Comments on: Top 10 Books for Christian Libertarians – Christmas 2008 Edition

By: Sage

Sage — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:59:31 +0000

I would like to recommend a few of books if I may.

1. The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience – Roger Williams

2. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism – Max Weber

3. Liberty of Conscience, Roger Williams in America – Edwin S. Gaustad

4. The Moral Theology of Roger Williams, Christian Conviction and Public Ethics – James Calvin Davis

5. Calvinism and Religious Toleration in the Dutch Golden Age – Hsia & Van Nierop

Ive read all of these, real eye openers.

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By: anonymousaurs

anonymousaurs — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:23:47 +0000

^(c.f. Ryan Setliff’s review)

By: anonymousaurs

anonymousaurs — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:23:11 +0000

I would suggest Wilhelm Ropke’s works – in particular, his “A Human Economy: The Social Framework of the Free Market”. His advocacy of freedom stems from his Christian beliefs, that the measure of man is his relationship with God. His political views are actually closer to Edmund Burke’s.

This is a most excellent review of the aforementioned book:
http://www.amazon.com/Humane-Economy-Social-Framework-Market/product-reviews/1882926242

By: Norman

Norman — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:00:49 +0000

Baz: That’s a really good point. Some of those classic texts are still very important to know and to read, especially stuff by folks like Locke or Paine. Maybe I’ll include them in the 2009 edition of this post… Hehe.

By: Baz

Baz — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:06:15 +0000

Sorry I came to the scene about a year late on this thread but the season is coming around again so who knows.
Shouldn’t any listlike this begin with Locke’s two treatises on civil goveernment (or at least the second since divine right is debated much any more) I like your list but it is largely authors and thinkers working off of previous thinkers. The second treatise sets out the basic nature, rights and limitations of government more clearly than nearly anything I have read. He clearly shows that the right to private property originates in our status as God’s property.
Locke’s work provides the philosophical basis for libertarian thought more clearly (and Biblically) than any other work I have read.

By: Norman

Norman — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:17:55 +0000

Garrett: Welcome aboard, friend. As Obi-Wan Kenobi said, “You’ve taken your first step into a larger world.” I hope you’ll stick around LCC a bit and become part of our growing community of Christians who are also libertarians!

By: Garret Cook

Garret Cook — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:42:36 +0000

Here’s another Christian Libertarian. I really just recently made the jump from conservative Republican to Ron Paul Libertarian. And I’ve only just started learning Austrian Economics. Wow! I love Austrian economics almost as much as Reformation theology! I’ve not seen such a satisfying and sensible understanding of economics until now. I’m currently reading Gene Callahan’s “Economics For Real People.” I also just finished “Meltdown,” what a gem. I read Ron Paul’s “Revolution…”, Thomas DiLorenzo’s “The Real Lincoln,” and I go back to Thomas Woods’ “33 Questions…” just for fun. I am also reading Rothbard’s “What Has Government Done To Our Money?” free on line and I am a daily reader of LewRockwell.com and Mises.org. So much reading to do, so little time.

It is indeed sad that the Church by and large is just as ready and willing to advance the Kingdom of God by government force as the left wing is to push egalitarianism and the right is to push aggression abroad by the same means.

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