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Does God Take Part in Wars? August 8, 2020

The article below was written in January 1866 by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the United States. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here and here, and see other references to him on LCI here. A few particular points come to the forefront in the short piece. First, he distinguishes […] The post Does God Take Part in War […]

God’s justice is better than man’s justice: A response to Tim Keller August 7, 2020

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 characteriz […]

Ep 182: Was Jesus a Socialist? with Lawrence Reed August 4, 2020

On today’s episode, Doug is joined by Lawrence Reed, president emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education and the author of many fantastic books, to discuss his newest book, “Was Jesus a Socialist? Why this Question is being Asked Again, and Why the Answer is Almost always Wrong”. Show Notes Was Jesus a Socialist? The post Ep 182: Was Jesus a Socialis […]

The Glaring Inconsistency July 31, 2020

The following article was published by David Lipscomb in The Gospel Advocate on roughly January 30, 1866 — not even a year after the surrender of the Confederate States at Appomattox. Lipscomb is an historic figure of the Church of Christ, also known as part of the Stone-Campbell Movement. It is the denomination I grew up within, […] The post The Glaring Inc […]

Ep 181: Grandstanding, with Brandon Warmke and Justin Tosi July 28, 2020

Justin Tosi is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Texas Tech University. He works on moral, social, political, and legal philosophy. Brandon Warmke is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. He writes about ethics and politics. Today we discuss their book, “Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk.” Show Notes Grandstandi […]

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