Episodes

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 ...

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 ...

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