Theological Traditions
Many people do not like the word “tradition.” It holds connotations of oldness or stinginess, and in our modern way …
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Podcast: War, Foreign Policy, and the Church (Part 2)
My apologies for being late with part 2 of “War, Foreign Policy, and the Church,” but life happens, you know? …
Podcast: War, Foreign Policy, and the Church (Part 1)
As promised, the weekly podcast is here! In this selection from Christianity and War by Laurence Vance, we cover a …
Leo Tolstoy and Non-Resistance
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 Tolstoy, though is that he had a profound effect upon many due to his interpretation of Christian ethics, especially regarding non-resistance and pacifism. In 1884, he expounded upon his beliefs in What I Believe, and this work was promptly banned in Russia for its negative depiction of the state and the Russian church. After the book had spread throughout the world and garnered attention, Russian secular and religious intellectuals began attacking his ideas. The Kingdom of God is Within You, published in 1894, is a further explanation of his beliefs and a response to his opponents.
Podcast: The Unholy Desire of Christians to Legitimize Killing in War
After a major hiatus, the LCC Podcast is back! I am continuing the Audiobook series of Christianity and War by …
Anarchy and Christianity
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 and textual criticism and the assumption that the reader knows something about Marxian class theory, historical theological traditions, and even a bit of Greek
The Abrahamic Legacy: The Jewish Ideal of Freedom
A thought-provoking article about historical Judaism being connected to liberty appeared on LewRockwell.com yesterday, and I think it is well …
Edmund Opitz – Minister to Liberty
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 was a good friend of Murray Rothbard and many others in the freedom movement—he was present from the beginning and knew almost everyone. From the 1950s through the 1990s, Opitz called the church to an integrated understanding of religion, economics, and individual liberty. He passed away in 2006, creating a void yet to be filled but leaving this world much better than he had found it.
Podcast: The Hypocrisy of Christian Warmongers
This is the thirteenth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. This will be the last …
Podcast: Live and Let Live Radio Interview
Today’s podcast is actually an interview I recorded with Gary Johnson of the Live and Let Live Radio Show on …
Churches and the Social Order
By Edmund Opitz. The church plays an important role in human life. It was once the unwritten rule in polite …
Perspectives on Religion and Capitalism
By Edmund Opitz The two major terms in my title are subject to extravagant misunderstanding and occasional abuse. Some of …
Podcast: The Christian Axis of Evil
It’s back! This is the twelfth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Many apologies for …
A Tribute to Edmund A. Opitz
Mr. Robert Sirico, President of the Acton Institute, made these remarks on the occasion of the retirement dinner of Mr. …
Ed Opitz, RIP
Edmund Opitz [OWEpitz] 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 FEE, Paul Poirot, also died. Opitz was 92. Poirot was 90. Opitz was FEE’s resident theologian. He was an ordained Congregational minister. Earlier, he had been a Unitarian minister, but as he grew older, he grew more conservative.
Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival – August 2009 Edition
I am regular contributor to the Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival, a monthly webzine of submissions from a variety of Christian …
Can Christians Be Libertarians?
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 you ascribe to him? Odds are good you’d assume he’s a conservative, because, well, those seem like the calling cards of a right-winger…
How can we have such a skewed perspective on sin?
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 non-coercive ways as heterosexuals. And why? Because they are human beings.
Christianity and War Audiobook Roundup #1
Every once in a while, I will post a quick roundup of the latest podcasts so you can catch up …
Podcast: The President’s Prayer
This is the *tenth* installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. TEN podcasts may seem like …
Podcast: The Wicked Bible and the Wicked War
This is the ninth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Thanks for being patient over …
Summer Reading – Top 10 books that you should drop everything to read now…
Looking for some good summer reading, fellow Christian libertarians? I gave this list to a friend in mid-July (a reader …
Podcast: The Warmonger’s Beatitudes and Humpty Dumpty Religion
This is the eighth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Today I have two essays …
Podcast: The Early Christian Attitude to War
This is the seventh installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. I am particularly excited about …
Podcast: Vicesimus Knox, Minister of Peace
This is the sixth installment of the Christianity and War Audiobook Podcast, presented by LibertarianChristians.com. Today’s reading is the essay …