Podcast for Nerdy Christians. Over the course of the season, we're discussing archetypes from fantasy and sci-fi properties we love and how those archetypes interact with following Jesus Christ. Plus, we're discussing Chs. 11-15 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in our ongoing book club.
Join hosts and Episcopal priests Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas for this podcast for progressive Christians who love Hogwarts, Hobbits, and Jesus, too.