Episodes

Ep 34: Mimetic Theory, with David Gornoski

Libertarianism

Sociology, psychology and anthropology can bring us many important insights into our theology, and 20th century scholar René Girard is a testament to that fact. Diving deep into the root ...

Ep 33: Theonomy and Christian Reconstructionism with CJay Engel

Libertarianism

The subject of theonomy (rule by the Old Testament law) and Christian Reconstructionism (rebuilding society with the Old Testament as a blueprint) is sometimes raised in discussions of Christian political ...

Ep 32: “Called to Freedom” With Elise Daniel and Jacqueline Isaacs

Libertarianism

The Libertarian Christian Institute was a big supporter of the book Called to Freedom, released in February of this year and featuring a foreword written by our own Norman Horn. ...

Ep 31: September 11 (with Ron Paul, et al)

Podcast

Today is the sixteenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Over the last couple of months, we’ve interviewed three leading foreign policy experts about what has transpired in U.S. foreign ...

Ep 30: How to Reach Christians with the Liberty Message

Libertarianism

In July, Doug Stuart and Nick Gausling attended the Young Americans for Liberty 2017 National Convention on behalf of LCI. This episode is our talk from the LCI breakout session, ...

Ep 29: Would Society Work Without the State? with Bob Murphy

Libertarianism

Nearly every libertarian has heard the classic objection, “But who would build the roads?” This question is so common that it has become a point of ridicule by libertarians to ...

Ep 28: American Idol (Annotated CFL Talk #3)

Podcast

As part of our summer lineup, we’re revisiting several of the most popular and informative talks given at Christians for Liberty conferences in previous years. Though instead of just reposting ...

Ep 27: Cross Vision with Greg Boyd

Podcast

Theologians have struggled for almost the entire history of the Church to analyze and explain the violence attributed to God in the Bible, particularly the Old Testament. As libertarian Christians, ...

Ep 26: Biblical Foundations of Christian Libertarianism (CFL Annotated Talk #2)

Libertarianism

As part of our summer lineup, we’re revisiting several of the most popular and informative talks given at Christians for Liberty conferences in previous years. Though instead of just reposting those talks, we’ve ...

Ep 25: Jesus, the Bible, & Politics with Brian Zahnd

Podcast

Brian Zahnd is a pastor from Saint Joseph, Missouri, whose own thought journey mirrors that of many libertarian Christians: away from neoconservatism and nationalism, and towards skepticism of empire and ...

Ep 24: Gospel Against Empire (CFL Annotated Talk #1)

Podcast

As part of our summer lineup, we’re revisiting several of the most popular and informative talks given at Christians for Liberty conferences in previous years. Though instead of just reposting ...

Ep 23: Christianity & LGBTQ with Preston Sprinkle

Podcast

One of the most common questions asked to libertarian Christians is what we think about LGBTQ, gay marriage, and other related issues. Libertarian political philosophy only addresses the matter up ...

Ep 22: C.S. Lewis on Natural Law with David Theroux

Podcast

C.S. Lewis is undoubtedly one of the most influential Christian thinkers of the past 100 years, and despite his death being more than a half century ago, his work contains ...

Ep 21: Romans 13 and Early Christian Theology of the State

Libertarianism

It’s Independence Day once again, when hundreds of millions of Americans will celebrate a history most of them know very little about. One of the high holy days of what ...

Ep 20: Religious Freedom and the Marriage Wars with Stephanie Slade

Podcast

One of the most common issues raised by non-libertarian Christians about libertarian thought is marriage licensing. Because the family unit is essential to social order, the argument goes, Christians should ...

Ep 19: Capital Punishment in Christian Ethics with Shane Claiborne

Libertarianism

Today we are joined by Shane Claiborne, an internationally-recognized author, speaker, and activist, and perhaps the leading western Christian voice for the New Monastic movement. While Shane does not identify ...

Ep 18: Debate: Keith Giles v. Mark van Steenwyk on Two Kingdoms

Podcast

In our first ever debate on the Libertarian Christian Podcast, author Keith Giles returns to debate author/activist Mark van Steenwyk on Two Kingdoms theology and Christian involvement in formal politics. ...

Ep 17: Education & Apprenticeship with Isaac Morehouse

Podcast

Isaac Morehouse is longtime contributor to and friend of the Libertarian Christian Institute, and today he joins us to discuss his organization, Praxis. As its very Misean name suggests, Praxis ...

Ep 16: Immigration with Art Carden

Libertarianism

On today’s episode, we are joined by libertarian Christian economist Art Carden to tackle one of the most pressing and divisive issues in contemporary American politics: immigration. President Trump’s stance ...

Ep 15: The Life of Faith with Peter Enns

Libertarianism

On this episode, the always insightful (and frequently controversial) biblical scholar Dr. Peter Enns joins the show to talk to us about the journey of faith, trusting God, how to ...

Ep 14: Pope Francis Attacks Libertarianism; Jeffrey Tucker Responds

History

Several weeks ago, Pope Francis escalated his political and economic rhetoric with a direct attack on libertarianism. Jeffrey Tucker, one of the liberty movement’s most influential thought leaders and himself ...

Ep 13: Round Table Discussion

Podcast

In this episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, Norman, Doug and Nick venture into the metaphorical woods with a discussion of things we’ve been thinking about lately relevant to faith ...

Ep 12: The Great Books with Jason Jewell

Podcast

It’s obvious that throughout history, books have been one of the primary methods for communicating ideas. However, certain books stand out above the rest in terms of their perennial relevance ...

Ep 11: For God or Country

Podcast

God & Country: for generations, it has been the refrain of ‘respectable’ Christianity for many Americans, but is it really a Christian concept? What about the majority of the world’s ...

Ep 10: Jesus Untangled with Keith Giles

Podcast

In this week’s episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, we are joined by author and pastor Keith Giles, whose new book Jesus Untangled is making waves with its thesis that ...

Ep 9: Proclaiming Liberty to the Captives: Spiritual & Political

Podcast

In last week’s episode, Nick and Doug interviewed communications expert Robin Koerner on how to effectively reach people with the libertarian message. In this episode — recorded independently of the ...

Ep 8: Liberty Strategies with Robin Koerner

Podcast

We libertarians tend to be a philosophical bunch, and many of us can spend countless hours arguing over the finer points of economics, or trying to explain how Rothbardian political ...

Ep 7: Spiritual Warfare

Podcast

As Christians, we understand that the evils we see in the world are really just manifestations of the deeper spiritual struggle between the Kingdom of God and the the kingdom ...

Ep 6: Libertarian Christian Q&R

Podcast

On this episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, we respond to questions from you: the listener. Does a Christian’s view of libertarianism differ from that of a secular libertarian, or from ...

Ep 5: Christians and Voting

Podcast

On this episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, we dive into yet another contentious topic. Libertarians (particularly of the anarchist variety) are very much divided on the issue of whether ...

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