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The Christian Research Institute

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.

The Christian Research Institute

Postmodern Realities Podcast

Episodes

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2025-10-29

Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 469: The Incredulity of Yuval Noah Harari: Evaluating the World’s Foremost Big Story Historian

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Jay Watts about his article, “The Incredulity of Yuval Noah Harari: Evaluating the World’s Foremost Big Story Historian’”. ht...

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2025-10-22

Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 468:Channeling the Dead—A Christian Response to Mediums

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author  Lindsey Medenwaldt about her article, “Channeling the Dead—A Christian Response to Mediums’”. This is also part of Lindsey’s...

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2025-10-15

Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 467: Behind the Crystal Ball: The Spiritual Risks of Seeing Psychics

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Lindsey Mendenwaldt about her article, “ Behind the Crystal Ball: The Spiritual Risks of Seeing Psychics ’”. https://www.equi...

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2025-10-08

Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 466: A Review of ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ All’s Well That Ends Well:

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett  about his article, “ All’s Well That Ends Well: A Review of ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites ’”.  This also part of C...

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2025-10-01

Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 465: Update on Jen Hatmaker

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy and is an audio update on the ministry of Jen Hatmaker.For Anne’s blog post regarding Jen Hatmaker’s new intervi...

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2025-09-24

Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 464: Opening-out Delight:Romantic Love as Divine Sign in the Novels of Walker Percy

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Stephen Mitchell about his  article, “Opening-out Delight: Romantic Love as Divine Sign in the Novels of Walker Percy” https:...

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2025-09-17

Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 463: Are Pastors and Church Government Biblical? Authority and the Church in the New Testament Era and

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Matthew Kennedy about his  article, “ Are Pastors and Church Government Biblical? Authority and the Church in the New Testame...

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2025-09-10

Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 462: G.K. Chesterton’s ‘Orthodoxy’ and Christian Enchantment

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Rebekah Valerius about her  article, “G.K. Chesterton’s ‘Orthodoxy’ and Christian Enchantment”https://www.equip.org/articles/...

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2025-09-03

Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 461: Review of ‘Lower Than The Angels: A History Of Sex and Christianity by Diarmaid MacCulloch

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy about her  article, “Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Lens on Sex and Marriage: Summary Critique of ‘Lower Than T...

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2025-08-27

Postmodern Realities Podcast Episode 460: The Death of Credentials: How Social Media Influencers Dumbed Us Down & Made Everything Worse

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Doug Groothuis about his  article, “ The Death of Credentials: How Social Media Influencers Dumbed us Down and Made Everythin...