Postmodern Realities Podcast

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his online article, “The Price of Life in ‘Sound of Freedom’”https://www.equip.org/articles/the-price-of-life-in-sound-of-freedom/ **Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for The Price of Freedom ** When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here


Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author:Episode 352 Fire from the Gods How ‘Oppenheimer’ Mythologizes Twentieth Century AmericaFire from the Gods: How ‘Oppenheimer’ Mythologizes Twentieth Century AmericaEpisode 349: Film Review ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’It’s the Mileage: Looking Back on Forty Years with ‘Indiana Jones’-Film Review of ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’Episode 344 Mrs. Davis and the Crisis of Storytelling in the Twenty-First CenturyMrs. Davis TV Series Review andEpisode 340 Finding Family Among the Last of UsFinding Family Among ‘The Last of Us’Episode 335 Let Faith Oust Fact: A Review of The WhaleLet Faith Oust Fact: A Review of The WhaleEpisode 330 Finding Empathy in the Trenches: A Review of Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western FrontA Review of the Oscar Winning Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front-Finding Empathy in the TrenchesEpisode 324 The Way of Family in Avatar: the Way of WaterThe Way of Family in Avatar: the Way of Water

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Matthew Kennedy about his feature length Viewpoint online article from the Christian Research Journal., "Should Christians Be Rebaptized?" https://www.equip.org/articles/should-christians-be-rebaptized/ When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here

Other articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this authorEpisode 306 Marriage Is about the Gospel: Clarifying the Boundaries of Christian OrthodoxyMarriage is about the Gospel: Clarifying the Boundaries of Christian OrthodoxyEpisode 260: Christ and His Bride: Why Your Pastor’s Gender MattersChrist and His Bride: Why Your Pastor’s Gender MattersEpisode 235: Does the Bible Dictate Clothing Style by Gender? Cross Dressing and the Gender BinaryDoes the Bible Dictate Clothing Style by Gender? Cross Dressing and the Gender BinaryEpisode 234: Star Wars Happy and Glorious in The High RepublicHappy and Glorious in The High Republic: A Review of The High Republic Era beginning with Star Wars: Light of the Jedi by Charles SouleEpisode 212 Why Do The Parents of Gay Children Change Their Theological Minds?Why Do Parents of Gay Children Change Their Theological MindsEpisode 156 The Prayers Rose Like Incense: Anglican Worship and the Normative PrincipleThe Prayers Rose Like Incense: Anglican Worship and the Normative Principle

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Elizabeth Turnage about her online article, “Hope for the Suffering Caregiver—Union with Christ ". https://www.equip.org/articles/hope-for-the-suffering-caregiver-union-with-christ/ When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here

Other articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this authorEpisode 285 The Age of Opportunity: How the Bible Gives Hope for Aging“The Age of Opportunity: How the Bible Gives Hope for Aging” in the 45: 1/2 edition of the Christian Research Journal.Episode 256: How Unanswered Prayer Grows Faith, Hope, and LoveHow Unanswered Prayer Grows Faith, Hope, and Love

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy about her online article, “Women and the Genderless Jesus A Review of Women and the Gender of God by Amy Peeler” https://www.equip.org/articles/women-and-the-genderless-jesus-a-review-of-women-and-the-gender-of-god-by-amy-peeler/ When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here
Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author:Episode 348 Despair and Hope in the Anglican CommunionDespair and Hope in the Anglican CommunionEpisode 343 A Review of Beautiful Union by Joshua Ryan ButlerThe Upside-Down Metaphor: A Hermeneutical Critique of Josh Butler’s ‘Beautiful Union’Episode 331 A Mountain Made Low—A Look at Brianna WiestA Mountain Made Low—A Look at Brianna WiestEpisode 325 Life in the Church and the Liturgical Church CalendarGo to Church! How Living Through the Church Year Can Help You Get a Grip on Your Life, Your Faith, and Your Family

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his online article, “Fire from the Gods How Oppenheimer Mythologizes Twentieth Century America.” https://www.equip.org/articles/fire-from-the-gods-how-oppenheimer-mythologizes-twentieth-century-america/ **Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for Oppenheimer ** When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here

Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author:Episode 349: Film Review ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’It’s the Mileage: Looking Back on Forty Years with ‘Indiana Jones’-Film Review of ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’Episode 344 Mrs. Davis and the Crisis of Storytelling in the Twenty-First CenturyMrs. Davis TV Series Review andEpisode 340 Finding Family Among the Last of UsFinding Family Among ‘The Last of Us’Episode 335 Let Faith Oust Fact: A Review of The WhaleLet Faith Oust Fact: A Review of The WhaleEpisode 330 Finding Empathy in the Trenches: A Review of Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western FrontA Review of the Oscar Winning Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front-Finding Empathy in the TrenchesEpisode 324 The Way of Family in Avatar: the Way of WaterThe Way of Family in Avatar: the Way of Water

This Postmodern Realities episode an in-depth conversation with Journal author Luke Engstrom about his article, “Advice from a College Student: Go to Church ” which is only available to read when you partner with CRI here. https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-special-themed-double-journal-issue-on-the-greatest-assault-on-human-nature-ever-devised-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-cult-of-wokeism-wa/ Also make sure to see this special announcement regarding the future of the Christian Research Journal , in this From the Editor, “A Fond Farewell, Not A Good-Bye.“When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here

In his preface to The Screwtape Letters (1941), C. S. Lewis playfully suggests that some correspondence between two devils has fallen into his hands by means he will not explain. He must prevent “ill-disposed or excitable people” from trying to lay their hands on similar communication. It’s a trick, Lewis suggests, that can be done by anyone who has “learned the knack.” The danger, as the fictionalized Lewis waxes, is that “there are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them.” If he disclosed his secrets, excitable people would quickly fall into the latter danger of excessive interest in devils. Looking at the spate of recent movies about possession and exorcism, it would seem that Hollywood has acquired “the knack,” in a manner of speaking. There are dozens of exorcism movies from just the last ten years available to rent on Amazon Prime and at least three films released or slated to release in 2023: The Pope’s Exorcist, Nefarious, and The Exorcist: Believer. Of these latter three, the first two did well financially, and it’s not hard to imagine the forthcoming sequel to the hallmark possession movie — The Exorcist (1973) — terrorizing millions. Given the rise of Hollywood movies about exorcism and possession movies, it might be easy to assume that we’ve fallen into the danger of unhealthy interest Lewis warned about. But with the rise of the “nones” and a widespread disenchanted worldview, one could just as easily argue that we are far too disbelieving. So, which is it? Are we too materialistic, detached from the reality of the spiritual realm, or overly obsessed with the unseen world?


This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Philip Tallon about his online article, “The Power of the Devil Compels Us: Possession and Exorcism Movies in a Modern Age.” https://www.equip.org/articles/the-power-of-the-devil-compels-us-possession-and-exorcism-movies-in-a-modern-age/ **Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for The Pope’s Exorcist (2023), Nefarious (2023), The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), and The Exorcist (1973).** When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here

Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author:Episode 320 Slaying and Redeeming Demons: Understanding the Anime Film Demon SlayerSlaying and Redeeming Demons: Understanding the Anime Film Demon Slayer”.Zombie Movies:Episode 300: Our Own Worst Enemy: Zombie Movies and the Horror of Human SinOur Own Worst Enemy: Zombie Movies and the Horror of Human SinSherlock Holmes Episode 243: The Fall of Sherlock: Investigating the Victorian Detective in a Modern AgeThe Fall of Sherlock: Investigating the Victorian Detective in a Modern AgeRevenge Movies:Episode 225: Wild Justice: Why Do We Love Revenge Movies?Wild Justice: Why Do We Love Revenge Movies?The MandalorianEpisode 217: Thinking About Religion in The MandalorianThis is the Way…Or is It?: Thinking About Religion in The MandalorianTenetEpisode 205: Time May Change Me, But I Can’t Change Time: Reversing Time to Understand Christopher Nolan’s TenetTime May Change Me, But I Can’t Change Time: Reversing Time to Understand Christopher Nolan’s TenetA Hidden LifeEpisode 155 The Marathon of Martyrdom: A Review of A Hidden LifeThe Marathon of Martyrdom: A Review of A Hidden LifeStar Wars: Rise of Skywalker Episode 154: The Dead Won’t Stop Talking: A Review of The Rise of SkywalkerThe Dead Won’t Stop Talking: A Review of The Rise of SkywalkerFred Rogers and Mr. Rogers Neighborhood:Episode 150: The Eternal Importance of Being Awkwardly Earnest: A Review of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”The Eternal Importance of Being Awkwardly Earnest: A Review of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”Steven Spielberg Movies:Episode 139 Clear Skies, Hurt Hearts, Can’t Lose: Why Spielberg’s Aliens Help Make us More HumanClear Skies, Hurt Hearts, Can’t Lose: Why Spielberg’s Aliens Help Make us More HumanTolkienEpisode 123 Tolkien’s First FellowshipTolkien’s First Fellowship A film review of TolkienAlfred Hitchcock films:Episode 100: A. Hitchcock FilmsThe Coen Brother’s Films:Episode 050: O Father, Where Art Thou? The Coen Brothers and the Riddle of Existence

