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Ep 174: Ayn Rand’s Controversies & Contributions

Christian Worldview

Doug and Norman talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and critique the state response to it and the response of the general public, including libertarians. Show Notes AnarchoChristian.com

Ep 146: Minarchism, Anarchism, and What is a True Libertarian?

Culture

Should anarchists make a minarchist argument to win statists over? Does being a minarchist make you unlibertarian? WHat would disqualify you from not being a libertarian? And would you push ...

Ep 145: Loving Enemies in an Age of Violence, with Ron Sider

Culture

Did Jesus really say that his followers could never use violence? Are there circumstances whereby a person should reluctantly use violence because the situation permits it? If a Christian decides ...

Ep 144: Postcards from Babylon, with Brian Zahnd

Libertarianism

Brian Zahnd joins us again to discuss the themes in his book, Postcards from Babylon. The American Church is trending toward idolatry, and the Scriptures have a lot to say ...

Ep 143: Love Anyway, with Jeremy Courtney

Podcast

How do you unmake violence in parts of the world at war? How do you see those in need as friends and not just part of some aggregate situation? What ...

Ep 142: Must Politics Be War? with Kevin Vallier

Christian Worldview

Should libertarians make concessions in the political arena in order to advance a better liberty? How the current American political atmosphere made us more trusting of each other? Is a ...

Ep 141: How to Talk to an Atheist with Justin Brierley

Christian Worldview

Justin Brierley joins us to talk about his experience bringing atheists and Christian apologists together on his show, as well as his book, Unbelievable? where he makes the case for ...

Ep 140: Should Christians Care About Competition? with Dr. Art Carden

Christian Worldview

Economists like competition because competitive markets create what the economist Tim Harford calls “a world of truth”: we produce, as he puts it, the right things the right way and in ...

Ep 139: Religious Toleration In Colonial America, with Dr. Jason Jewell

American History

Religious liberty is sometimes described as “America’s first freedom,” but it was only achieved after more than a century of painful experience and with the development of careful arguments in colonial ...

Ep 138: Politically Correct Mythology vs. Gospel Technology

Christian Worldview

David Gornoski uses mimetic theory to explain how the gospel is the antidote to the problems that ail our world, including the myths that prevail in our politically correct ...

Ep 137: What Does the Bible Say About Government? with Jason Hughey

Christian Worldview

Many Christians believe that the Bible establishes human political authority as a means of ensuring social order. Passages such as Romans 13:1-7, 1 Peter 2:17, and Christ’s statement to “render ...

Ep 136: Core Values of Christian Libertarians with Dr. Norman Horn

Christian Worldview

Norman discusses the fundamentals of Christian libertarianism in the context of LCI’s recently released mission, vision, and core values, with an additional emphasis on the kind of character we should ...

Ep 130: Bob Murphy and Norman Horn talk Morality and Politics, Christianity and the Troops, and Romans 13

Christian Worldview

This episode was originally recorded for the Bob Murphy show, where Bob and Norman Horn have a provocative conversation that will enlighten both believers and skeptics alike. They critically analyze ...

Ep 111: Free is Beautiful with Randy England

Libertarianism

Randy England joins us to talk about his book, Free is Beautiful, a tremendous work on the foundations of libertarianism from a biblical and Church history perspective.  

Ep 110: Libertarianism 101

Libertarianism

If you were approached on the street and asked what libertarians believe, what would you say? Would it be succinct? Or would it take a few minutes? Doug and Norman ...

LCI Hot Takes: December 17, 2018

Media

Enjoy the next installment of our experimental “LCI Hot Takes” series, and don’t forget to check out the Bob Murphy Show today where I have an awesome discussion with Bob ...

Ep 88: Happiness and Social Capital with Jeremy Jackson

Economics

Jeremy Jackson, associate professor at North Dakota State University, joins us to talk about happiness research and social capital. He also tells us what got allured him about economics. Show ...

Ep 87: The Caring Society with Robert Whaples

Christian Worldview

Whether it comes from Pope Francis or another person who wants to virtue signal about the kind of society they advocate, the “caring society” sounds like a great idea. But ...

Ep 83: Why D.C. is not Marvelous: the Stark Reality of Politics

Christian Worldview

In this “Extended Edition” of our podcast, we talk with Armond Boudreaux and Corey Latta, authors of the book Titans: How Superheroes Can Help us Make Sense of a Polarized ...

Ep 82: Conservatism vs. Libertarianism

Christian Worldview

If libertarianism is neither of the left nor the right, then why do libertarians still get cornered as “conservative” or “right-wing” on a regular basis? Furthermore, for Christians especially the ...

Jesus Wants Me to Break the Law

Christian Worldview

Early Christians understood that to proclaim Jesus is Lord and that their citizenship is in Heaven was to make a political statement: Caesar is not lord (or in today’s lingo, ...

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 ...

Rendering to God

Theology

This guest post is by Daniel Shorthouse. Daniel is a political theory and economics nerd, an obsessive reader of theology, and the Director of Worship at an Anglican church in the ...

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 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 ...

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