Jacob Hawley

The Triclinium

Religion EN ↓ 53 episodes

A Podcast named after the three-sided table (the triclinium) used in the Lord’s Supper, where the listener is invited to join Aric Bergers, Nate Leid, and Jacob Hawley as they think through and discuss matters of Christian faith, practice, and community.

Author

Jacob Hawley

Category

Religion

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Latest episode

Oct 20, 2025

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Episodes

55. Should Christians Curse? 20.10.2025

This episode, the boys tackle the question of profanity! Cover your children’s ears… Reach out to us at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com *Jacob accidentally horrifically mispronounced the name of one of the professors he got to interview at Fox. The Derrida scholar’s name is Ekaputra Tupamahu.

54. Is the Church a Business? 08.10.2025

This week the boys invite on a church financial expert to answer the question: Is the Church a Business? To reach out, email us at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

53. Should the Church be Entertaining? 11.08.2025

In this episode, the boys tackle the phenomenon of Christians hosting massive events and spectacles to earn the attention of the outsider and unbeliever. Where is the line? Reach out to us at Sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

52. How Can We Tell Who’s Christian? 28.07.2025

In this episode of the Triclinium, Jacob sets up the discussion with five gargantuan questions, with the hopes of solving them all in an hour. If you’d like to reach out, you can do so at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com PS: For those wanting to see Augustine’s possible references to an Invisible Church, see Letter 76 & Sermon 23

51. How Should Christians Approach Entertainment? 14.07.2025

In the Triclinium’s first ever Explicit episode, the boys talk about how Christians should use media, or whether they should. Reach out to us at Sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

50. Number FIFTY 5️⃣0️⃣ 🥳 16.05.2025

This episode is a little all over the place, but hopefully you can bear with us. It is our fiftieth episode after all 🥳 Reach out to us at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

49. Are Catastrophes God’s Will? (Albert Camus, The Plague) 02.05.2025

This episode, the boys talk about a book by Albert Camus called the Plague. If you’d like to reach out, you can do so at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

48. Where Does Evil Come From? 25.04.2025

This week, the boys get into a conversation around evil, Satan, and temptation. If you’d like to reach out, please do so at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

47. Do Spirits Control the World? 23.04.2025

This week the boys talk about animism and the spiritual forces at work in our world. If you want to reach out, please do so at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

46. Who Should Run the Church? 01.03.2025

This week, the boys jump into Ecclesiology, which is the study of the structure and intricacies of the Church. If you’d like to reach out to us, you can do so at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

45. What is Evil? [CS Lewis on Dualism] 01.02.2025

This week the boys take to talking about Dualism and the nature of evil. If you’d like to reach out to us, you can always do so at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

44. Should We Mourn the Death of the Wicked? 26.01.2025

This week the boys talk about the assassination of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, and whether it is appropriate to applaud vigilantism, and how Christians should respond to the death of the wicked. Reach out to us at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

43. How Should We Think About Hell? [CS Lewis, The Great Divorce] 03.01.2025

This week Jacob leads the discussion in an overview of CS Lewis’s “The Great Divorce”. Reach out to us at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

42. How Should Christians Read the Old Testament? 20.12.2024

This week, the boys talk about the difficulties that meet us as we open up the Hebrew Scriptures, and what lenses we need to adopt as we read! Reach out to us at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

41. Can Disciples Use Violence? 08.12.2024

This week, the boys go back to unpacking a Christian view of the relationship between the Church and the State! Reach out to us at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

40. Let’s Talk About Marriage 22.11.2024

Join the gang as they talk about marriage today. Should all couples aim to have kids? What is marriage all about? What does it mean to give yourself to someone else? Reach out to us at Sophomorosoffical@gmail.com

39. Kicking People out of Church? 08.11.2024

This week, the boys talk about excommunication, when and how the Church should preform it, and who is in charge of the decision! Reach out to us at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

38. Does Jesus Call Us to Vote? 25.10.2024

This week, the boys discuss voting, whether or not Christians should involve themselves in matters of government, and who should carry the sword. Reach out to us at Sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

37. How Do We Know Which Books Are Bible? 21.10.2024

Welcome back! This week, the boys talk about the markers for a Book of the Bible being in the canon. What makes a writing Scripture? Are there any lost books of the Bible? Reach out to us at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

36. How is the World Going to End? 28.09.2024

The boys have a light discussion about the apocalypse on this episode of the Triclinium. When is Jesus coming back? How will it look when He returns? How should we read Revelation? Is Left Behind a documentary? Reach out to us at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

35. Can the Bible Make Mistakes? 21.09.2024

Today, the boys are back with a long one discussing how we should read the Bible. Can the Bible have errors in it? Can it have contrasting messages? How do we read hard passages in light of Jesus? Reach out to us at Sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

34. How Should Christians Think About War? 04.09.2024

The boys are back to discuss a tricky one this time. How should Christians approach the topic of war, and is there a defined Christian ethic of how we should participate or not participate in battle? If you’d like to reach out, shoot us an email at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

33. Can God Change His Mind? 12.08.2024

This week, the boys crack open a discussion on whether or not God is capable of feeling, whether He can change His mind, and all the other things that God “does” in the Bible that don’t seem all that God-like. If you’d like to reach out, you can do so at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

32. Can AI Preach the Gospel? 03.08.2024

This week the boys discuss the ins and outs of AI for the life of the Church, and whether or not AI should be seen as a positive or negative for the church! Reach out to us at sophomorosofficial@gmail.com

31. Will Unreached People Be Saved? 15.07.2024

This week, the boys tackle the tough conversation of whether people around the world who have never heard the Gospel can be saved! Reach out to us at Sophomorosofficial@gmail.com!

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