Ep 4: Libertarian Christians and the Academy

On today’s episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, we welcome our first guest: Dr. Jamin Hübner. Jamin is a professional theologian from South Dakota, where he currently serves as founding Chair of Christian Studies at John Witherspoon College. No stranger to controversy, he is quickly becoming one of the leading scholarly voices for Christian libertarianism. In this interview, you’ll hear Jamin’s fascinating intellectual journey towards Christian libertarianism, his take on the relation of the Church to the academy, and what he believes the future holds for libertarian Christian scholars. You’ll also hear the official announcement of LCI’s newest major program: the Christian Libertarian Review, with Jamin serving as our General Editor. This episode is somewhat longer than normal, but unlike the hollow promises of the state, it does not disappoint.

About Jamin:

1. Faculty page at John Witherspoon College
2. Bio page at LCI
3. Amazon author page
4. Articles at LCI
5. Articles at CBE International
6. Lecture at CFL 2016 Conference
7. Lecture at 2016 Hal Furr Dialogue on Distributive Justice (Ole Miss)

Mentioned in the episode:

1. Franklin Graham on Barbara Bush raising money for Planned Parenthood
2. John Piper on not voting
3. John Yoder, The Politics of Jesus
4. Rose Wilder, The Discovery of Freedom
5. Richard Hays, The Moral Vision of the New Testament
6. Kevin Vanhoozer, The Drama of Doctrine
7. Abraham Kuyper, The Problem of Poverty
8. Thomas Oden, Classic Christianity
9. Daniel Migliore, Faith Seeking Understanding
10. Herman Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics
11. Mises, Human Action
12. Reinhold Niebuhr, An Interpretation of Christian Ethics
13. NT Wright, Christian Origins and the Question of God
14. Scot McKnight, Kingdom Conspiracy
15. Joel Green and Lee McDonald, eds., The World of the New Testament
16. David Bentley Hart, Atheist Delusions
17. Preston Sprinkle, Fight
18. Jürgen Moltmann