How to End War – With the Olympics
Dr. Norman Horn
What is the Olympic Truce? What is the history of the Olympic Games? Explore international politics and war in context with the Olympics.
Category: Politics
Should Christians Call on the State to End Gun Violence?
Guest Contributor
This is a guest post by Kollin Fields. Kollin is an Adjunct Professor of History, and a Ph.D. candidate in American intellectual history and political
Sacraments of the State
Dr. Norman Horn
All States have a vested interest in clothing themselves in a religious veneer or a “civil religion,” but this does not necessarily take the form
When Christians Love Political Power More Than People
Doug Stuart
… the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Israel and Palestine – Economic and Christian Reflections
Guest Contributor
This guest post was written by Dawson Kiser. Dawson is a writer from Chicago Illinois. He recently graduated from Grove City College with a B.A.
Ep 229: What About Nationalism, the Nation State, & Patriotism?
LCI Staff
Join the co-authors of Faith Seeking Freedom to get a “behind the scenes” look at the the book’s creation and the content of Chapter 8:
The Rot At The Core Of American Politics
Austin Rogers
“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” —Thomas Jefferson Lately, I’ve been thinking about
Human Nature and the Free Society
Edmund Opitz
By Edmund Opitz. —- Is there anything in the basic makeup of the men and women we know, or those we read about in the
Equal But Not the Same
Edmund Opitz
By Edmund Opitz. —- The real American revolution of two hundred years ago took place in the minds of people; it was a philosophical revolution
Josephus on the Origin of the State
Dr. Norman Horn
In The Antiquities, Josephus mentions that the first human government was built by Nimrod, the mighty hunter from the book of Genesis. This appears to be consistent with Genesis; no other organized government (unless you count a “clan”) is mentioned before his. Genesis is, first and foremost, a book of origins, and thus this original human government can arguably be taken as archetypal.
