Episodes

Ep 244: Mark 10 Wrecks Modern Economic and Political Assumptions

Economics

In this episode I explore the economic and political consequences of two passages in Mark 10. I explain how modern progressive and conservative Christians implicitly assume the nineteenth-century nation state ...

Ep 444: Books: a Biography, with Joel Miller

Podcast

In this episode, Cody Cook interviews Joel Miller, author of The Idea Machine: How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future. A former publishing executive, Miller reveals how books—far more ...

Ep 243: Government is God’s Servant? Romans 13, Isaiah 10, and Jeremiah 25

Podcast

In this episode I discuss Paul’s statements in Romans 13:1-7 that governing authorities “are established by God” (Rm. 13:1) and that “rulers are servants of God” (13:6). I explain the ...

Ep 443: Trump’s Second First Year, explained through Mimetic Theory

Podcast

Doug welcomes back returning guest Jim Babka for a libertarian Christian deep dive into Donald Trump’s “second first year” in office. They walk through key events from 2025–26 and ask ...

Godliness, Investing, and Worthy Work, with Robin John

Podcast

Faith Ventures welcomes Robin John, co-founder and CEO of Eventide Financial, to explore what it truly means to honor God in the world of investing and business. Robin shares his ...

Ep 242: Is Libertarianism Right-Wing or Left-Wing? with Alex Bernardo vs. Cody Cook feat. Jacob Winograd

Podcast

This episode features a debate I had with Cody Cook on LCI’s Greenroom, moderated by Jacob Winograd, where Cody and I debate whether libertarianism is compatible a right-wing or left-wing ...

Ep 241: A Christian Defense of Reason and Individualism with Cody Libolt

Christian Worldview

In this episode I talk with Cody Libolt, writer, podcaster, and co-author of the new book Redeeming the West: A Christian Defense of Reason and Individualism. Cody defines both ‘reason’ and ...

Ep 442: From Incarnation to Ecclesia: Theology of the Lowly Body of Christ, with Javan Lapp

Podcast

Cody Cook sits down with Javan Lapp—a manufacturing executive, amateur historian, and Lancaster County keeper of goats—to explore the insights of 16th-century Anabaptist thinker Pilgram Marpeck into what it means ...

Ep 240: Could the Swiss Canton Model Solve the Israel/Palestine Conflict? with David Beito and Phil Saunders vs. Walter Block

Podcast

In this episode David Beito and Phil Saunders debate Walter Block on the Israel/Palestine conflict. David and Phil defend the proposition that a Swiss-style canton model of government could resolve ...

Ep 441: What Hath Geneva To Do With Ancapistan? with Gregory Baus

Podcast

LCI’s own Gregory Baus chats with Cody Cook about his journey to libertarianism and how it relates to his faith as a Reformed Christian. As an Anabaptist, Cody presents a ...

Ep 239: Understanding Biblical Law with Dru Johnson

Podcast

In this episode Dr. Dru Johnson returns to discuss his new book Understanding Biblical Law: Skills for Thinking Through and With the Torah, out now on Baker. Dr. Johnson explains ...

Ep 440: MAGA Christianity and the Protestant Reformation, with Jacob Winograd

Podcast

In this episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, host Cody Cook and guest Jacob Winograd (host of Biblical Anarchy) dissect the provocative Dispatch article “Is MAGA Christianity True Christianity?” by ...

Ep. 36: Money Matters: Biblical Wisdom for Financial Freedom, with Stephen Dissette

Podcast

Faith Ventures welcomes Stephen Dissette, investment advisor and Navy veteran, for a heartfelt conversation about financial freedom, stewardship, and living out faith in business. Stephen Dissette shares the journey that ...

Ep 238: Hell Yes or Hell No? Annihilationism vs. ECT with Cody Cook

Podcast

In this episode I am joined once again by the great Cody Cook, this time to discuss the recent controversy regarding Kirk Cameron’s changing views of hell. Cameron defended the ...

