God, Pigs, and Private Property
Introduction The Judaic prohibition on pigs has puzzled scholars for centuries — so much so that certain atheist writers, such …
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God’s justice is better than man’s justice: A response to Tim Keller
Tim Keller recently published an article entitled, “A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory.” His article is a sort of apologia for his conception of “biblical justice” and its relationship to the social justice conversation. While we could likely agree with some of his sentiments, other things he says are just plain wrong. His characterizations of libertarianism as being in conflict with biblical justice warrant a response.
Christianity and Self-Ownership
Is the libertarian idea of self-ownership contrary to the authority of God? Not all libertarians believe in self-ownership Before discussing …
A Response to Stoker
This article was jointly written by Doug Stuart and Jessica Hooker. “…libertarianism is a values system of its own, and …
The War on Private Property
Do you want to live in an authoritarian society? Do you desire an intrusive government? Do you wish for a …
What “rights” do Christians have?
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …
No Continuing City: The Paradox of a Christian Society
By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. —- Benedict of …
Who Owns You? I sure don’t…
I am on the board of The Foundation for a Free Society, and one of our objectives is to put …
The Market Economy and Its Life-Support System
By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. —- The World …
Noah’s Ark and the Sanctity of Private Property
The subject of a proposed religious theme park in Kentucky brings up an issue near and dear to the heart …
Battle for the Mind
By Edmund Opitz, originally published in the April 1984 edition of The Freeman. —- The term Weltanschauung is nothing more …
Stop Rent-seeking
This article is #17 of a weekly series highlighting the former memes of Bureaucrash, an organization once headed by my …
What is the point of private property if you cannot use it?
An interesting example of confusion about private property came up this past week. I formerly lived in St. Louis, and …
Austrian Scholars Conference 2010 – Day 1
The first day of the Austrian Scholars Conference 2010 was marked by greeting old friends, making new friends, and meeting …