Deuteronomy is a puzzling book. It’s a marvelous ‘farewell sermon’ by Moses before Joshua takes up command, but the literary history challenges any historian or scholar who ventures to ask ...
The third volume of The Christian Libertarian Review is now available for download. Abstracts will be posted in forthcoming days. Thank you to all who have contributed.
Do our current circumstances of Presidential impeachment have potentially even greater significance than we may immediately realize? Perhaps so.
The term “democracy” is used for an incredibly diverse array of ideas. For some, “democratic” means “has elections.” For others, it means “the people have the power.” For others, it ...
What used to be a utopian view of society, with the state playing the role of the brain, not only has been ideologically accepted in the present time but also ...
Ellul’s French contemporary, Michel Foucault, argued that knowledge is manufactured through power relations in society. In fact, he spoke of “regimes of truth” that rise and fall as social discourses, ...
The French sociologist Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) was not just ahead of his time. He was a remarkably independent and eccentric thinker. I like to think of him as part Owen ...
Oh behalf of the CLR team, I am happy to announce to release of The Christian Libertarian Review, Volume 2. If you appreciate this publication and would like to join the conversation, ...
Part I: Socialisms on a Spectrum “Democratic socialism is a democracy in which the people control the economy and government, no group dominates any other, and every citizen is free, ...
All of the book reviews for CLR 2 have now been published. As scheduled, the full volume with all content should be published on July 1, 2019. Enjoy!
Title: Origen’s Interpretation of Violence in the Book of Joshua Author: Mark Chenoweth Abstract: If libertarians advocate for a highly restricted use of violence in society, it is incumbent upon Christian ...
“There is no sport for the ignoramus like killing a useful word.” –Owen Barfield, World’s Apart, 1963 The meaning of words can be killed in countless ways – overuse, abuse, misuse, to ...
Title: The Constitute of Economic Expertise: Social Science in the Public Square, Past, and Present Author: Alexander Salter Abstract: Why are the institutions that constitute scholarly economics the way they are? What ...
Title: Understanding the Anti-Suffragists as Christians: Understanding the Men and Women Opposed to Women’s Suffrage from a Religious Point of View Authors: Angela Tharp Abstract: This article analyzes the anti-suffrage movement ...
“A fish doesn’t know it’s swimming in water.” “A crazy man doesn’t know he’s crazy.” We’ve all heard these quips. And they indicate something powerful – namely, the mass blindness ...
The final editorial touches are being put on volume 2 of The Christian Libertarian Review. As earlier announced on this blog, the journal will now be released on July 1 of each ...
The Christian Libertarian Review has recently obtained an ISSN number (2641-0486 digital version). This permanent identifier, issued by the US Library of Congress, is one of the most effective and simple ...
Sometimes I don’t understand why Southern Baptists are so threatened by Christian libertarianism. We just don’t like violence – at all, even if you’re wearing government uniforms. (Is that so ...
The Christian Libertarian Review is happy to welcome Dr. Alexander Salter (PhD Economics, George Mason University) to the CLR editorial board. Dr. Salter currently serves as a Comparative Economics Research Fellow at ...
“Total jerk, but, gotta respect her position.” “Paid off porn stars, but, he’s the President. And we should respect the office.” These are the kinds of things that flow almost ...
There is no shortage of new books on the relationship between religion/theology and violence. Does Religion Cause Violence? is the second from last in an eight-volume series called “Violence, Desire, and the ...
It was the early 360s CE. Emperor Julian (361-363) paced the floor nervously amidst his secretaries. There was a fresh political problem to deal with and it needed immediate attention. ...
The centuries immediately before and after the 100s CE in the Greco-Roman world were increasingly violent. There were frequent uprisings, attempted coups, assassinations of political leaders, reform efforts and massacres ...
It seems in life, that every blessing eventually turns into a curse. The house you’ve always wanted now requires $20,000 in maintenance. The child you’ve always wanted turns into massive ...
One of the most popular techniques of unifying a large group of people is through nationalist slogans, slurs, and emblems. And one of the most popular slogans or sayings of ...
The Christian Libertarian Review is happy to welcome Deirdre McCloskey (PhD Economics, Harvard University) to the CLR review board. Dr. McCloskey is the Emerita Distinguished Professor of Economics and of History, and ...
It is often suggested that governments exist to fight poverty, deal with crime, and deter foreign enemies. So holy is this dogma that to question it is perceived as utterly ...
Whenever there’s a school shooting, the answer from the political left is always the same: take the guns away from citizens and give them all to Donald Trump. It’s a ...
If you wanted to become the most powerful person in the world, how would you do it? Work harder than everyone else? Suck up to other powerful people and ...
People generally don’t want war. In fact, the natural resistance of human beings to kill one other is so strong that even when being paid and forced at gunpoint ...
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