Episodes

Ep 152: Live Free & Flourish

Christian Worldview

Should libertarian Christians only be known for what we are against? Why not be known for what we promote? Doug Stuart makes the argument that advocating for human flourishing is ...

A Good Guy With a Gun: GodArchy Podcast Bonus Episode

Podcast

A killer in a church killed. Was this an incident to celebrate or to mourn? In this bonus episode of the GodArchy podcast, I talk about the recent events inside ...

Ep 151: A Secure Border, Tulsi Gabbard, Doxxing, and other Q&R

Economics

What should be done about doxxing? How does libertarianism differ between various beliefs in human free will? Should we elect Tulsi Gabbard in 2020? All these and more are answered ...

Build That Wall? GodArchy Podcast #31

Podcast

Should America build that wall? Should libertarians support it? And what about Christians? In this episode, I tackle the issue of immigration from both a libertarian and Christian perspective in ...

Ep 150: Turn Neither to the Right Nor to the Left, with Eric Schansberg

Economics

Why would a politician change her position on a policy? How do we account for views that “shift” in one direction or another, especially when it appears to be out ...

Ep 149: Trains, Jesus, & Murder, with Richard Beck

Culture

Richard Beck joins us again to discuss his new book on Johnny Cash. Why was Johnny Cash so popular? How did he bring together gospel and murder songs? Was he ...

Policing Without Police: GodArchy Podcast #30

Podcast

Do we really need government cops to “protect us?” Peter Quinones doesn’t think so. In this episode of the GodArchy podcast, he joins me to talk about the concept of ...

Ep 148: Church Worth Getting Up For, with Chuck Gutenson

Culture

One of the most common questions we get at LCI is “how do I find a church community where I can belong as a libertarian?” Chuck Gutenson joins us to ...

Ep 147: Priorities to Dismantling the State

Culture

If you’re not a button pusher (to end the state tomorrow), then what smaller “buttons” would you push, and in what order, to end the tyranny of the state? Doug ...

Ep 146: Minarchism, Anarchism, and What is a True Libertarian?

Culture

Should anarchists make a minarchist argument to win statists over? Does being a minarchist make you unlibertarian? WHat would disqualify you from not being a libertarian? And would you push ...

Ep 145: Loving Enemies in an Age of Violence, with Ron Sider

Culture

Did Jesus really say that his followers could never use violence? Are there circumstances whereby a person should reluctantly use violence because the situation permits it? If a Christian decides ...

Are You Gonna Make Me? GodArchy Podcast 29

Podcast

How can one believe in Anarchy and also in an Abrahamic religion? if you’re happy for a religious cult to rule your life, why not a country? They’re practically the ...

Ep 144: Postcards from Babylon, with Brian Zahnd

Libertarianism

Brian Zahnd joins us again to discuss the themes in his book, Postcards from Babylon. The American Church is trending toward idolatry, and the Scriptures have a lot to say ...

Ep 143: Love Anyway, with Jeremy Courtney

Podcast

How do you unmake violence in parts of the world at war? How do you see those in need as friends and not just part of some aggregate situation? What ...

His Moral High Horse Is Lame: GodArchy Podcast 28

Podcast

A lot of people on the left (and the right) justify their politics because they view their preferred policies as just, compassionate and loving. In this episode of the GodArchy ...

Ep 142: Must Politics Be War? with Kevin Vallier

Christian Worldview

Should libertarians make concessions in the political arena in order to advance a better liberty? How the current American political atmosphere made us more trusting of each other? Is a ...

Ep 141: How to Talk to an Atheist with Justin Brierley

Christian Worldview

Justin Brierley joins us to talk about his experience bringing atheists and Christian apologists together on his show, as well as his book, Unbelievable? where he makes the case for ...

Mercy Is a Silver Pearl – Radical Forgiveness for a Killer-Cop GodArchy Podcast 27

Podcast

Vengeance, so wrong. Drop the gun, forgive the girl. My love, so strong. Mercy is a silver pearl. By now, you’ve probably heard about the Dallas cop who killed an ...

Ep 140: Should Christians Care About Competition? with Dr. Art Carden

Christian Worldview

Economists like competition because competitive markets create what the economist Tim Harford calls “a world of truth”: we produce, as he puts it, the right things the right way and in ...

Ep 139: Religious Toleration In Colonial America, with Dr. Jason Jewell

American History

Religious liberty is sometimes described as “America’s first freedom,” but it was only achieved after more than a century of painful experience and with the development of careful arguments in colonial ...

A Fireside Chat With an AnarchoChristian GodArchy Podcast 26

Podcast

Christian anarchist? Is that even a thing? Yes! Yes, it is. And in this episode of the GodArchy podcast, I have a little fireside chat with fellow AnarchoChristian and podcast ...

Ep 138: Politically Correct Mythology vs. Gospel Technology

Christian Worldview

David Gornoski uses mimetic theory to explain how the gospel is the antidote to the problems that ail our world, including the myths that prevail in our politically correct ...

Ep 137: What Does the Bible Say About Government? with Jason Hughey

Christian Worldview

Many Christians believe that the Bible establishes human political authority as a means of ensuring social order. Passages such as Romans 13:1-7, 1 Peter 2:17, and Christ’s statement to “render ...

The Violence Inherent in the System (And the Path Out) GodArchy Podcast 25

Podcast

Come see the violence inherent in the system! You’ve may have seen the famous Monty Python scene from the Quest for the Holy Grail where Dennis shouts that line as ...

Ep 136: Core Values of Christian Libertarians with Dr. Norman Horn

Christian Worldview

Norman discusses the fundamentals of Christian libertarianism in the context of LCI’s recently released mission, vision, and core values, with an additional emphasis on the kind of character we should ...

Ep 135: But Who Will Build the Roads???

Economics

If you had to let the state do one thing only, what would it be? Roads? Libraries? Primary Schooling? Why or why not? In this episode, Doug and Norman answer ...

Tank Man: GodArchy Podcast #24

Podcast

Would you stand in protest in front of a column of tanks? Tank Man did. You’ve almost certainly seen the iconic photo of the man standing in front of a ...

Ep 134: Christian Pacifism Explained, with Ted Grimsrud

Christian Worldview

Do Christians need to be pacifists? What would that even mean or look like? Is it wrong to use a gun in self-defense? Ted Grimsrud, Senior Professor of Peace Theology ...

Ep 133: Does Capitalism Encourage Consumerism? with Edd Noell

Christian Worldview

Does capitalism encourage excessive consumption and greed? Why do anti-capitalists seem to have a zero-sum view of global economic resources? Should we be wary of advertising because it causes us ...

Identity Politics and Race: GodArchy Podcast #23

Podcast

Can politics fix racism? I don’t think so. In fact, I believe politics exacerbates racial tensions. Race has become one of the most dominant issues in American politics. On one ...

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