Book Review: You Are Not Your Own by Alan Noble
Book Review: You Are Not Your Own by Alan Noble Dr. Alan Noble is an associate professor of English at …
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When Christians Sold Out to the State En Masse
Review of Gordon L. Heath, ed., American Churches and the First World War (Pickwick Publications, 2016), x + 213 pgs., …
Reparations: Good or Bad?
Slavery is offensive and incompatible with the principles of freedom and freedom minded people, but it is a part of US and world history. Wrestling with this history and deciding what to do has many perspectives. One perspective involves paying reparations: monetary compensation for damage caused. This review is not a comment on the legitimacy of reparations, rather it is a review of the book, authored by Kwon and Thompson, which strives to call the church in America to repent for its part and participation in the slave trade.
Seven Gray Swans in the American Economy
The topic of how Christians ought to manage their finances through evolving political and economic environments can be a tricky …
Weekend Insights – Uncle Sam Doesn’t Like Green Eggs and Ham?
Welcome back to Weekend Insights, your LCI “President’s Corner” of miscellaneous articles, events, books, vids, and whatever else I’m thinking about…
Weekend Insights – Let speech be free!
Welcome back to Weekend Insights, your LCI “President’s Corner” of miscellaneous articles, events, books, vids, and whatever else I’m thinking about…
Weekend Insights – Of Philosophers and Pasta Shortages
Welcome back to Weekend Insights, your LCI “President’s Corner” of miscellaneous articles, events, books, vids, and whatever else I’m thinking about…
How to start learning about Christian libertarianism
I recently met with a candidate for public office in Texas who had a number of questions about how to …
Announcing: Christian Libertarian Review
As LCI has considered our direction over these past several months, it has become increasingly clear that our greatest value …
The Attempted Seduction of the Bride of Christ
“Christianity and Politics: The Attempted Seduction of the Bride of Christ” by Christopher R. Petruzzi. Wipf and Stock Resource Publications, …
Responding to Tim Suttle
Author Tim Suttle responded to my review of his book, An Evangelical Social Gospel?, by engaging in the one major …
A Simple-Minded Warmonger
Review of Mike Huckabee, A Simple Government: Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington (and a Trillion That We Don’t!) …
News of the Week: Potpourri of Sorts
Recapping the interesting and noteworthy happenings of the last week. Dilbert author Scott Adams finally explains how to get a …
What is the best book on the essentials of libertarianism?
Have you ever wondered what book you ought to give to a person inquiring about libertarianism to you? What do …
Leo Tolstoy Against the State
Russian writer Leo Tolstoy is considered one of the greatest novelists of all time. War and Peace and Anna Karenina have inspired millions over the last century. Less well-known about Tolstoy, though, is that his interpretation of Christian ethics has had a profound effect upon the world, especially regarding non-resistance and pacifism. In this paper, I will examine the development of these themes in Tolstoy’s philosophy as they appear in The Kingdom of God is Within You.