Thinking Christian: Clear Theology for a Confusing World

Thinking Christian: Clear Theology for a Confusing World

James Spencer

Erin Moniz | Intimacy, Identity, and the Church: Reimagining Relationships Through the Gospel

June 23, 2025   ●   59 min

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What if our dating struggles, friendship breakdowns, and even church conflicts trace back not to technique—but to theology? In this episode of Thinking Christian, Dr. James Spencer sits down with Erin Moniz—Anglican deacon, Baylor chaplain, and author of Knowing and Being Known—to rethink Christian relationships from the ground up. They tackle purity culture’s lingering effects, the idolization of marriage, the crisis of friendship in the local church, and how consumerism has crept into everything from dating to discipleship. At the heart of the conversation is a bold, refreshing claim: intimacy isn’t a bonus feature of the Christian life. It’s central to knowing God.

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