Podcast Overview

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421: Chesterton - Mankind would have a much worse time if there were no such thing as Christmas or Christmas dinners

12/20/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Going Cold Turkey at Christmas? In this episode, we read G.K. Chesterton’s essay, On Christmas, wherein he discusses celebrating Christmas too early, vivisection, vegetarians versus turkeys, and what to do about the poor at Christmas. It’s another curmudgeonly Christmas episode with one of our favorite British apologists and satirists.
420: C.S. Lewis - Christmas is unfortunately everyone's business

12/13/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

I’m Wasted, and I Can’t Find My Way Home. In this episode, we again invite C.S. Lewis to teach us about Christmas. We also discuss the early church fathers, worship, symbolism, mystery, Freud and Jung’s influence on modern Christians, consumerism and gift-giving, and, of course, Christmas: all this and much, much more on this episode of the podcast.
419: C.S. Lewis - All that Christianity adds to Paganism is the cure

12/05/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Pagan Neart, Christian Soul. In this episode, we read C.S. Lewis’ “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans.” Why does the post-Christian person need to become pagan again to be prepared to hear the gospel? How has a mechanistic view of nature led us to kill each other? Why do we reject the good news that Jesus ended the need for guilt-offerings, sin-sacrifices, and fear about the afterlife? What happened as a consequence of moderns pushing heavenly truth out of the material world? What is the message of Christmas that offers a cure for all that ails us?
Evangelism in the Age of Despair with Andrew Root

09/23/25

11 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

In this episode, Kelsi talks with theologian and author, Andrew Root, about his work on the secular age and his newest book, Evangelism in the Age of Despair.
Individual and community w/ Dr. Mickey Mattox

08/06/25

3 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

In this episode of Faith and Reason Exchange, David and Adam are joined by Dr. Mickey Mattox of Hillsdale College to discuss individualism and community.
Is Modern Man a Moral Idiot?

07/16/25

3 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam go through the introduction of Richard Weaver's Ideas Have Consequences and discuss the intellectual roots of modern Western culture.
The Difference Between the Comfort of the Gospel and Therapeutic Language

07/15/25

6 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman

In this episode of the Thinking Fellows podcast, Bruce Hillman, Scott Keith, and I take a look at the difference between the comfort that comes from the gospel and the kind of therapeutic language that's become common in our culture.
399: More Questions Answered - Myth and Taylor Swift

07/11/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

What Do You Mean, There’s More to This? In this episode, we answer a listener's question about Taylor Swift that leads us into a conversation about symbols and meaning, religious iconography, wild truth, and seeing reality through what’s occurring in the sacraments.
Severance and a Theology of Suffering

06/17/25

11 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Bradley Gray

Kelsi talks with pastor, author, and 1517 contributor, Bradley Gray, about themes of suffering in Apple TV's series, Severance.
Does Christianity Have a Reliable Morality?

06/16/25

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman

In this episode, the hosts delve into the reliability of the Bible, with a particular focus on the moral content of scripture and its implications for one's faith.
- The Law
- Cultural Exegesis
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Famous Fictional Clergy Part II

06/14/25

5 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for June 14-15, 2025
Christian life in secular times

06/04/25

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam pick up where they left off last week, discussing the Christian life in a secular age.