Few actors have had the luxury of being able to stick with and develop a character for over forty years, yet there is a sense in which Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones. In many ways, among the pantheon of iconic characters Ford has played over the last half-century (including Han Solo, Rick Deckard, John Book, Jack Ryan, Dr. Richard Kimble), Jones will form the most enduring part of his legacy. Solo alone is engraved upon the flipside of that coin, but according to Ford himself, “he’s certainly a much less interesting character than Indiana Jones. The breadth of his story utility was never extensive. He was the foil between the other more compelling elements of the film [Star Wars], between the sage old warrior and the young hero.”3 In other words, of the actor’s two most significant characters, Jones wins the day by virtue of being able to carry his own story. And with the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, that story has been told. Though he will likely be remembered for his gumption and ability to give as good as he gets, what makes Jones a worthwhile character goes beyond whip-smart dialogue and cleverly conceived action set pieces. Jones’s story is as much one of personal growth and finding treasure in the ordinary as it is about punching Nazis in pursuit of lost artifacts. That makes the character and his story worth paying attention to, especially for Christians navigating a culture in which “progress” is heralded as the ultimate goal. Good Ol’ Fashioned Heroism. Heroes are never going out of style. History and mythology have taught us that time and again. But the kinds of heroes we tell stories about have changed, and well beyond the trappings of cultural differences. If the late twentieth-century produced the anti-hero, the early twenty-first produced the self-conscious hero.4 Embodied by the likes of Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, the ironic protagonist who feels the need to constantly “wink” at the audience has come to dominate the zeitgeist. Couple this with the fact that changing cultural norms tend to call for reevaluations of traditional masculine (and therefore “heroic”) values. Western culture has moved beyond the hero and the anti-hero, to heroes who are not allowed to have flaws, who must wink at the audience to let us know that the people who are writing them know that it is all make-believe anyway, as if audiences might begin — God forbid — to take seriously the narrative and characters put before them. Astounding (but not entirely surprising) is the pendulum swing from the deconstruction of heroes to the castigating of the heroic altogether. Of course, this walks hand-in-hand with the redefinition of sin from a real transgression of divine law at odds with a baseline morality to, effectively, “indulgence” or “enjoyable naughtiness.” After forty years of storytelling, what makes Jones “old fashioned” is not the fact that he is white, but exactly what Spielberg — one of his creators — says: Indiana Jones is “not a perfect hero.” That category is reserved for one individual in history, Jesus Christ — and His story is told in the pages of Scripture.


This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his online article, “It’s the Mileage: Looking Back on Forty Years with Indiana Jones/Film Review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny‘” **Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.** https://www.equip.org/articles/its-the-mileage-looking-back-on-forty-years-with-indiana-jones-film-review-of-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/

When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here

Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author:Episode 344 Mrs. Davis and the Crisis of Storytelling in the Twenty-First CenturyMrs. Davis TV Series Review andEpisode 340 Finding Family Among the Last of UsFinding Family Among ‘The Last of Us’Episode 335 Let Faith Oust Fact: A Review of The WhaleLet Faith Oust Fact: A Review of The WhaleEpisode 330 Finding Empathy in the Trenches: A Review of Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western FrontA Review of the Oscar Winning Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front-Finding Empathy in the TrenchesEpisode 324 The Way of Family in Avatar: the Way of WaterThe Way of Family in Avatar: the Way of WaterEpisode 318 An Occasion for Just War: A Review of AndorAn Occasion for Just War: A Review of Andor












