Episodes

  • Are John Calvin and Martin Luther Friends?

    Are John Calvin and Martin Luther Friends?
    Jun 4 2024
    This is the second part of the conversation with Flame, Grammy-nominated hip hop artist, about his faith journey. He talks about vocation, essential things, and why he's no longer a Calvinist. Mere Caffeination is an Inklings-inspired podcast about cultivating a winsome Christian witness produced by the Center for Worldview and Culture at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. For more information, visit sbuniv.edu.
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    36 mins
  • Flame, Snoop Dogg, and the Gospel

    Flame, Snoop Dogg, and the Gospel
    Apr 13 2024
    Grammy-nominated and award-winning hip hop artist FLAME and I talk about C.S. Lewis's metaphor from Mere Christianity of a great hallway. We discuss how we should think about the Church, the gospel, and Snoop Dogg's Christian rap album.
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    29 mins
  • Deconstruction and Doubt: The Rest of the Convo with the Notorious KSP

    Deconstruction and Doubt: The Rest of the Convo with the Notorious KSP
    Mar 7 2024
    Dr. Karen Swallow Prior helped us wrap up season one of Mere Caffeination and she joined us again or this the second episode of season two. This season will include several interviews with remarkable Christian leaders and a survey of the peaks of Mere Christianity, the book for which this podcast's name is inspired.
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    28 mins
  • Church, Heaven, & Karen Swallow Prior

    Church, Heaven, & Karen Swallow Prior
    Jun 6 2023
    In the final episode of this season of Mere Caffeination, we're joined by literature professor Dr. Karen Swallow Prior (aka. the Notorious KSP) as we explore C.S. Lewis's themes of church and heaven in the Screwtape Letters. I lead off the interview with Karen by asking her about all the time she's spent behind bars. True story.
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    37 mins
  • C.S. Lewis Defeated?

    C.S. Lewis Defeated?
    Apr 19 2023
    A cigar smoking, monocle wearing, young lady once beat C.S. Lewis in a public debate. Or so some say. We'll talk about how that relates to Lewis's demons in the Screwtape Letters and wrap up our conversation with Ameen Hudson from the Southside Rabbi podcast. We've packed all that into this espresso-infused episode of Mere Caffeination.
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    36 mins
  • The Human Condition

    The Human Condition
    Apr 14 2023
    In this caffeine-infused episode we look at how C.S. Lewis found his voice and how his demons understood adolescence. We're joined by Ameen Hudson, a theologian and writer who focuses on the intersection of theology, art, and culture. He's also the co-host of the Southside Rabbi podcast.
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    37 mins
  • Love and Hell

    Love and Hell
    Jan 31 2023
    "Where the Hell are we?" President Kennedy asked C.S. Lewis on November 22, 1963. Stay tuned for the second half of the program if you want to hear his response. First, we're going to wrap up our conversation with author and all-around-great-person, Trillia Newbell. Then we'll survey three summary points of Lewis's view of Hell as enunciated by his demons in a letter about romance. We've packed all that into this caffeine-infused episode of Mere Caffeination.
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    40 mins
  • Was Evil C.S. Lewis's Favorite Apologetic?

    Was Evil C.S. Lewis's Favorite Apologetic?
    Dec 22 2022
    Was evil C.S. Lewis's favorite apologetic? It was evil that led him into atheism, and, ironically, what led him out. How did a nun save Lewis's demons? We talk about all that in this episode as we're joined by the wonderful and ever cheerful Trillia Newbell.
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    38 mins