Religion on the Mind

41:20

Once Evangelical, Always Evangelical? (ROTM After...

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/10/05

Returning guest: Lindsay Strannigan (Purity Culture Regrets, Martyrdom Expectations) Stranniganandsons.com/about Topics: Raised female in evangelicalism (6:13) Biola and Christian music (14:18) Total commitment mindset (24:06) Patron-only: Finding an Episcopal church (38:26) 75% on fire (1:00:48) Epistemic humility (1:15:05) Minimal political engagement (1:24:25) __________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG:

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93:26

Holy Misfits with John Van Deusen (#418)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/09/28

Returning Guest: John Van Deusen (Bandcamp)Listen to this episode's playlist Topics: Genre-bending worship music (3:36) Holy misfits (13:15) Alternative Christian music scene (22:34) Big tent vs. niche art (31:27) Performative politics (43:40) Zooming out and small lives (56:28) Afterlife and nonexistence (1:14:05) Previous Episode's with John Van Duesen: "Chrisitan Music": John Van Duesen (#94) Emergency Pod: Processing the Capitol Insurrection with John Van

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105:52

From CCM to Existential Coaching (#417)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/09/21

Guest: Brad Johnson (Paradox Coaching)Topics: Pastor's kid in Texas (3:07) Christian music career (11:15) Losing the church job (33:21) The tree of knowledge (37:45) Terror management theory (1:03:45) Coaching versus therapy (1:14:38) Accountability in coaching (1:23:33) __________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/dancoke/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/DanKoch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Faith

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82:41

Therapy vs. Coaching (#416)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/09/08

Guests: Josh Gilbert and Kristen TidemanTopics: Therapy vs. coaching (3:48) Licensure and regulation (11:20) Scope of practice (20:47) Actionable plans (38:00) Existential psychology (45:14) Religious landscape expertise (52:00) Trauma and self-diagnosis (58:27) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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78:32

Peak Youth Group Era with Tyler Huckabee (RELEVANT,...

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/08/31

Guest: Tyler Huckabee | ⁠ Sojourners, RELEVANT Megazine⁠Tyler's Article | ⁠Reckoning With the Youth Group That Raised Us⁠ Topics: • Adolescent development (8:36) • Columbine and martyrdom culture (14:45) • Braveheart (25:00) • Youth group as third space (31:44) • Summer camp autonomy (37:45) • Deficit-based views of teenagers (56:55) • Doubt and the exvangelical wilderness (1:02:48) • Trump and belief (1:09:10) __________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG:

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87:11

Is "Spirituality" the Best We Can Do? (#413)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/08/17

**Participate in my next Spiritual Abuse Research Study**⁠⁠Guest: Jay Michaelson (Both/And) Topics: Why "spirituality" makes a bad communicator (3:07) Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and inventing God in our own image (5:04) Psychedelics, myth-making, and religion as "proto peer review" (16:56) The case for spirituality's broadness (32:04) Crystals, gurus, and spotting spiritual abuse (38:07) Peak experiences, Kierkegaard's leap of faith, and the trouble with certainty

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81:39

A Jewish Sex Educator Reads the Gospel of Matthew (#411)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/07/27

**Participate in my next Spiritual Abuse Research Study**⁠Guest: Jenn Mason (⁠WinkWink Boutique⁠) Topics: Growing up Jewish in a small rural town and rediscovering Judaism as an adult (1:43) National media attention, antisemitic harassment, and finding a spiritual framework (6:26) Why read the Gospels: side-eye toward Christianity and swimming in a Christian culture (10:57) Softness, disability, and getting "off template" (24:53) First impressions of Matthew: the Sermon on

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67:28

Christianity Vs. Existentialism | Part 1 (#405)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/06/15

Guest: Daryl Van Tongeren Returns! (Hope College / "Done")Topics: What is existentialism and existential psychology? (5:25) Does life have a predetermined purpose, or do we make our own? (19:00) Faith and uncertainty (42:21) Objective morality, self-sacrifice, and the doormat problem (54:02) ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/dancoke/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or Twitter:

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85:03

Why Tribalism is So Natural (#404)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/06/08

Guest: Barrabas! (Tim Burnette returns) Topics: • Religion after religion (7:04) • In-group Religion (10:58) • Is there moral and spiritual progress? (25:04) • Haidt's Rider & Elephant (32:51) • Collective effervescence & human bonding (38:37) • Out-groups & non-duality (42:27) • Moral foundations theory (1:05:33) • Christian nationalism & the remnant (1:17:34) Previous Episode with Tim: Self-aware Christianity with Tim Bunette

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40:06

Study Hall: Sex, Aging & Purity Culture (#403)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/06/01

Sex drive, religious formation, and the stubborn residue of purity culture — welcome back to Study Hall, where I bring you along as I cram for my licensure exam and connect to the psychology of religion along the way. Today we're staying in developmental psychology but moving into territory that, let's just say, came up a lot in my Christian high school years.Religious adolescents start later — but skip contraception The gender gap in sexual activity widens with age Purity culture hits

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79:44

The Many Faces of Fundamentalism with Trauma...

