Ep 152: Live Free & Flourish
Should libertarian Christians only be known for what we are against? Why not be known for what we promote? Doug …
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Ep 151: A Secure Border, Tulsi Gabbard, Doxxing, and other Q&R
What should be done about doxxing? How does libertarianism differ between various beliefs in human free will? Should we elect …
Ep 150: Turn Neither to the Right Nor to the Left, with Eric Schansberg
Why would a politician change her position on a policy? How do we account for views that “shift” in one …
Ep 149: Trains, Jesus, & Murder, with Richard Beck
Richard Beck joins us again to discuss his new book on Johnny Cash. Why was Johnny Cash so popular? How …
Ep 148: Church Worth Getting Up For, with Chuck Gutenson
One of the most common questions we get at LCI is “how do I find a church community where I …
Ep 147: Priorities to Dismantling the State
If you’re not a button pusher (to end the state tomorrow), then what smaller “buttons” would you push, and in …
Ep 146: Minarchism, Anarchism, and What is a True Libertarian?
Should anarchists make a minarchist argument to win statists over? Does being a minarchist make you unlibertarian? WHat would disqualify …
Ep 145: Loving Enemies in an Age of Violence, with Ron Sider
Did Jesus really say that his followers could never use violence? Are there circumstances whereby a person should reluctantly use …
Ep 144: Postcards from Babylon, with Brian Zahnd
Brian Zahnd joins us again to discuss the themes in his book, Postcards from Babylon. The American Church is trending …
Ep 143: Love Anyway, with Jeremy Courtney
How do you unmake violence in parts of the world at war? How do you see those in need as …
Ep 142: Must Politics Be War? with Kevin Vallier
Should libertarians make concessions in the political arena in order to advance a better liberty? How the current American political …
Ep 141: How to Talk to an Atheist with Justin Brierley
Justin Brierley joins us to talk about his experience bringing atheists and Christian apologists together on his show, as well …
Ep 140: Should Christians Care About Competition? with Dr. Art Carden
Economists like competition because competitive markets create what the economist Tim Harford calls “a world of truth”: we produce, as …
Ep 139: Religious Toleration In Colonial America, with Dr. Jason Jewell
Religious liberty is sometimes described as “America’s first freedom,” but it was only achieved after more than a century of …
Ep 138: Politically Correct Mythology vs. Gospel Technology
David Gornoski uses mimetic theory to explain how the gospel is the antidote to the problems that ail our world, …
Ep 137: What Does the Bible Say About Government? with Jason Hughey
Many Christians believe that the Bible establishes human political authority as a means of ensuring social order. Passages such as …
Ep 136: Core Values of Christian Libertarians with Dr. Norman Horn
Norman discusses the fundamentals of Christian libertarianism in the context of LCI’s recently released mission, vision, and core values, with …
Ep 135: But Who Will Build the Roads???
If you had to let the state do one thing only, what would it be? Roads? Libraries? Primary Schooling? Why …
Ep 134: Christian Pacifism Explained, with Ted Grimsrud
Do Christians need to be pacifists? What would that even mean or look like? Is it wrong to use a …
Ep 133: Does Capitalism Encourage Consumerism? with Edd Noell
Does capitalism encourage excessive consumption and greed? Why do anti-capitalists seem to have a zero-sum view of global economic resources? …
Ep 132: Should Libertarian Christians Care About Social Justice?
Doug and Norman discuss the issue of social justice. What is social justice? Why do many people have different notions …
Ep 131: The World is Coming to an End? with Art Carden
With the death of the VW Beetle and the arrival of the self-checkout, the world is coming to an end. …
Ep 130: Bob Murphy and Norman Horn talk Morality and Politics, Christianity and the Troops, and Romans 13
This episode was originally recorded for the Bob Murphy show, where Bob and Norman Horn have a provocative conversation that …
Ep 129: N.T. Wright Answers Our Questions
NT Wright answers our questions about how the Church is to relate to the state and how Christians are to …
Ep 128: Defending Religious Liberty with Daniel Ortner
Do religious people in the United States need to be on alert for violations of their religious freedom? What recent …