Postmodern Realities Podcast

Postmodern Realities Podcast

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.

Episodes

June 11, 2025 53 mins
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Louis Markos about his article, “George Herbert’s Devotional Poetry: An Apologist’s Guide to God’s Call, Prayer, and Gospel Transformation:" https://www.equip.org/articles/george-herberts-devotional-poetry-an-apologists-guide-to-gods-call-prayer-and-gospel-transformation/


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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his article, “We Used Up All the Perfect: Andor and the Limits of Star Wars“.  https://www.equip.org/articles/we-used-up-all-the-perfect-andor-and-the-limits-of-star-wars/


This is also part of Cole’s ongoing Cultural Apologetics Column.[Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for Star Wars: Andor.]

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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Bill Westers about his article, “Questions and Doubts: 5 DON’Ts for Christian Parents”. https://www.equip.org/articles/questions-and-doubts-5-donts-for-christian-parents/

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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy about her review article, “That Sounds Really Hard: Assessing the Theology of Peter Enns”. https://www.equip.org/articles/that-sounds-really-hard-assessing-the-theology-of-peter-enns/

This is also part of Anne’s ongoing “Theological Trends Column”. 

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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Lisa Cooper about her article, “How the Church Can Address the Crisis of Identity and Belief Among Gen Z Women”. https://www.equip.org/articles/how-the-church-can-address-the-crisis-of-identity-and-belief-among-gen-z-women/

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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Melissa Cain Travis about her article, “Persons Don’t Disintegrate: Apple TV’s ‘Severance’ and the Continuity of Identity Problem” https://www.equip.org/articles/persons-dont-disintegrate-apple-tvs-severance-and-the-continuity-of-identity-problem/  and Julie Miller about her sidebar article, “‘Severance’ and the Good Life”. https://www.equip.org/articles/severa...
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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his article, “Blades, Spirits, and the Sacred: Encountering Shintoism in Assassin’s Creed Shadows”. https://www.equip.org/articles/blades-spirits-and-the-sacred-encountering-shintoism-in-assassins-creed-shadows/

This is also part of Cole’s ongoing Cultural Apologetics Column.[Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for Assassin’s Creed Sh...
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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Lindsey Medenwaldt about her article, “Consciously Dreaming: A Look at Lucid Dreams”. https://www.equip.org/articles/consciously-dreaming-a-look-at-lucid-dreams/
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Everyone seems to take jury service lightly and try to get out of it. But what are biblical reasons why Christians should want to and in fact serve on a jury? This excerpt from Episode 439 of Postmodern Realities Podcast is from a conversation with JOURNAL author and attorney David Hagopian about his film review article, “The ‘Juror #2’ in Everyone.” Read the film review here. https://www.equip.org/articles/the-juror-2-in-everyone/

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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Jay Watts about his article ,”Exploring DNR Decisions with Hope”. https://www.equip.org/articles/exploring-do-not-resuscitate-dnr-decisions-with-hope/

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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy about her review article,”Reimagining ‘Snow White’: How Counterfeits Reveal the True”. (Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for the live-action film Snow White.)This is also part of Anne’s ongoing “Theological Trends Column”.   https://www.equip.org/articles/reimagining-snow-white-how-counterfeits-reveal-the-true/

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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author David Hagopian about his review article, “The ‘Juror #2’ in Everyone”. https://www.equip.org/articles/the-juror-2-in-everyone/ [Editor’s Note: WARNING — This article contains significant spoilers for Juror #2, including key plot twists.]


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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Alisa Ruddell  about her  article, “Is Everybody Traumatized, and Do We All Need Therapy?”. Coming Soon!Note: this is a  Viewpoint articleViewpoint articles address relevant contemporary issues in discernment and apologetics from a particular perspective that is usually not shared by all Christians, with the intended result that Christians’ thinking on that i...
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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his  article, “What is Truth in ‘Dune: Prophecy’?.”  Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for Dune: Prophecy.]This is also part of the ongoing column by Cole entitled, Cultural Apologetics.  https://www.equip.org/articles/what-is-truth-in-dune-prophecy/

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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Doug Groothuis about his  article, “Why Read Books?.”This is also part of Doug’s ongoing “Cultural Critique Column”. https://www.equip.org/articles/why-read-books//


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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Melissa Cain Travis about her article, “The Pathos of the Reflective Naturalist: Meaning, Happiness, and Eternity in our Hearts.” https://www.equip.org/articles/the-pathos-of-the-reflective-naturalist-meaning-happiness-and-eternity-in-our-hearts/

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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Lindsey Mendenwaldt about her article, “Another Book About Cults? A Review of J. W. Ocker’s ‘Cult Following’”. https://www.equip.org/articles/another-book-about-cults-a-review-of-j-w-ockers-cult-following/


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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Matthew Kennedy about his article, “‘Am I Racist?’ Reveals DEI’s Counterfeit Redemption“.[Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for Am I Racist?] https://www.equip.org/articles/am-i-racist-reveals-deis-counterfeit-redemption/

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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Stephen Mitchell about his article, “Love (Not Rocks) All the Way Down: Horror and Hospitality in ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge”. https://www.equip.org/articles/love-not-rocks-all-the-way-down-horror-and-hospitality-in-the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-by-samuel-taylor-coleridge/


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This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author R. Keith Loftin about his article, “John Searle: Unwitting Ally of the Soul”. This is also part of our ongoing Philosophers Series.
 https://www.equip.org/articles/john-searle-unwitting-ally-of-the-soul/


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