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Episode 397: Exploring Biblical Stewardship and Justice, with Cal Beisner

Economics

Doug Stuart welcomes back Dr. Cal Beisner, founder and national spokesman of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation. Dr. Beisner discusses his book Prosperity and Poverty: The Compassionate ...

Ep 188: What We Believe Part 4 | Resurrection

Podcast

Ep 188: What We Believe Part 4 | Resurrection Right before the pandemic, in February of 2020, I took on the role of interim student ministries director at my church. ...

Is Christian Nationalism Dead? An Exploration of Biblical Justice with Eschatology Matters

Podcast

Is Christian Nationalism Dead? An Exploration of Biblical Justice with Eschatology Matters In this bonus episode, Jacob shares his recent appearance on Eschatology Matters, where he joined host Josh Howard ...

The Way of the Outlier: A Search for Truth in Faith and Politics

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 187: No Work, No Food | 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Podcast

In this episode I explore Paul’s exhortation in 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 where he instructs the Thessalonians that “those that don’t work, don’t eat” (3:10). Building from last week’s episode on ...

Episode 396: The Economic Condition of Black America in the Twentieth Century, with Germinal G. Van

Podcast

Host Cody Cook engages economist and author of The Economic Condition of Black America in the 20th Century Germinal Van in an enlightening discussion on significant socio-economic and historical issues ...

Rediscovering the Church’s Prophetic Mission Against War and Empire

Libertarianism

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 of others, ...

Ep 186: Work with Your Hands | 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

Podcast

Ep 186: Work with Your Hands | 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 In this episode, I explain what Paul is doing when he exhorts the Thessalonians to “mind your own business and ...

Episode 395: The Fight for the 14th Amendment, with John Wrench

Podcast

The Fight for the 14th Amendment, with John Wrench Host Cody Cook welcomed John Wrench from the Institute for Justice to talk about the history of the judiciary gutting the ...

Ep 185: What We Believe Part 3 | Son of David

Podcast

Ep 185: What We Believe Part 3 | Son of David Right before the pandemic, in February of 2020, I took on the role of interim student ministries director at ...

Rejecting the Empire: Why My Faith Led Me to Liberty

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 184: Liberty, Authority, and the Political Spectrum

Libertarianism

Ep 184: Liberty, Authority, and the Political Spectrum *Streamyard defaulted to my computer microphone and not my recording microphone. I apologize for the terrible sound quality. In this episode I ...

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 ...

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