{"podcast":{"title":"Thinking Fellows","slug":"thinking-fellows-889519","podcast_index_feed_id":889519,"rss_url":"https://thinkingfellows.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.1517.org/podcasts/thinkingfellows","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/e/c/4/3ec49a7acb3863f7/tf.jpeg","author":"1517 Podcasts","episode_count":509,"summary":"The Thinking Fellows is a 45-minute podcast about theology, philosophy, Christian history, and apologetics. It is hosted by Scott Keith, Caleb Keith, Adam Francisco, and Bruce Hilman. The Thinking Fellows bring high-level subject matters to fun and insightful lay-level conversations each week.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thinking-fellows-889519"},"episode":{"title":"How American Christianity Lost Baptism","slug":"how-american-christianity-lost-baptism","published_at":"2026-05-25T21:29:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thinking-fellows-889519/how-american-christianity-lost-baptism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thinking-fellows-889519","url":"https://www.1517.org/podcasts/thinking-fellows","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thinkingfellows/Baptism_in_America.mp3?dest-id=345575","summary":"\"America was designed to destroy baptism\" is a famous quote from Dr. Steven Paulson and his appearance on the Thinking Fellows live show in 2017. Caleb and Scott are joined by Dan van Voorhis to examine the truth behind Dr. Paulson's statement. Together, they explore the rejection of infant baptism in American Protestantism and how this shift has often turned faith and knowledge into meritorious works within Protestant theology. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation More from the hosts: Caleb Keith Scott Keith Adam Francisco Bruce Hilman","meta_description":"\"America was designed to destroy baptism\" is a famous quote from Dr. Steven Paulson and his appearance on the Thinking Fellows live show in 2017. Caleb an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2642,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thinking-fellows-889519/episodes/how-american-christianity-lost-baptism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thinking-fellows-889519/how-american-christianity-lost-baptism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}