About this episode
This episode explores the history and impact of the Gideons organization and their practice of placing Bibles in hotel rooms.
What’s the deal with the Bibles in all the hotel rooms? In this episode, Erin and Evan are deep-diving the Gideons! You’ll learn about the traveling salesman roots of the organization, where the name comes from (kind of), and, of course, the controversies! Do they do more than just mysteriously place Bibles, and what’s been the impact of the organization? You’ll have to listen to find out! MENTIONS Want more Broadway in your life? Check out the Broadway Bundle at The Faith Adjacent Shop The Gideons Deep Dive: Website | Wikipedia | 2025 Annual Report Want to know more about Gideon? Listen to Season 14, Episode 3: Gideon The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. I’ve Got Questions by Erin Moon: Order Here | Guided Journal Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith Adjacent Faith Adjacent Merch: Shop Here Shop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacent Follow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Hosts: Erin, Evan
Topics covered
- Gideons
- Bibles
- hotel rooms
- organization history
- controversies
- impact
Keywords
- Gideons
- Bibles
- hotel rooms
- organization history
- controversies
- impact
- Faith Adjacent
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Organizations: Gideons, Faith Adjacent, Broadway Bundle, Patreon, Amazon
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