Ep 439: Lessons from a Lunatic Farmer: Free Markets and Creation Care, with Joel Salatin

Libertarianism

Doug Stuart welcomes the outspoken and innovative “lunatic farmer” Joel Salatin for a lively conversation on faith, food freedom, and regenerative agriculture. Joel Salatin shares his family’s dramatic journey from ...

Ep 237: The Antichrists

Podcast

In this episode I discuss the antichrists” a group of people who appear exclusively in 1 and 2 John. John describes “the antichrists” in 1 John 2:18-25, 4:1-6, and 2 ...

Ep 438: A Bryan Caplan Christmas Grab Bag: The Cases Against Borders, Education, Populism, & Feminism

Culture

Bryan Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University and a New York Times bestselling author of thoughtful, persuasive, and contrarian books that challenge conventional wisdom on topics ...

Ep 236: Six Essential Books of 2025

Podcast

In this fourth edition of my annual Christmas series I discuss six of the most important books I read in 2025. The list includes: FDR: A New Political Life by ...

Ep 235: Ascension, Kingdom, and Eschatology

Podcast

In this episode I reflect on the relationship between the ascension of Jesus, his status as king over all creation, and inaugurated eschatology. The resurrected Jesus was taken up into ...

Ep 437: Redeeming the West, with Cody Libolt

Christian Ethics

Doug Stuart sits down with Cody Libolt, founder of For the New Christian Intellectual and co-author of Redeeming the West: A Christian Defense of Reason and Individualism. Together, they dive ...

Ep 234: Biblical Masculinity and the Men of Genesis with Eric Schansberg

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Dr. Eric Schansberg, professor of economics at Indiana University (Southern) about his brand-new book Gen Men: What the Men of Genesis Can Teach Us Today. ...

Ep 436: Sympathy for a Scrooge, with Jacqueline Isaacs

Podcast

In this festive episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, host Cody Cook and guest Jacqueline Isaacs unpack her viral 2011 article A Christmas Carol: A Capitalist Story. Despite Dickens’ socialist leanings, ...

Ep 233: The Ascension of Jesus with Ross Hastings

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Dr. Ross Hastings, Professor of Theology at Regent College, Vancouver, about his brand-new book “The Glory of the Ascension: Celebrating a Doctrine for the ...

Ep 435: Can Libertarians be Normal? with Katherine Mangu-Ward

Libertarianism

Host Doug Stuart welcomes back Katherine Mangu-Ward, Editor-in-Chief at Reason and co-host of the Reason Roundtable, for a candid conversation about what it means to be “the normal person in ...

Ep 232: Genesis 3:5 and the Problem of Power

Podcast

In Genesis 3:5, the woman eats from the tree because the serpent promised she would be “like God”. This reveals the fundamental sin of humanity: trying to grasp for a ...

Ep 434: Is Embracing Diversity the Secret Ingredient to Creating a Libertarian Society? with Gary Chartier

Libertarianism

LCP host Cody Cook welcomes Dr. Gary Chartier to discuss his book, Christianity and the Nation-State. Chartier, Distinguished Professor of Law and Business Ethics and Associate Dean of the Zapara School ...

Ep 231: Why the Church Still Matters with Carmen Joy Imes

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Dr. Carmen Joy Imes about her brand-new book Becoming God’s Family: Why the Church Still Matters. We discuss the rich theology of God’s family ...

Protestant vs Catholic

Protestant vs Catholic: Research Into Competing Visions of Church and State

Podcast

Protestant vs Catholic on Scripture, Church, and State Authority Tonight I’m joined by Zach from The Legacy Right for a deep dive into Protestant vs Catholic approaches to theology, authority, ...

Ep 433: Can James Lindsay Save Israel and Western Civilization From The Trap of Catharsis?

Culture

In this episode, Doug Stuart and Jacob Winograd sit down with James Lindsay to explore whether the West — and Israel by extension — can escape what Lindsay calls the ...

American Culture

American Culture in Collapse: Why Young People Have Lost Hope For The Future

Podcast

American Culture Is Collapsing…But Why? American Culture is big topic of debate today. “Politics is downstream of culture” gets repeated so often that it’s almost a reflex — but in ...

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