Postmodern Realities Podcast

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Hosted by Melanie Cogdill the Managing Editor at the Christian Research Institute, Postmodern Realities is a podcast from the Christian Research Institute and the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL. Each podcast features in-depth conversations with our JOURNAL authors.

  1. 6D AGO

    Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 485: The Problem of Platforming on Anger

    This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Jay Watts about his article, “The Problem of Platforming on Anger“.This is also part of Jay’s ongoing column, Ethical Apologetics.https://www.equip.org/articles/the-problem-of-platforming-on-anger/ One way you can support our online articles and podcasts is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10, which is the cost of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here. Related podcasts and articles by this author:Episode 469: The Incredulity of Yuval Noah Harari: Evaluating the World’s Foremost Big Story Historian “The Incredulity of Yuval Noah Harari: Evaluating the World’s Foremost Big Story Historian’”Episode 441: Exploring “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) Decisions with Hope“Exploring “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) Decisions with Hope“Episode 381 Christianity is Narrow. It Should Not Impose Its Views On EveryoneChristianity is Better: What Place for the Christian in a Post-Christian Political World?  Don’t miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.

    1h 30m

  2. FEB 11

    Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 484: Deconstructing Faith and Marriage when a Spouse Comes Out: A Review of Beard

    This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy about her article, “Deconstructing Faith and Marriage when a Spouse Comes Out: A Review of Beard: A Memoir of a Marriage by Kelly Foster Lundquist”. https://www.equip.org/articles/deconstructing-faith-and-marriage-when-a-spouse-comes-out-a-review-of-beard-a-memoir-of-a-marriage-by-kelly-foster-lundquist/This is also part of our Anne’s ongoing column, Theological Trends. One way you can support our online articles and podcasts is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10, which is the cost of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here. Related podcasts and articles by this author:Episode 475: Is Good Christian Parenting a Myth? A Review of ‘The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families’ by Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis“Is Good Christian Parenting a Myth? A Review of ‘The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families’ by Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis“.Episode 470: Does the Bible Teach Complementarity? Does the Bible Teach Complementarity? Episode 461: Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Lens on Sex and Marriage: Summary Critique of ‘Lower Than The Angels: A History Of Sex and Christianity’Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Lens on Sex and Marriage: Summary Critique of ‘Lower Than The Angels: A History Of Sex and Christianity’”    Don’t miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.

    54 min

  3. FEB 4

    Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 483: The Lunar New Year Animals: A Christian Examination of the Chinese Zodiac

    This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Linsdey Medenwaldt about her article, “The Lunar New Year Animals: A Christian Examination of the Chinese Zodiac”. This is also part of our  Lindsey’s ongoing column, The Fringe Files. https://www.equip.org/articles/the-lunar-new-year-animals-a-christian-examination-of-the-chinese-zodiac/ One way you can support our online articles and podcasts is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10, which is the cost of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here. Related podcasts and articles by this author:Episode 468: Channeling the Dead—A Christian Response to MediumsChanneling the Dead—A Christian Response to Mediums.Behind the Crystal Ball: The Spiritual Risks of Seeing PsychicsEpisode 467: Behind the Crystal Ball: The Spiritual Risks of Seeing PsychicsEpisode 454: Crystals: Vibrations, Energy, and Healing Power?Crystals: Vibrations, Energy, and Healing Power?Episode 442: Consciously Dreaming: A Look at Lucid DreamsConsciously Dreaming: A Look at Lucid Dreams  Don’t miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.

    53 min

  4. JAN 28

    Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 482: Sigmund Freud and The Making of Our Modern Sexual Identity

    This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Alisa Ruddell about her article, “Sigmund Freud and The Making of Our Modern Sexual Identity”.   Editors’ Note: This essay engages Sigmund Freud’s thought and legacy with candor and historical precision. An accurate analysis necessarily involves frank discussion of sexual behavior, impulses, and theories advanced by Freud and his intellectual successors. Author Alisa Ruddell examines this material critically from a Christian moral perspective. Discretion is advised for readers who may find such material unexpected or unsettling. https://www.equip.org/articles/sigmund-freud-and-the-making-of-our-modern-sexual-identity/ This is also part of our  ongoing Philosophers Series. One way you can support our online articles and podcasts is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10, which is the cost of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here. Additional Related podcasts and articles by this author:Episode 438: Is Everybody Traumatized, and Do We All Need Therapy?Is Everybody Traumatized, and Do We All Need Therapy?Podblast is a conversation with Journal author Alisa Ruddell about  Beautiful Union by Joshua Ryan Butler. “Beautiful Union by Joshua Ryan Butler and the Trouble with Borrowing Icons Episode 337 What Happened To The Word “WOMAN”?“What Happened To The Word “WOMAN”? Episode 321 Carl Jung and the Modern World’s WoundCarl Jung and the Modern World’s Wound Don’t miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.

