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Ep 247: History and Theology in Biblical Interpretation Debate with Jacob Winograd

Hermeneutics

This episode is a recording of a debate I had with Jacob Winograd in the fall of 2025 about whether history or theology should take priority in Biblical interpretation. I ...

Ep 446: The Jesus Invasion: Paul’s Apocalyptic Theology, with Nicholas Quient

Podcast

In a more theology-heavy discussion, the Libertarian Christian Podcast welcomed guest Rev. Nicholas Quient, pastor and New Testament PhD candidate, for a deep dive into apocalyptic theology in Pauline studies. ...

Who is the True Israel? Correcting the Dispensationalist Reading of Romans 9-11

Podcast

Summary – Who is the True Israel? Correcting the Dispensationalist Reading of Romans 9-11   Dispensationalist theology pushes many incorrect and dangerous readings of Scripture, which has many far-reaching and ...

Ep 286: Living Toward a Decentralist Future, with Max Borders

Podcast

Max Borders, Executive Director of Social Evolution, joins us to talk about how decentralization is the way out of the social mess we’re in, but also how praxis is critical ...

Ep 285: Libertarian Christians at FreedomFest 2022

Podcast

The Libertarian Christian team gathered in Las Vegas for FreedomFest, and hosted a breakout session where FreedomFest attendees and vendors were able to join in a lively discussion about liberty, ...

Ep 284: Religious Freedom in a Secular Age, with Michael Bird

Podcast

We welcomed the Australian, liberty-leaning theologian/scholar Michael F. Bird, to discuss the motivators for writing his new book Religious Freedom in a Secular Age: A Christian Case for Liberty, Equality, and Secular ...

Ep 263: Rival Nations, with Peter Rollo

Podcast

Peter Rollo, founder of the website Rival Nations, joined us to discuss his passion for theology, why he started Rival Nations, “Two-Kingdom Theology,” Romans 13, voting as a form of violence, and what it ...

Ep 254: Thriving with Stone-Age Minds, with Justin Barrett

Podcast

Whether or not Christians give credence to evolutionary biology, cognitive scientist Justin Barrett – founder/president of Blueprint 1543 and co-author of Thriving with Stone Age Minds – believes that the ...

alan noble you are not your own review

Book Review: You Are Not Your Own by Alan Noble

Book Reviews

Book Review: You Are Not Your Own by Alan Noble Dr. Alan Noble is an associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. According to his bio, he gives talks ...

The Commands of God versus the State

Christian Worldview

A more baseless assumption, one more in direct conflict with God’s teaching, was never made by man, than the idea that when the civil authority commands the Christian to do ...

Ep 237: Understanding Mimetic Desire, with Luke Burgis

Podcast

Entrepreneur and author Luke Burgis joins us to talk about mimetic desire in everyday life. In this discussion, Luke talks about the importance of understanding mimetic desire, how Scripture demonstrates ...

Vengeance is Mine, Says the Lord

Theology

This guest post was written by Kollin Fields. …Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war. -Psalm 68:30 What’s so great about a king? ...

Ep 233: A Libertarian Christian Reading of Romans 13, with Matthew Bellis

Podcast

Does Romans 13 mean that we, as Christians, should just submit to the state? Or is there perhaps a better, more nuanced way to understand Romans 13, and therefore what ...

Ep 216: The Drug War and Immigration

Podcast

Doug Stuart and Dr. Norman Horn discuss two of the biggest issues non-libertarian Christians should repent and embrace a libertarian view on: the drug war and free movement of people. ...

Ep 215: Echoing Hope, with Kurt Willems

Podcast

The humanity of Jesus is an important doctrine to Christians, and recognizing its importance has real significance to our daily lives. Kurt Willems joins us to talk about his new ...

Ep 211: The Libertarian Basics

Libertarianism

Join the co-authors of Faith Seeking Freedom to get a “behind the scenes” look at the the book’s creation and the content of Chapter 2: The Libertarian Basics. [podcast src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18043304/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/” ...

God And Money: Three Radical Ideas

Book Reviews

Jesus Christ enjoyed the greatest privilege imaginable, and yet he did not hoard it for himself. Instead, he lovingly sacrificed himself and his privilege for the sake of others. From ...

Ep 210: The Two Things You Shouldn’t Talk About

Appearances

Recently, Doug and Norman joined Josh Murtagh on his podcast, The Two Things You Shouldn’t Talk About, and talked about religion and politics, in particular, what a libertarian Christian perspective ...

Ep 209: Faith Seeking Freedom on Iron Sharpens Iron Radio

Libertarianism

Recently all four authors of Faith Seeking Freedom joined Chris Arnzen on Iron Sharpens Iron Radio to discuss the intersection between faith and politics. They also took listener questions sent ...

Ep 208: Why Should I Care About Politics?

Libertarianism

Join the co-authors of Faith Seeking Freedom to get a “behind the scenes” look at the the book’s creation and the content of Chapter 1: Why Should I Care About ...

Ep 207: Jesus Politics, with Kurt Willems

Libertarianism

Kurt Willems of the Theology Curator podcast joins us to talk about why Jesus was political, how Jesus did politics, and how the church today can follow in the footsteps ...

Ministers, Submission, and Partisanship

Christian Worldview

"There is not a word of intimation in the Sacred Scriptures that indicate that it is the duty of any Christians to support, maintain, or defend any institution or organization ...

“Give Us a King”

Christian Worldview

This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

The Seen and Unseen Kingdoms

Christian Worldview

In this entry, Lipscomb continues his thesis that ordinances of God are not all intended to be carried out by his set-apart people, the Church, using the examples of heaven ...

Are States the Ministers of God?

Christian Worldview

A common objection to the idea that the state is founded in rebellion against God is the language of the Bible describing various kings and leaders as "God's servants" or ...

Does Romans 13 Justify Nero, Pharoah, or Nimrod?

Christian Worldview

Lipscomb approaches the issue with a new tact this time around, and brings up Romans 13 in the process. He suggests that if Romans 13 is the justifying scripture for ...

David Lipscomb Against Union Conscription

Christian Worldview

This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

David Lipscomb Against Confederate Conscription Acts

Christian Worldview

Notable in this piece is the way in which Lipscomb and his co-authors argue for their firm non-violent stance. They are to "submit quietly" to the government save where submission ...

The Spirit of the Church and of the World-Powers

Christian Worldview

Having stridently argued for the position that the kingdoms of the world are not of God through both Old and New Testaments, Lipscomb now seeks to differentiate the particular spirit ...

Babylon: The Archetype of the State

Christian Worldview

We wish to call attention to the biblical use of the term Babylon. It is given in Scripture as the name of the first, and in many respects, the head ...

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