All Articles by Doug Stuart

War and Peace

Kevin Vallier on Christian Pacifism and Libertarianism

I have often wondered why my liberal or progressive Christian friends who are also pacifists give nearly zero credibility to libertarianism, even though …

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Theology

Libertarians, Inerrancy, and the Problem of Romans 13

Romans 13 and Inerrancy Theology, liberty, and economics are my favorite topics to study, debate, or teach, especially when they …

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Culture

That Gay Bill in Arizona

The Internet has no lack of passionate writers opining about the Arizona bill that would have allow businesses to deny service …

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Theology

Is Wealth a Sin?

Whenever statistics about inequality and the so-called “control of wealth” get published, the Progressive blogosphere goes wild and their social …

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Book Reviews

Looking Forward by Looking Backward (My Personal 2013 Recap)

Adult maturity is partly evidenced by how well we allow our past to influence our vision and hope for the …

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Libertarianism

A Response to Stoker

This article was jointly written by Doug Stuart and Jessica Hooker. “…libertarianism is a values system of its own, and …

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Media

Elizabeth Stoker has called our bluff – LCC is shutting down (NOT!)

Blogger Elizabeth Stoker is attempting to convince her readers that libertarianism and Christianity are fundamentally incompatible. From the subsequent articles …

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Economics

Let’s Throw Out “Capitalism”?

It’s probably no stretch for me to say that I share a common frustration with other libertarians when I hear …

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Book Reviews

Review: A Bible Based View of Liberty and Free Governments

It is often said that libertarians arrive at their views from different routes. Some by Ron Paul (a conservative Christian), …

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Book Reviews

Christian Political Life

(This post concludes the live blogging of Tim Suttle’s book Public Jesus. You can read the other posts here.) Tim …

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Christian Worldview

Citizenship and Allegiance

Growing up I was taught to value the greatness and splendor that is The United States of America. For a …

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Economics

How will education be handled in a free market?

G.T. asks a great question on the Christian Libertarian FAQ: It’s one thing for adults to be left to make …

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Politics

Guns? Let’s Talk about Logs! (or, Luke 6:42 for President Obama)

I usually avoid making comments about tragic events, mostly because there are many astute authors who produce more profound thoughts …

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Book Reviews

Speak Up!

(This is part six of a series liveblogging Tim Suttle’s book, Public Jesus. You can read the introduction to the series here, my …

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Book Reviews

Becoming the Body of Christ

(This is part five of a series liveblogging Tim Suttle’s book, Public Jesus. You can read the introduction to the series here, my …

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Book Reviews

Give It a Rest, Already!

(This is part four of a series liveblogging Tim Suttle’s book, Public Jesus. You can read the introduction to the series here, my …

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Book Reviews

Work: Toil or Worship?

This is part three of a series liveblogging Tim Suttle’s book, Public Jesus. You can read the introduction to the series here, my …

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Book Reviews

Locking Eyes With Culture

This is part two of a series liveblogging Tim Suttle’s book, Public Jesus. You can read the introduction to the …

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Book Reviews

Being Public Christians

This is the first in a series posts liveblogging Tim Suttle’s book, Public Jesus. Most people tend to believe that …

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Book Reviews

Liveblogging “Public Jesus”

Tim Suttle, whose first book I reviewed here, recently published his second work, Public Jesus. The copy the publisher sent …

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Christian Worldview

Bob Murphy on Christians and Anarchism

When Bob Murphy isn’t posing as a Progressive interviewer of allegedly neo-confederate authors, he’s busy writing his own books and articles. Murphy, a …

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Politics

Politics, Left and Right

Tim Suttle, author of An Evangelical Social Gospel? (which I reviewed here) recently posted an article in the Huffington Post …

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President's Blog

News of the Week (coup edition)

Norman’s away this week in Las Vegas as a Libertarian Party delegate at their national convention, and is leaving it up to …

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War and Peace

The Way of Peace

All libertarians seek the path of non-violence. Even those with anarchist leanings will concede the possibility that the State has …

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Book Reviews

Responding to Tim Suttle

Author Tim Suttle responded to my review of his book, An Evangelical Social Gospel?, by engaging in the one major …

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Libertarianism

Don’t Tread On Who?

Critics of libertarianism often charge that it is a “selfish ideology,” or that any explanation of self-interest is just a …

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Book Reviews

“Hijacked: Responding to the Partisan Church Divide” Book Review

It is certainly true that the Church has divided severely over issues throughout its 2,000-year history, but the last few …

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Book Reviews

“An Evangelical Social Gospel?” Book Review

While there have always been schisms in the Christian faith, the current theological/political divide between the Christian Left and the …

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Libertarianism

Ron Paul is NOT Obama

In 2007 Barack Obama promised us Hope and Change. Change hardly came and hope is long gone. Even his most …

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President's Blog

The Story of Broke Response

Art Carden is a Christian economist who has a knack for bringing complex subjects down to understandable terms. While he …

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