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Tim Suttle, whose first book I reviewed here, recently published his second work, Public Jesus. The copy the publisher sent came with an accompanying DVD and discussion guide, though these ...
Summaries and analyses of books new and old.
Tim Suttle, whose first book I reviewed here, recently published his second work, Public Jesus. The copy the publisher sent came with an accompanying DVD and discussion guide, though these ...
God created a remarkable world, a world where if you follow good ethics and work hard then the results are win-win for everyone. Whereas aggression always involves pillaging one person ...
Author Tim Suttle responded to my review of his book, An Evangelical Social Gospel?, by engaging in the one major critique I addressed in his book. In my review I ...
Review of Andrew Napolitano, It is Dangerous to be Right When the Government is Wrong: The Case for Personal Freedom (Thomas Nelson, 2011), 320 pp. Hardcover: $24.99 ($16.49 on Amazon.com). ...
It is certainly true that the Church has divided severely over issues throughout its 2,000-year history, but the last few decades have witnessed unparalleled division in recent memory. You’ll hardly ...
While there have always been schisms in the Christian faith, the current theological/political divide between the Christian Left and the Christian Right is a culmination of the past 100+ years ...
Let’s take a stroll today through something other than politics today. I recently read a book by Douglas Sean O’Donnell called The Beginning and End of Wisdom, and I thought ...
Every year, I like to construct a list of some of the best books released in the past year and a few a others that are worth recommending at any ...
Review of Wayne Grudem, Politics – According to the Bible: A Comprehensive Resource for Understanding Modern Political Issues in Light of Scripture (Zondervan, 2010), 619 pgs., hardcover, $39.99. I remember ...
Review of Mike Huckabee, A Simple Government: Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington (and a Trillion That We Don’t!) (Sentinel, 2011), x + 228 pgs., hardcover, $26.95 retail ($12.96 ...
Review of Bible and Government: Public Policy from a Christian Perspective, by John Cobin (Alertness Ltd., 2003). 256 pages, $10.95. —- Talking about politics is probably one of the biggest ...
Review of Christians and the Common Good, by Charles Gutenson (Brazos Press, 2011). 192 pages, $19.99. —- Christians and non-Christians alike have long debated the question, “What is the proper ...
Review of Carl Trueman’s Republocrat: Confessions of a Liberal Conservative (P & R Publishing, 2010), xxvii + 110 pgs, paperback, $9.99. —- Carl Trueman is confused, but not as confused ...
I recently read an interesting book called Not a Fan, by Kyle Idleman. I don’t want to do an in-depth book review here, but I think the book warrants being ...
Liberty Defined, by Ron Paul. Grand Central Publishing: 2011. —- The word liberty connotes various meanings. Many consider it an exciting idea that represents a force for good in the ...
It’s no secret to libertarians that the state has influenced the way we live in both obvious and subliminal ways. Yet even many libertarians pay little attention to the myriad ...
Book review of The Ethics of Martin Luther by Paul Althaus, translated by Robert C. Schultz. Augsberg Fortress Press, 1972. Retail: $18.00. —- Most of literature I have read on ...
Book review of Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century by Thomas Woods. Regnery Publishing, Inc.: Washington D.C., 2010. Retail: $24.95. —- The United States Federal Government ...
As most of this blog’s readers know, well-known LewRockwell.com author and scholar Laurence Vance has joined the crew of LCC contributors. Recently, he sent me a copy of his latest ...
I personally love Milton. Paradise Lost is one of the most beautiful things in the English language. But Milton was more than a mere poet. He weighed in on some ...
Have you ever wondered what book you ought to give to a person inquiring about libertarianism to you? What do you do? It is actually a somewhat difficult proposition. Great ...
Of all posts on LibertarianChristians.com, the holiday book lists are some of the most perennially popular. 2010 has seen some great books enter the market, and it’s time to highlight ...
In the world of literature on liberty, books fall into three distinct categories. First are the books for experts scholars, deeper works that address high level concepts, social or economic ...
Russian writer Leo Tolstoy is considered one of the greatest novelists of all time. War and Peace and Anna Karenina have inspired millions over the last century. Less well-known about ...
Anarchy and Christianity is a short work presenting the essentials of Ellul’s political philosophy with respect to Scripture. It reads in a scholarly manner, especially with his references to historical ...
Book Review of Panderer to Power, by Frederick Sheehan. McGraw-Hill: New York, 2010. Retail: $29.95 For the bulk of my life so far, I have lived in the age of ...
One of the most popular and commented on posts of this past year was my Top 10 Books for Christmas last December. I’m thinking it’s about time for another list, ...
Perhaps the most valid justification of government is its defense of citizens against foreign aggressors. But when governments wage war, a thin line separates defense and offense. And even in ...
Looking for some good summer reading, fellow Christian libertarians? I gave this list to a friend in mid-July (a reader of LCC, incidentally) when he asked what 10 books I ...
Neil Postman's well-known book Amusing Ourselves to Death gives us a chilling reminder of how much the media we use on a regular basis affect our thought patterns. In particular, ...
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