Theology

New FAQ Questions Added

History

Since the opening of the new Christian Libertarian FAQ last week, I have already received a number of interesting questions. Here are the latest inquiries from readers, and since some ...

Theological Traditions

Theology

Many people do not like the word “tradition.” It holds connotations of oldness or stinginess, and in our modern way we like new, different, novel, unique. But our traditions are ...

Podcast: War, Foreign Policy, and the Church (Part 2)

Appearances

My apologies for being late with part 2 of “War, Foreign Policy, and the Church,” but life happens, you know? This is the exciting conclusion to one of Laurence Vance’s ...

Podcast: War, Foreign Policy, and the Church (Part 1)

Appearances

As promised, the weekly podcast is here! In this selection from Christianity and War by Laurence Vance, we cover a lot of ground. So much so, in fact, that I ...

Leo Tolstoy and Non-Resistance

Christian Ethics

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 ...

Podcast: The Unholy Desire of Christians to Legitimize Killing in War

Appearances

After a major hiatus, the LCC Podcast is back! I am continuing the Audiobook series of Christianity and War by Laurence Vance, and today is officially the 14th installment, with ...

Anarchy and Christianity

Book Reviews

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 ...

The Abrahamic Legacy: The Jewish Ideal of Freedom

Philosophy

A thought-provoking article about historical Judaism being connected to liberty appeared on LewRockwell.com yesterday, and I think it is well worth your time to peruse it. It was written by ...

Edmund Opitz – Minister to Liberty

Philosophy

If a patron saint for the libertarian movement were to be chosen, at the top of the list would be Rev. Edmund A. Opitz, minister and theologian for liberty. He ...

Podcast: The Hypocrisy of Christian Warmongers

Appearances

This is the thirteenth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. This will be the last podcast of 2009, and I expect to get back to ...

Podcast: Live and Let Live Radio Interview

Appearances

Today’s podcast is actually an interview I recorded with Gary Johnson of the Live and Let Live Radio Show on RuleOfLawRadio.com about a week ago. We talked for a full ...

Churches and the Social Order

Christian Ethics

By Edmund Opitz. The church plays an important role in human life. It was once the unwritten rule in polite society that two topics have no place in civilized conversation; ...

Perspectives on Religion and Capitalism

Christian Ethics

By Edmund Opitz The two major terms in my title are subject to extravagant misunderstanding and occasional abuse. Some of this is natural, due to limited knowledge; much of it ...

Podcast: The Christian Axis of Evil

Appearances

It’s back! This is the twelfth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Many apologies for how long it took to get this out, but as ...

A Tribute to Edmund A. Opitz

History

Mr. Robert Sirico, President of the Acton Institute, made these remarks on the occasion of the retirement dinner of Mr. Edmund Opitz at the Foundation for Economic Education in Irvington, ...

Ed Opitz, RIP

Theology

Edmund Opitz was for 37 years one of the senior staff members at the Foundation for Economic Education. He died on February 13, four days before his colleague at ...

Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival – August 2009 Edition

Announcements

I am regular contributor to the Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival, a monthly webzine of submissions from a variety of Christian libertarians across the net. This month’s selections are really informative, ...

Can Christians Be Libertarians?

Christian Ethics

If a stranger told you he’s an evangelical Christian who believes homosexuality is a sin and that the Holy Bible is the inerrant word of God, which political label would ...

How can we have such a skewed perspective on sin?

Christian Ethics

It’s one thing to consider homosexuality a sin, it is entirely another to consider outlawing the practice of homosexuality. Homosexual individuals have just as much a right to behave in ...

Christianity and War Audiobook Roundup #1

Announcements

Every once in a while, I will post a quick roundup of the latest podcasts so you can catch up at your convenience… As you can see below, there have ...

Podcast: The President’s Prayer

Appearances

This is the *tenth* installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. TEN podcasts may seem like a lot, but believe me, there’s plenty more Laurence Vance ...

Podcast: The Wicked Bible and the Wicked War

Appearances

This is the ninth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Thanks for being patient over the last few weeks while I have been busily working ...

Summer Reading – Top 10 books that you should drop everything to read now…

Book Reviews

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 ...

Podcast: The Warmonger’s Beatitudes and Humpty Dumpty Religion

Appearances

This is the eighth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Today I have two essays in store for you, including “The Warmonger’s Beatitudes” and “Humpty ...

Podcast: The Early Christian Attitude to War

Appearances

This is the seventh installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. I am particularly excited about today’s recording of “The Early Christian Attitude to War.” Vance ...

Podcast: Vicesimus Knox, Minister of Peace

Appearances

This is the sixth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Today’s reading is the essay entitled “Vicesimus Knox, Minister of Peace.” It dawned on me ...

Podcast: Are You a Christian Warmonger?

Appearances

This is the fifth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Today’s podcast covers the essay/quiz called “Are You a Christian Warmonger?” Make sure to have ...

Virtually unknown pub "Faith & Freedom" now available on Mises.org

History

Hardly anyone has ever heard the old circular Faith & Freedom, originally published in the 1950s by the early libertarians and Old Right. One of my new favorite authors, Edmund ...

Podcast: Spurgeon on Christian War Fever

Appearances

This is the fourth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Today’s essay is one of the longest essays in the book due to its extensive ...

New Testament Theology of the State (Video)

Media

I finally managed to play around with the video of my presentation of the New Testament Theology of the State paper (read here) at the UT-Austin Christian Scholars Forum 2008. ...

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