The Protestant Libertarian Podcast
The Protestant Libertarian Podcast explores the intersection between protestant Biblical studies and libertarian philosophy. We will discuss the Bible, history, culture, economics, philosophy, and current events from both protestant and libertarian perspectives. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Check out the Protestant Libertarian Podcast page at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theplpodcast. Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the shows profile! Thanks!
Episodes
255 episodes
Ep 252: Government Officials Advancing the Gospel with Christopher Chen
In this episode I talk with Christopher Chen, author of the brand-new book Evil Empire? Government Officials as Proponents of the Gospel in Luke-Acts and Beyond, out now on Wipf and Stock, where he argues that there is a place for beli...
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Ep 251: Beyond Deconstruction and Building a More Expansive Faith with James McGrath
In this episode I talk once again with the great Dr. James McGrath, who has authored the brand-new Beyond Deconstruction: Building a More Expansive Faith, out now on Eerdmans, where he discusses the process of deconstruction, changing ...
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Ep 250: Lent, Spiritual Growth, and Taming the Tongue | Ephesians 4:29
In this episode I talk about my goal for lent of taming my tongue. I discuss the controversy surrounding Lent and why sincere spiritual development should not be a cause for Christian division, how I intentionally work on growing in an area of ...
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Ep 249: Eschatology and Economics with Gary DeMar
In this episode I talk with Gary DeMar, a Biblical scholar, long-time president of American Vision, and host of the Gary DeMar show. Gary discusses eschatology and economics. He explains his own eschatological perspective, preterism, which is t...
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Ep 248: Far Above All Rule and Authority | Ephesians 1:15-23
I had the flu and Streamyard defaulted to my computer microphone, so I apologize for my voice! In this episode I discuss Paul’s comments in Ephesians 1:15-23, particularly 1:20-22, that Jesus by virtue of his resurrection, ascension, and enthro...
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Ep 247: History and Theology in Biblical Interpretation Debate with Jacob Winograd
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 argue that our starting point for Biblical exegesis must be the historica...
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Ep 246: Wicked Shepards and Lost Sheep: Luke 15, Jeremiah 23, and Ezekiel 34
In this episode I explore the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Luke 15:1-7 in which Jesus, directly responding to his critics, explains how his audience would leave ninety-nine sheep in the pasture to find one who had wondered from the flock, rejoi...
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Ep 245: Galatians 4:1-7 and Deliverance from this Evil Age with Cody Cook
In this episode I talk with Cody Cook about his new book Delivered from This Present Evil Age where he argues that Galatians 4:1-7 portrays Christ defeating the spiritual powers which enslave humanity and inaugurating a new creation in...
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Ep 244: Mark 10 Wrecks Modern Economic and Political Assumptions
In this episode I explore the economic and political consequences of two passages in Mark 10. I explain how modern progressive and conservative Christians implicitly assume the nineteenth-century nation state model of political authoritarianism...
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Ep 243: Government is God’s Servant? Romans 13, Isaiah 10, and Jeremiah 25
In this episode I discuss Paul’s statements in Romans 13:1-7 that governing authorities “are established by God” (Rm. 13:1) and that “rulers are servants of God” (13:6). I explain the need to understand the function of Romans ...
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Ep 242: Is Libertarianism Right-Wing or Left-Wing? with Alex Bernardo vs. Cody Cook feat. Jacob Winograd
This episode features a debate I had with Cody Cook on LCI’s Greenroom, moderated by Jacob Winograd, where Cody and I debate whether libertarianism is compatible a right-wing or left-wing phenomenon. I take the position that modern libertariani...
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Ep 241: A Christian Defense of Reason and Individualism with Cody Libolt
In this episode I talk with Cody Libolt, writer, podcaster, and co-author of the new book Redeeming the West: A Christian Defense of Reason and Individualism. Cody defines both ‘reason’ and ‘individualism’, demonstrating how these term...
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Ep 240: Could the Swiss Canton Model Solve the Israel/Palestine Conflict? with David Beito and Phil Saunders vs. Walter Block
In this episode David Beito and Phil Saunders debate Walter Block on the Israel/Palestine conflict. David and Phil defend the proposition that a Swiss-style canton model of government could resolve the conflict, offering a decentralized politic...
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Ep 239: Understanding Biblical Law with Dru Johnson
In this episode Dr. Dru Johnson returns to discuss his new book Understanding Biblical Law: Skills for Thinking Through and With the Torah, out now on Baker. Dr. Johnson explains how modern people have misunderstood the Law, reading it...
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Ep 238: Hell Yes or Hell No? Annihilationism vs. ECT with Cody Cook
In this episode I am joined once again by the great Cody Cook, this time to discuss the recent controversy regarding Kirk Cameron’s changing views of hell. Cameron defended the annihilationist position, also known as ‘conditional immortality’, ...
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Ep 237: The Antichrists
In this episode I discuss “the antichrists”, a group of people who appear exclusively in 1 and 2 John. John describes “the antichrists” in 1 John 2:18-25, 4:1-6, and 2 John 1:7-11. Despite many popular eschatological interpretations which a sin...
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Ep 236: Six Essential Books of 2025
In this fourth edition of my annual Christmas series I discuss six of the most important books I read in 2025. The list includes: FDR: A New Political Life by David BeitoThe Struggle for Liberty by Ra...
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Ep 235: Ascension, Kingdom, and Eschatology
In this episode I reflect on the relationship between the ascension of Jesus, his status as king over all creation, and inaugurated eschatology. The resurrected Jesus was taken up into heaven during his ascension and currently sits at the right...
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Ep 234: Biblical Masculinity and the Men of Genesis with Eric Schansberg
In this episode I talk with Dr. Eric Schansberg, professor of economics at Indiana University (Southern) about his brand-new book Gen Men: What the Men of Genesis Can Teach Us Today. We discuss the crisis of masculinity in our culture ...
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Ep 233: The Ascension of Jesus with Ross Hastings
In this episode I talk with Dr. Ross Hastings, Professor of Theology at Regent College, Vancouver, about his brand-new book “The Glory of the Ascension: Celebrating a Doctrine for the Life of the Church”, out now on IVP. Dr. Hastings e...
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Ep 232: Genesis 3:5 and the Problem of Power
In Genesis 3:5, the woman eats from the tree because the serpent promised she would be “like God”. This reveals the fundamental sin of humanity: trying to grasp for a power they weren’t intended to have. I discuss the historical and literary co...
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Ep 231: Why the Church Still Matters with Carmen Joy Imes
In this episode I talk with Dr. Carmen Joy Imes about her brand-new book Becoming God’s Family: Why the Church Still Matters. We discuss the rich theology of God’s family in both the Old and New Testaments, particularly the significanc...
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Ep 230: Why We Misunderstand Judaism with James McGrath
In this episode I welcome back Dr. James McGrath. We talk about his contribution to the book Judeophobia and the New Testament, where he discusses contemporary negative attitudes towards Jews and Judaism. We discuss the problem of Jude...
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Ep 229: The Real FDR with David Beito
In this episode I talk with Dr. David Beito about his brand-new book FDR: A New Political Life, which is a critical biography of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. We discuss his influences and upbringing, how he was shaped by Theodo...
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Ep 228: Mothers and Motherhood in the New Testament with Jennifer Houston McNeel
In this episode I talk with Dr. Jennifer Houston McNeel about her brand-new book Under Her Wings: Mothers and Motherhood in the New Testament, out now on Eerdmans, where she explores mothers and maternal imagery in the New Testament. W...
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