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The Anglican Church is an ancient tradition. Its roots go much farther back than the Reformation. The See of Canterbury was founded by St. Augustine—not the famous one from North Africa, but the one commissioned by Pope Gregory to evangelize the English. He was the first in an unbroken line of Archbishops of Canterbury since 597. Many call the English Reformation the Via Media, not the mid-way between Rome and Protestantism, but the middle path between Luther and Calvin, with the curiosity of the Elizabethan settlement preserving the candles, incense, kneelers, and lace that give Anglicanism its antiquated—some might say fusty—aesthetic. Not being able to agree on very many things, but worshiping together anyway is, nevertheless, one source of its current malady. The way between conformity to doctrine and practice on one side and letting everyone have their own conscience on the other meant that progressivism found its way into the Anglican world a lot more quickly than in other denominations. In Kigali, Rwanda, in April 2024 representatives of over 85% of the world’s Anglicans came together and agreed that the question of homosexuality that has so divided the church for 25 years is an essential issue and that those churches—including the very heart of the Church, the See of Canterbury itself—that deny the Scripture’s teaching on human sexuality have ceased to hold their place and position in the Communion. The Kigali Commitment produced at that conference rearticulates the doctrine of scripture that has shaped Anglican worship for more than 500 years. Most of all, however, it redefines Anglican Identity and definitively classifies the question of sexuality as a first-order, Communion-dividing heresy.

This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy about her online article, “To All Who Truly Turn to Him: Despair and Hope in the Anglican Communion. https://www.equip.org/articles/to-all-who-truly-turn-to-him-despair-and-hope-in-the-anglican-communion/
When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here

Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring Anne Kennedy:Episode 343 A Review of Beautiful Union by Joshua Ryan ButlerThe Upside-Down Metaphor: A Hermeneutical Critique of Josh Butler’s ‘Beautiful Union’Episode 331 A Mountain Made Low—A Look at Brianna WiestA Mountain Made Low—A Look at Brianna WiestEpisode 325 Life in the Church and the Liturgical Church CalendarGo to Church! How Living Through the Church Year Can Help You Get a Grip on Your Life, Your Faith, and Your FamilyEpisode 316 Take Joy: Santa, St. Nicholas, and JesusTake Joy: Santa, St. Nicholas, and JesusEpisode 313 Spiritual Friendship: Temptation or Belonging?Spiritual Friendship: Temptation or Belonging?Episode 308 A More Unconditional Love: Modern Iterations of Platonic Marriage

Since 2016, over 30,000 homicides have occurred in Canada, at the hands of another MAID. Given secular trends, MAID (or something like it) may be coming to America as well. It stands for Medical Assistance in Dying and it allows physicians to euthanize people, thousands of people made in the image of God. This is a Canadian medical protocol, which went into effect in June of 2016 when the Parliament of Canada passed federal legislation allowing eligible Canadian adults to request medical assistance in dying.Moreover, these deaths are procured legally and by physicians. Historically, physicians have considered their calling to “do no harm” and to assist their patients in correcting illness and in being healthy. This is part of the ancient Hippocratic tradition. When physicians administer lethal doses of poison to their “patients,” something has radically gone wrong. The reasons for MAID have expanded far beyond “death with dignity” for those terminally ill. But even in these cases, it is morally wrong for someone to induce the death of another person, since that violates God’s command not to murder (Exodus 20:13).


This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Doug Groothuis about his online article, “‘Murder by Medicine in Canada and the Threat to America“ https://www.equip.org/articles/murder-by-medicine-in-canada-and-the-threat-to-america/.When you support the Journal, you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here



Other recent podcasts and articles by this author:Episode 322 Apologetics Anecdotes to Inspire Christian WitnessApologetics Anecdotes to Inspire Christian WitnessEpisode 302 Defining the Meaning of Woman (Review of Matt Walsh’s Documentary Film and Book, What Is a Woman?)Defining the Meaning of Woman (Review of Matt Walsh’s Documentary Film and Book, What Is a Woman?)”in the 45:2-3 (Fall 2022) edition of the Christian Research Journal.Episode 293 Sexual Identity and the Biblical Philosophy of GenderSexual Identity and the Biblical Philosophy of Gender” in the 45: 1/2 edition of the Christian Research JournalChristian Apologetics in a NutshellEpisode 226: A Heretic’s Christ, a False Salvation: A Review of The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope for, and Believe Richard RohrA Heretic’s Christ, a False Salvation: A Review of The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope for, and Believe Richard RohrEpisode 220 God and Our IgnoranceGod and Our IgnoranceEpisode 194 Autobiography as ApologeticAutobiography as ApologeticEpisode 157: The Reincarnation of ReincarnationThe Reincarnation of ReincarnationEpisode 122 Shamelessly Wrong Shamelessly Wrong: Book Review of Shameless: A Sexual Reformation Nadia Bolz-WeberEpisode 004: Agile Apologetics Developing an Agile Apologetic And many more, Dr. Groothuis has written articles for us for over 30 years.