Bonus Episode: Our ‘Origin Stories’ – How We Became Reformed Libertarians

Summary — Bonus: Our ‘Origin Stories’ —How We Became Reformed Libertarians

Gregory and Kerry share their stories of how they became Reformed libertarians. Each includes some of their background, how questions and thinking about political and economic issues first arose, some important influences, and the process of discovering libertarian answers understood through a Reformed perspective. [Direct mp3 download]

https://reformedlibertarians.com/bonusD

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Main Points of Discussion

Additional Resources

• Kerry’s Story
  initially published here: https://libertarianchristians.com/2026/02/14/from-lutheran-republican-to-reformed-libertarian
  Re-published here: https://reformedlibertarians.com/from-lutheran-republican-to-reformed-libertarian/
• https://mereliberty.com
• https://vitanova.academy
• David Baldwin’s Vietnam War experience
  https://mereliberty.com/podcasts/the-first-battle-of-loc-ninh-vietnam/
• _What Is Baptism?_ by R.C. Sproul
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSGFS5YK
• Lee Iron’s “And The God Of Thy Seed,” 8-part series on paedobaptism and covenant nurture
  https://upper-register.com/mp3s.html#baptism
• The Ron Paul Institute
  https://ronpaulinstitute.org
• _Good To Be King_ by Michael Badnarik
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594110964
• The Constitution Party
  https://constitutionparty.com
• The Orthodox Presbyterian Church
  https://opc.org
• North American Presbyterian And Reformed Council
  https://www.naparc.org/directories-2/
• “The Reason You Hate Politics” by Kerry Baldwin
  https://libertarianchristians.com/2021/01/12/the-reason-you-hate-politics/
• Books by Rothbard and others
  https://reformedlibertarians.com/resources/#books
• Episode 2 on Romans 13
  https://reformedliberarians.com/002
• Answers to Minarchist Objections (episodes 3, 5, 9, and 12)
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzgsueW6DtHQrcfPmSbkGQfQKy5tEWbB9
• Kerry’s material on abortion
  https://mereliberty.com/tag/abortion/
• Episode 8 on The Boetie Option -the peaceful underthrow of the state
  https://reformedlibertarians.com/008
• Gregory’s Story
  initially published here: https://libertarianchristians.com/2025/02/19/a-reformed-path-to-libertarian-anarchism/
  Re-published here: https://reformedlibertarians.com/how-i-became-a-reformed-christian-libertarian-anarchist/
• _A Christian Manifesto_ by Francis Schaeffer
  https://amazon.com/dp/1581346921/
• Reformed Political Resistance Theology annotated bibliography
  https://tinyurl.com/RefoPoliResistBib
• “Romans 13 and Stateless Civil Governance” by Gregory Baus
  https://reformedlibertarians.com/romans-13-reformed-view/
• _The Two Empires In Japan_ by John M.L. Young
  https://amazon.com/dp/B0156XFDKC
• _America’s Counter-Revolution_ by Sheldon Richman
  https://amazon.com/dp/0692687912/
• _Lectures On (Neo-)Calvinism_ by Abraham Kuyper
  https://monergism.com/lectures-calvinism-ebook
• _Kingdom Prologue_ by Meredith G. Kline
  https://amazon.com/dp/1597525642
• _Roots Of Western Culture_ by Herman Dooyeweerd
  https://amazon.com/dp/0888153538
• _The Myth Of Religious Neutrality_ by Roy Clouser
  https://amazon.com/dp/0268023662
• About Societal Sphere Sovereignty
  https://youtube.com/watch?v=fjpnd7reMU0
• The Mises Institute
  https://mises.org
• On Praxeology
  https://praxeology.net/praxeo.htm
• “Rothbard’s ‘Left and Right’ Forty Years Later” by Roderick Long
  text: https://mises.org/mises-daily/rothbards-left-and-right-forty-years-later
  audio: https://mises.org/podcasts/asc-2006/rothbards-left-and-right-40-years-later
• “Libertarian Anarchism: Responses To Ten Objections” by Roderick Long
  text: https://cdn.mises.org/Libertarian%20Anarchism%20Responses%20to%20Ten%20Objections_2.pdf
  audio: https://mises.org/podcasts/mises-u-2004/mises-circle-informal-talk-anarchism
• “Foundations Of Libertarian Ethics,” 10 lectures by Roderick Long
  (see dropdown at each to toggle youtube to audio): https://mises.org/podcasts/foundations-libertarian-ethics
  video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwrDNUO5MDu-pUCxIbC86kTOa9bOXlVIN
• The Reformed Libertarianism Statement
  https://reformedlibertarians.com/reformed-libertarianism-statement/
• _Putting Amazing Back Intro Grace_ by Michael Horton
  https://amazon.com/dp/0801014212
• _Study Guide for Westminster Shorter Catechism_ by G.I. Williamson
  https://amazon.com/dp/0875525210
• _Study Guide for Heidelberg Catechism_ by G.I. Williamson
  https://amazon.com/dp/B005H7ANH6
• _Sacred Bond_ by Michael Brown and Zach Keele
  https://ccrbooks.org/products/sacred-bond-covenant-theology-explored-2nd-edition-brown-and-keele
• _With Reverence And Awe_ by Darryl Hart and John Muether
  https://amazon.com/dp/0875521797