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 …
All Articles by Cody Cook
The Antidote to Antisemitism
In the 2005 documentary film Protocols of Zion, filmmaker Marc Levin explored the growth of antisemitic conspiracy theories after September …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 fear, hatred, and greed. Men who take a turn down this dark path become unconcerned with right and wrong, seeing them as mere matters of opinion, and focus their attention instead on the never ending quest for “unlimited power.”