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/05/25

Licensed therapist and trauma specialist Ryan Kuja joins me to examine the surprising parallels between Christian fundamentalism and new age spirituality — particularly how both can enable spiritual bypassing, discourage authentic questioning, and ultimately fail to hold space for the full complexity of human pain and experience.Ryan's Link Tree ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/dancoke/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or Twitter:

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47:08

When Theater Kids go to Youth Group (#401)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/05/21

In this episode, comedian and podcaster Jordan Morris describes growing up as a youth group kid in Orange County, and how those experiences informed his new graphic novel Youth Group, which treats its faith-filled characters with nuance and genuine affection rather than cheap satire.In the Patron-only second half, we get into the DIY ethos that both church basements and punk rock scenes share, the appeal of making the supernatural literal in his storytelling, and his ongoing creative

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89:10

Purpose & Calling After Religious Change (#400)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/05/18

Psychologist Dr. Pamela Epstein King returns to explore how religious systems provide purpose, calling, and meaning — and what happens to those foundations when people go through significant religious change. Pam's Faculty Page Episodes Mentioned: Trusting Yourself After Religious Change | #370 The Six Facets of Spiritual Health | #285 ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/dancoke/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or Twitter:

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34:29

Study Hall: Nature v. Nurture (#398)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/05/04

The nature vs. nurture debate is largely settled (spoiler alert: it's both), but the implications for how and when religious identity forms are striking. The research points to a surprisingly early window for faith formation, and what happens inside that window matters far more than most parents realize. Join me for what I'm calling Study Hall, where I bring you along as I study for my licensure exam and connect the concepts to religion along the way.Religious formation peaks ages 3–7

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85:44

Parenting After Faith Deconstruction with Meredith...

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/04/27

Meredith Miller returns to talk about something many of us have been navigating in our personal lives: how do you raise kids with a meaningful faith after your own deconstruction? We cover the real reasons to consider church, what the research actually says about faith formation, and why doing nothing is still doing something. Previous Episodes with Meredith: ⁠How Can Deconstructing Parents Talk About God? (#257)⁠ Helping Kids Know God in Healthy Ways (#174) Highlights: Home culture

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103:06

Eclectic Therapy: Mind, Body & John Wesley with Brad...

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/04/20

Brad Strawn of Fuller Seminary returns to unpack the four clinical and theological influences that shape his work as a therapist, pastor, and professor (Wesleyan theology, relational psychoanalysis, 4E cognition, and terror management theory), and we get into some genuinely good “inside baseball” about what all of this looks like in the room with actual clients.Highlights: Wesleyan theology: feelings first Relational healing through new experience 4E: embodied, embedded,

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34:57

Trump as AI Jesus & Hitler Repentance: Religion on...

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/04/15

Things are, objectively, pretty rough right now! But honestly? We can't stop laughing at the "Trump AI Jesus" memes. Religion on the News is back with Mason Mennenga (A People's Theology), and today we're leaning more into the silliness and laughter of it all, with a hearty dose of psychology along the way. Topics (full list on the full Patron-only episode): Trump/Jesus AI art, the resulting memes and parodies (*chef's kiss*), Riley Gaines, Antichrist/Left Behind stuff, Evangelical art, in-group &

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82:12

Sh*tty Minister’s Club with Lillian Daniel (#394)

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/04/13

Lillian Daniel returns after five years to discuss her new book Defrocked: Good News from a Bad Pastor for a Better Church — a candid, often funny, and deeply human account of the misconduct process she underwent in the UCC, what it taught her about identity, boundaries, and shame, and how she eventually found her way back to ministry.Highlights: Power, process, and accountability Over-identification with vocation Boundaries (and the lack thereof) Shame vs. guilt, done

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30:54

Naming Your Limits As a Tool For Hope: Anxious Times,...

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/04/02

Co-host Kristen Tideman and I work through the final two legs of Emmy van Dersen's triad — the impossible and the desirable — using Kristen's new motherhood, MS diagnosis, and ongoing religious change as real, lived test cases for the framework. In the Patron-only second half, We move from naming what we can't have, to excavating the values underneath those wishes, to identifying what we actually can do about it — and end up somewhere more hopeful than either of us expected. Highlights:

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32:06

How to Accept What You Cannot Change: Anxious Times,...

Religion on the Mind ·

2026/03/26

I'm joined by my co-host Kristen Tideman for the third installment of the Anxious Times series. We dig into Emmy van Dersen's concept of "the necessary" — the hard limits baked into existence that we can't change, only accept — and explore how resisting these limits is one of the biggest drivers of unhealthy anxiety, whether you're navigating religious deconstruction, a new diagnosis, or just being alive in a chaotic world.In the Patron-only second half, Kristen shares the raw, emotional story of

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