    1h 16m

  5. JAN 21

    Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 481: Resurrecting the Dead with AI? Digital Necromancy and the Christian

    This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Doug Groothuis about his article, “Resurrecting the Dead with AI? Digital Necromancy and the Christian“. https://www.equip.org/articles/resurrecting-the-dead-with-ai-digital-necromancy-and-the-christian/ This is also part of Doug’s ongoing Cultural Critique column.One way you can support our online articles and podcasts is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10, which is the cost of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here.  Additional Related podcasts and articles by this author:Blaise Pascal: Three Misconceptions and the Truth\\Episode 460: The Death of Credentials: How Social Media Influencers Dumbed Us Down & Made Everything Worse“The Death of Credentials: How Social Media Influencers Dumbed us Down and Made Everything Worse.”Episode 436: Why Read Books?Why Read Books? Episode 424 Of God and Dogs, With Constant Reference to Sunny“Of God and Dogs, With Constant Reference to Sunny“Episode 416: The Art of Bracketing in Apologetics: Switching Ground Without Losing GroundThe Art of Bracketing in Apologetics: Switching Ground Without Losing GroundEpisode 401 How Truth WorksHow Truth Works Don’t miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.

    42 min

  6. JAN 14

    Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 480: The Progressive Miseducation of America: Confronting the Cultural Revolution from the Classroom t

    This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Corey Miller about his book, The Progressive Miseducation of America: Confronting the Cultural Revolution from the Classroom to Your Community. You can receive your copy when you partner with us by clicking here.  A related article that Corey wrote for us in the past was How We Lost the Universities and How to Reclaim the Voice of Christ. https://www.equip.org/articles/how-we-lost-the-universities-how-to-reclaim-the-voice-of-christ/ This was accompanied by Postmodern Realities Episode 137 How We Lost the Universities and How to Reclaim the Voice of Christ. One way you can support our online articles and podcasts is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10, which is the cost of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here. Additional Related podcasts and articles by this author:Episode 358 Responding to the Mormon Missionary Message“Responding to the Mormon Missionary Message.” Episode 169 The Jesus of Mormonism: Differences That Make a Difference“The Jesus of Mormonism: Differences That Make a Difference”.  Don’t miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.

    1h 28m

  7. JAN 7

    Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 479: The God Who Looks Back: A Review of ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

    This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his article, “The God Who Looks Back: A Review of ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash'”. This also part of Cole’s ongoing column, Cultural Apologetics.[Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for Avatar: Fire and Ash .] https://www.equip.org/articles/the-god-who-looks-back-a-review-of-avatar-fire-and-ash/ One way you can support our online articles and podcasts is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10, which is the cost of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here. Related podcasts and articles by this author:Episode 472: The Man and the Monster: A Review of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein The Man and the Monster: A Review of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’.Episode 466: All’s Well That Ends Well: A Review of ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’All’s Well That Ends Well: A Review of ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’Episode 457: Family First: A Film Review of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’Family First: A Film Review of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’  Don’t miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.

    56 min

  8. 12/30/2025

    Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 478: The Church with No Foundation: Evaluating the Teachings of Pastor Andy Stanley

    This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Matthew M. Kennedy about his article, “The Church with No Foundation: Evaluating the Teachings of Pastor Andy Stanley“. https://www.equip.org/articles/the-church-with-no-foundation-evaluating-the-teachings-of-pastor-andy-stanley/ One way you can support our online articles and podcasts is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10, which is the cost of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here. Related podcasts and articles by this author:Episode 463: Are Pastors and Church Government Biblical? Authority and the Church in the New Testament Era and BeyondAre Pastors and Church Government Biblical? Authority and the Church in the New Testament Era and BeyondEpisode 433: ‘Am I Racist?’ Reveals DEI’s Counterfeit Redemption‘Am I Racist?’ Reveals DEI’s Counterfeit RedemptionEpisode 405 Non-Christians, Death, and Comforting the BereavedNon-Christians, Death, and Comforting the BereavedEpisode 391 Who May Come To The Lord’s Table—Eucharistic Welcome And Warning“Who May Come To The Lord’s Table—Eucharistic Welcome And Warning.“  Don’t miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.

    55 min
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Hosted by Melanie Cogdill the Managing Editor at the Christian Research Institute, Postmodern Realities is a podcast from the Christian Research Institute and the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL. Each podcast features in-depth conversations with our JOURNAL authors.

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    The Christian Research Institute
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    2016 - 2026
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