Episodes

Ep 60: Busting Myths about the State with Zack Rofer

Libertarianism

Tired of hearing bad arguments about why the state is good, but need a better way to respond? Author Zack Rofer (pseudonym) has you covered with his free e-book, Busting ...

Ep 59: The Way Back with Jonathan Bock

Podcast

Regardless of your denomination, many American Christians have the sense that something is wrong in the Church today. Have we forgotten our mission and values, and if so, what can ...

Ep 58: Entrepreneurship and Human Flourishing with Chris Horst

Podcast

Chris Horst is the vice president of development at HOPE International, where he employs his passion for advancing initiatives at the intersection of faith and work. Chris also serves on ...

Ep 57: Getting Control of the Gun Debate with Trevor Burrus

Podcast

The gun control debate in the United States has raged on for decades, and in many ways has escalated in recent years. Every time there is a mass shooting, calls ...

Ep 56: Libertarian Christian Q&R, Round 2

Podcast

Join us for our second episode where we answer questions you have submitted, as well as popular topics from our Facebook group. We talk about cannabis, whether libertarianism can become ...

Ep 55: Social Justice and Libertarianism with Jason Jewell

Podcast

Concern for social justice has become one of the most effective ways for Christians to signal that they care about the world’s poor, yet below the surface of this virtue ...

Ep 54: Libertarianism, Christian and Non-Christian

Podcast

What distinguishes Christian libertarianism from secular (or other) forms of libertarianism? Is it mostly a question of motivation, or are there also differences in policy application? Do Christian libertarians sometimes ...

Ep 53: Must-reads for Libertarian Christians

Podcast

LCI recommends a lot of books for libertarians. Many of our regular readers or listeners may already be familiar with some of the most influential books amongst libertarian Christians, but ...

Ep 52: The OT Case for Non-Violence with Matthew Curtis Fleischer

Hermeneutics

It’s not the Old Testament that a Christian often goes to for their theological defense of non-violence. Our guest, Matthew Curtis Fleischer, believes that the Old Testament not only sets ...

Ep 51: Stranger God with Richard Beck

Libertarianism

You don’t have to become a radical Christian to begin changing the world. Our guest, psychologist Richard Beck, has written Stranger God to deal directly with what a Christian is ...

Ep 50: The Voluntaryist Constitution with Trey Goff

Libertarianism

Constitutions are a divisive topic even amongst libertarians, with the debate often centered on the anarchism v. minarchism issue. But as stateless projects like the Seasteading Institute and others gain ...

Ep 49: The Christian Libertarian Review

Libertarianism

About a year and a half in the making, the Libertarian Christian Institute is now blessed to present our inaugural volume of Christian Libertarian Review: our new scholarly journal dedicated ...

Ep 48: Working in the Liberty Movement with Aaron Day

Libertarianism

Most people, including most libertarians, have a very negative perception of lobbyists, often because lobbyists seem to represent those who loot the rest of us on behalf of special interests. ...

Ep 47: 2017 Through a Mimetic Lens with David Gornoski

Podcast

One year ago, it was widely acknowledged and discussed that for good or bad, 2016 had been truly extraordinary. As we now reflect on 2017, what are we to make ...

Ep 46: A Very Murphy Christmas with Bob Murphy

Podcast

As we celebrate the Advent, economist and friend of LCI Bob Murphy returns to the show to tell us about his Christian testimony. Once a staunch atheist who planned to ...

Ep 45: The Christmas Stories as Anti-Imperial Good News

Podcast

Doug and Norman talk about the birth stories of Christ and how Matthew and Luke both use language and employ storytelling techniques that provide a clear anti-Roman and anti-empire story. ...

Ep 44: Economics and the Parables of Jesus with Jeffrey Tucker

Podcast

Parabolic interpretation has been seen through many lenses throughout Christian history. While the deepest theological meaning of the parables carry the greatest importance, there are also important lessons which can ...

Ep 43: Kingdom Business with Jared Byas

Podcast

Jared Byas does theology and business, and he integrates the two in this episode about what it means to do business with a kingdom perspective. Jared has experience with launching ...

Ep 42: The Economics of Neighborly Love with Tom Nelson

Podcast

God created a world in which our work matters. Often we fall into the mindset of compartmentalizing our lives into sacred or secular categories, but in the Christian life, everything ...

Ep 41: Russ Roberts on Having Meaningful Conversations

Libertarianism

It seems that people are no longer able to have a decent conversation with each other about politics or other controversial topics. Social media exacerbates our tribal tendencies and often ...

Ep 40: Christianity and Liberty in Silicon Valley with Aaron Ginn

Libertarianism

No matter where we are in the world, Silicon Valley plays a big role in most of our lives. Much of the technology that we have come to rely on ...

Ep 39: Libertarians and Libertinism with Taylor Barkley

Libertarianism

The popular perception of libertarianism is often skewed. While those on the left tend to think of libertarians as greedy and self-absorbed with no concern for the poor, those on ...

Ep 38: The Bible’s Portrayal of the State (with Jason Hughey)

Libertarianism

What is the biblical portrayal of the state? The Libertarian Christian Institute frequently discusses this question; it has very important ramifications for how we think about political philosophy. In this ...

Ep 37: News with Nick & Norman

Libertarianism

Mass shootings, gun control Protest with a football North Korea, South Korea, Rajoy as Franco No, it’s not a new Billy Joel song; it’s a discussion of some very important ...

Ep 36: Ecclesiastic Secession and Property Rights in the Episcopal Church, with Jim Lewis

Libertarianism

The Diocese of South Carolina, once part of the Episcopal Church, seceded from the denomination in 2012 after a complex dispute, and in 2017 joined another Anglican denomination, the Anglican ...

Ep 35: The Drug War, with Raeford Davis

Libertarianism

The War on Drugs is one of the most frequently-cited policy issues in modern politics, and it also serves as a clear foil of libertarianism. Whether or not one supports ...

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 ...

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