recommended books

The Libertarian Christian Institute’s curation of recommended books and resources.

Josephus on the Origin of the State

Essential Reading

In The Antiquities, Josephus mentions that the first human government was built by Nimrod, the mighty hunter from the book of Genesis. This appears to be consistent with Genesis; no ...

How to start learning about Christian libertarianism

Featured

I recently met with a candidate for public office in Texas who had a number of questions about how to think about the connections between Christianity and libertarianism. We had ...

Wind Energy: Destroying the Midwest One “Farm” at a Time

Economics

My father and I recently finished publishing a book entitled Paradise Destroyed: The Destruction of Rural Living by the Wind Energy Scam. The book reached #1 on Amazon for “New ...

Called to Freedom

Toward a More Augustinian View of Government

History

The following is an excerpt from Jason Hughey’s chapter in the new book, Called to Freedom. (edited for format) With a new understanding of Romans 13, First Peter 2, and ...

Called to Freedom

Called to Freedom: Launching On February 1st!

Announcements

LCI is pleased to announce that Called to Freedom will be released on February 1st! Called to Freedom is a book written by six libertarian Christians from various backgrounds exploring ...

The Attempted Seduction of the Bride of Christ

History

“Christianity and Politics: The Attempted Seduction of the Bride of Christ” by Christopher R. Petruzzi. Wipf and Stock Resource Publications, 2016. “Politics,” says Christopher Petruzzi, “is the process through which ...

Called to Freedom

Called to Freedom: Why You Can Be Christian and Libertarian

Announcements

The Libertarian Christian Institute is proud to announce today that it will be the online home and hub for a new book on Christianity and liberty entitled Called to Freedom: ...

Hearing the Scream

Book Reviews

If snorting cocaine is against the law, the addict becomes a criminal. The law builds a wall between him and law-abiding citizens. He becomes not a brother we pity, love, ...

Real Dissent – A truly radical libertarian book

Book Reviews

Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion by Thomas E. Woods Jr. (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2014), 338 pages. In his foreword to one ...

Top 10 Libertarian (and Christian) Books for Christmas 2014

Book Reviews

Looking for a great read to give that libertarian in your life this Christmas? Want to delve deep into something interesting over your Christmas vacation? Every year, I make it ...

Reflecting on the Sufferings and Temptations of Jesus

Book Reviews

This is a video review of the book “If You Are the Son of God” by Jacques Ellul, French theologian and professor of law. (Published by Wipf and Stock.) Ellul’s ...

Reading Suggestions for a Progressive Friend

Economics

I tend to find myself in the minority among friends with the viewpoints I hold as a libertarian and a Christian. I can frustrate my conservative and progressive friends at ...

Can Ayn Rand and Christianity hold a civil conversation? A review of “The Soul of Atlas”

Book Reviews

Book review of The Soul of Atlas by Mark Henderson. 2013 Reason Publishing, 246 pages. http://soulofatlas.com Although libertarians have been known to say that it usually begins with Ayn Rand, ...

War, Empire, and the Military

History

Introduction to Laurence M. Vance, War, Empire, and the Military: Essays on the Follies of War and U.S. Foreign Policy (Vance Publications, 2014), 528 pgs. These essays, although organized under ...

The Moral Case for a Free Economy

Book Reviews

Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy, by Robert Sirico (Regnery Publishing, 2012), 213 pages. Critics of the free market assert that it fails the underprivileged, ...

Looking Forward by Looking Backward (My Personal 2013 Recap)

Book Reviews

Adult maturity is partly evidenced by how well we allow our past to influence our vision and hope for the future. No matter how bleak our past experiences might be, ...

Top 10 Libertarian (and Christian) Books for 2013

Book Reviews

Every year, I try to highlight some of the best recent and classic books about Christianity, libertarianism, and the books addressing both at the same time. Last year I was ...

Sow It Everywhere

Book Reviews

Review of Martin A. Lee, Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana—Medical, Recreational, and Scientific (Scribner, 2012), vii + 519 pgs., hardcover. Although I don’t use marijuana for medical, recreational, ...

Two Important Books for Libertarian Christians

Book Reviews

I must recommend two important books for Libertarian Christians. The first is Turn Neither to the Right Nor to the Left, by D. Eric Schansberg. This book was published in ...

Make Everything Voluntary

Book Reviews

God created a remarkable world, a world where if you follow good ethics and work hard then the results are win-win for everyone. Whereas aggression always involves pillaging one person ...

“It is Dangerous to be Right when the Government is Wrong” Book Review

Book Reviews

Review of Andrew Napolitano, It is Dangerous to be Right When the Government is Wrong: The Case for Personal Freedom (Thomas Nelson, 2011), 320 pp. Hardcover: $24.99 ($16.49 on Amazon.com). ...

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: A Book Review

Book Reviews

Let’s take a stroll today through something other than politics today. I recently read a book by Douglas Sean O’Donnell called The Beginning and End of Wisdom, and I thought ...

Top 10 Libertarian Books for Christmas 2011

Book Reviews

Every year, I like to construct a list of some of the best books released in the past year and a few a others that are worth recommending at any ...

“Not a Fan” Book Review

Book Reviews

I recently read an interesting book called Not a Fan, by Kyle Idleman. I don’t want to do an in-depth book review here, but I think the book warrants being ...

What is the best book on the essentials of libertarianism?

Book Reviews

Have you ever wondered what book you ought to give to a person inquiring about libertarianism to you? What do you do? It is actually a somewhat difficult proposition. Great ...

Top 10 Books for Libertarians–Christmas 2010 Edition

Book Reviews

Of all posts on LibertarianChristians.com, the holiday book lists are some of the most perennially popular. 2010 has seen some great books enter the market, and it’s time to highlight ...

Leo Tolstoy Against the State

Book Reviews

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 ...

More Free Books: Cult of the Presidency

News

Free books are good, right? The Cult of the Presidency is currently available for free in electronic form from the Cato Institute’s website. The author Gene Healy gave the keynote ...

Great Libertarian Quotes in Heinlein

Libertarianism

Yesterday on LewRockwell.com, Jeff Riggenbach posted a short essay entitled Was Robert A. Heinlein a Libertarian? It reminded me of how much I enjoyed Heinlein’s incredible novel, The Moon is ...

Leo Tolstoy and Non-Resistance

Christian Ethics

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 ...

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