All Articles by Cody Cook

Christian Ethics

Immigration Policy Should Not Be Tied to Identity Politics – Lessons from a Coverup

Editorial note: This article contains discussions of sensitive topics related to sexual abuse, which some readers may find upsetting. Please read ...

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Theology

The Incarnation of the Prince of Peace

The fourth century church father Athanasius’ On the Incarnation is a Christian classic, read widely by Catholics, Protestants, and Eastern ...

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Culture

Privacy for Sale

Edward Snowden’s name will always be associated with one defining act—blowing the whistle on the United States government’s mass surveillance ...

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History

Stuck Between Iraq and a Dumb Place

On June 16, 2015, Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president. He was immediately mocked by Washington insiders. The mainstream ...

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Libertarianism

Neither Jew Nor Greek: Why Ethnic Identitarianism Isn’t Libertarian or Christian

A History of Libertarian Toleration of Intolerance In 2008, when the Ron Paul Revolution was heating up and libertarian ideas ...

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Christian Worldview

Individualist Libertarians, Collectivist Bibles: the Challenge of Being Libertarian and Christian

Libertarians are known for their embrace of the philosophy of individualism. We support merit-based selection over group identity as the ...

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Libertarianism

The Limits of Libertarianism

Libertarian Christians tend to spend a lot of time thinking about how to persuade other Christians to become libertarians. We ...

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Culture

Race Mythology Redux

Have you ever heard any bizarre stories or conspiracy theories about race? I have a relative who believes that modern ...

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Jesus and the Powers, by N.T. Wright & Michael F. Bird

In Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies, New Testament scholars ...

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History

The Antidote to Antisemitism

In the 2005 documentary film Protocols of Zion, filmmaker Marc Levin explored the growth of antisemitic conspiracy theories after September ...

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American History

Was the American Revolution Sinful? – A Review of David Bercot’s In God We Don’t Trust

After a deep study of the early church’s beliefs and practices, David Bercot joined the Anabaptist movement. The Anabaptists have ...

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Christian Worldview

Christian Nationalists Think God Wants to Keep Ethnicities Separate, But Does He?

The following is an excerpt from Cody Cook’s new book, Christian Nationalism: A Biblical Response. It addresses one of the ...

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Economics

Friedrich Hayek & the Decentralized Canon

It is not unusual for one discipline to borrow a concept from another. For example, after Darwin’s theory revolutionized biology, ...

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Economics

The Prophetic Imagination: A Libertarian Christian Review

Walter Brueggemann’s The Prophetic Imagination was the selection for the Libertarian Christian Institute’s first book club discussion. Register for future ...

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Libertarianism

What Is a Human?

One of the most memorable scenes in Monty Python’s irreverent 1979 film Life of Brian is a conversation among first-century ...

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Theology

Progressive Movement in The Law of Moses and the United States Constitution

There’s an interesting parallel between how Jesus and the apostles saw the Law of Moses and the debates among 19th ...

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Libertarianism

The Astonishing Power of a Faithful Mustard Seed Revolution

Tucked away in one of Jesus’ short, unassuming parables is a hidden subversive message that pronounces coming judgment upon mankind’s ...

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Libertarianism

The American Sacrament that Denies Allegiance to Christ

There’s an antebellum African-American spiritual song called “Down by the Riverside.” The song reflects upon being baptized and what it ...

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Libertarianism

Political Neutrality on Abortion is Welcoming to Pro-life Libertarians

On Saturday, May 28th, the Mises Caucus won control over the Libertarian Party at their national convention in Reno, Nevada. ...

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Christian Worldview

God is Sovereign Over the Nations including Russia and Ukraine

God is sovereign over the nations? On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded the country of Ukraine. Since that time, thousands ...

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Libertarianism

Swords into Plowshares: What WWI and Nagasaki Should Remind Us About Christmas

Comparing Nagasaki to the Christmas Truce of WWI When the Jewish prophet Isaiah wrote of the coming Messiah, he presented ...

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Christian Worldview

Separation of Church and Sith

There is a powerful spiritual force that makes men obsessed with gaining and maintaining political power by tapping into their ...

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