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Episode 394: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality, with Glen Scrivener

Christian Ethics

How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality, with Glen Scrivener Host Cody Cook is joined by Glen Scrivener, an ordained Church of England minister and ...

Ep. 90: How Understanding Free Markets Impacts Christian Politics: My Anarchist Origin Story

Podcast

How Understanding Free Markets Impacts Christian Politics: My Anarchist Origin Story In this solo episode of the Biblical Anarchy Podcast, host Jacob Winograd shares his personal journey to becoming a ...

One of the more overlooked ways in which Jesus brought God’s ethical ideal into full bloom — or as Matthew 5:17 puts it, one way he “fulfilled” the Old Testament law and prophets — was by reorganizing God’s followers from a nation into a church. He denationalized them, transforming them from a typical earthly kingdom into the transnational, interethnic, nongovernmental, nonviolent, geographically dispersed organization we call the universal church. For these reasons, Jesus was an anti-nationalist which makes Christian Nationalism antithetical to the Christian faith.

Why Christianity and Nationalism are Incompatible

Christian Worldview

What is nationalism and what does it mean to be a nationalist? Under nationalism, a ruling government uses its authority to promote and protect a nation’s identity behind a common ...

Cultural Context Of Politics

Ep 22: The Cultural Context Of Politics

Culture

Summary – The Cultural Context Of Politics A discussion of “What Is Culture?,” Part 1 of the Reformed Libertarianism Statement. Other episodes are mentioned in which some points from episode ...

A Reformed Path to Libertarian Anarchism

Libertarianism

Series Introduction Not everyone is born a libertarian, and even those who were must come to it on their own terms. We believe in the importance of hearing the stories ...

The Anarchist Anabaptist: Why These Two Traditions Need Each Other

Theology

This article is adapted from my Foreword to Cody Cook’s latest book, The Anarchist Anabaptist. You can get your copy here. I often give a lot of thought to the concept ...

Ep 183: Anabaptist Anarchy with Cody Cook

Podcast

Ep 183: Anabaptist Anarchy with Cody Cook In this episode I welcome back long-time friend of the show Cody Cook to discuss his brand-new book The Anarchist Anabaptist: Essays on ...

Episode 393: Biblical Anarchy Now: REDUX, with Jacob Winograd

Podcast

Biblical Anarchy Now: REDUX, with Jacob Winograd Host Cody Cook sits down with Jacob Winograd, an LCI colleague and host of the Biblical Anarchy podcast, as Jacob revisits one of ...

Ep 182: What We Believe Part 2 | “According to Scripture”

Podcast

Ep 182: What We Believe Part 2 | “According to Scripture” Right before the pandemic, in February of 2020, I took on the role of interim student ministries director at ...

Ep. 89: What Is Biblical Anarchy? Christian Politics and The Justified Use of Force

Theology

What Is Biblical Anarchy? Christian Politics and The Justified Use of Force In this episode of the Biblical Anarchy Podcast, Jacob revisits the pilot episode and foundational themes of the ...

I Found My People! Faith, Race, and the Road to Libertarianism

Libertarianism

Series Introduction Not everyone is born a libertarian, and even those who were must come to it on their own terms. We believe in the importance of hearing the stories ...

Ep 181: How the Gospel Writers Copied Each Other with James Barker

Podcast

Ep 181: How the Gospel Writers Copied Each Other with James Barker In this episode I talk with Dr. James Barker, associate professor of New Testament at Western Kentucky University, ...

Episode 392: The CIA’s Search for Mind Control, with Stephen Kinzer

History

The CIA’s Search for Mind Control, with Stephen Kinzer Host Cody Cook sits down with esteemed journalist and author Stephen Kinzer to delve into the shadowy world of CIA’s former ...

Ep. 88: Was Jesus an Economist? What Can the Bible Teach Us About Human Society?

Podcast

Was Jesus an Economist? What Can the Bible Teach Us About Human Society? In this episode, I respond to a one-star review criticizing my interpretation of the parable of the ...

Anarchist Anabaptist: Cody Cook’s Journey to Faith and Libertarianism

Libertarianism

Series Introduction Not everyone is born a libertarian, and even those who were must come to it on their own terms. We believe in the importance of hearing the stories ...

Ep 180: Jesus and Capitalism

Libertarianism

Ep 180: Jesus and Capitalism In this episode, I discuss the problem of unclear economic thinking in Biblical scholarship. Terms like ‘capitalism’ and ‘socialism’ are often left undefined by the ...

Is J. D. Vance Right about “Ordered Loves?”

Christian Ethics

“I didn’t have the VP tweeting ‘ordo amoris’ on my bingo card. We are so back.” That was Christian Nationalist influencer Eric Conn on X referring to a Fox News interview (and the fallout ...

Episode 391: Alex Bernardo Discusses Historical Jesus, Biblical Scholarship, and Libertarian Christianity

Podcast

Summary – Alex Bernardo Discusses Historical Jesus, Biblical Scholarship, and Libertarian Christianity Host Doug Stuart is joined by Alex Bernardo, host of The Protestant Libertarian Podcast, to delve into the ...

Ep 179: What We Believe Part 1 | The Gospel

Podcast

Ep 179: What We Believe Part 1 | The Gospel Right before the pandemic, in February of 2020, I took on the role of interim student ministries director at my ...

“I Have Had Enough!” Rhesa Browning’s Libertarian Christian Origin Story

Libertarianism

Series Introduction Not everyone is born a libertarian, and even those who were must come to it on their own terms. We believe in the importance of hearing the stories ...

Ep. 87: Can Anarchy Promote Morality? A Biblical Perspective

Podcast

Can Anarchy Promote Morality? A Biblical Perspective In this episode, host Jacob Winograd tackles a frequent critique of anarchism and libertarianism: the claim that these systems lead to societal degeneracy ...

Ep 178: Ludwig von Mises vs. A Christian Scholar, Round 3 (N.T. Wright)

Podcast

Ep 178: Ludwig von Mises vs. A Christian Scholar, Round 3 (N.T. Wright) In the long-awaited third installment of my Ludwig von Mises vs. a Christian Scholar series, I take on ...

No, Christians shouldn’t give unconditional support to Israel

Libertarianism

The actions of October 7th, 2023, brought the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into the cultural zeitgeist in a way that it hasn’t been for a long time. While acts of terror from ...

Sports, Ritual, and the Lord’s Supper – A Communion Meditation

Christian Worldview

These remarks were presented as a communion meditation at the O’Fallon Church of Christ on January 19, 2025. In October 2024, the World’s truthiest news source, the Babylon Bee, posted ...

Episode 390: Reaching Black Americans with the Libertarian Message, with Ricky Dale Harrington Jr.

Podcast

Summary – Reaching Black Americans with the Libertarian Message, with Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. Host Cody Cook engages in an enlightening discussion with guest Ricky Dale Harrington, a former political ...

Two Freed Men: Ross Ulbricht Finds Justice, Spike Cohen Finds Christ

Podcast

Are Nationalism and Patriotism a Threat to Faith and Freedom? Spike Cohen Weighs In In this special episode of the LCI Green Room, (& bonus episode of the Biblical Anarchy ...

Ep 177: The History, Politics, and Beliefs of Islam and Christianity with Wafik Wahba

Podcast

Ep 177: The History, Politics, and Beliefs of Islam and Christianity with Wafik Wahba In this episode I talk with Dr. Wafik Wahba, professor of global Christianity at Tyndale University ...

A House Divided

A House Divided Technology, Worship, and Healing the Church After COVID Book Details Author: Benjamin D. Giffone240 pages Summary COVID-19 is firmly in the past for most of us today. ...

Ep 389: The Anarchist Anabaptist, with Cody Cook

Podcast

Summary – The Anarchist Anabaptist, with Cody Cook   Doug Stuart is joined by Cody Cook, an author and new co-host of The Libertarian Christian Podcast, to discuss the intriguing ...

Ep. 86: Responding to Redeemed Zoomer: Does the Gospel Demand Christian Political Involvement?

Podcast

Responding to Redeemed Zoomer: Does the Gospel Demand Christian Political Involvement? In this episode of the Biblical Anarchy Podcast, host Jacob Winograd responds to a video by Redeemed Zoomer, utilizing ...

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