The following was first published over on The Anchored Argosy Substack. Within the episode I mention the Davenant Institute’s ongoing modernization of The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity. I also mention Brad Littlejohn’s introduction to the life and work of Richard Hooker.
Category: Politics
Desacralizing and Evangelizing Politics
The following is drawn from two reflections that were previously published over on the Anchored Argosy: Keeping Faith In and Out of Politics and Understanding the Boundaries Between Church and Politics.
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The Church and Politics (with Miles Smith IV)
Dr Miles Smith, Assistant Professor of History at Hillsdale College, joins me to discuss the complexities of the Church’s relationship with politics. Miles is the author of the recently published Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War. Within our conversation, I also reference his recent Mere Orthodoxy article, ‘Perdition’.
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Christian Politics with Oliver O’Donovan

This is the second of our series of conversations with Oliver O’Donovan (the first is here). In this conversation, we talk about Christian politics, touching issues such as postliberalism, Carl Schmitt, and the role of Scripture in political judgment.
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The Internet is the Negative World
Every two or three weeks, Susannah and I will post on our free Substack, The Anchored Argosy. Within our posts, we give an update on our news, share some photos, and provide links to recent things we have produced. In each post, I will also usually share some thoughts on a subject that has been on my mind over the period. In our latest Substack post, I shared some thoughts on Aaron Renn’s recent book, Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture. I also recorded an audio form of the reflection which is available on YouTube and on my podcast.
Reforming Criminal Justice (with Matthew Martens)

Matthew Martens, author of the recent Crossway book Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal joins us for a discussion of it.
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Guarding Our Souls in Wartime

With heighted antagonisms and emotions on account of the war between Israel and Hamas, Matt, Derek, and I discuss how we can guard our souls in such a fraught environment.
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On Radical Integralism (with Dr Kevin Vallier)

We discuss integralism with Dr Kevin Vallier, author of the recent All the Kingdoms of the World: On Radical Religious Alternatives to Liberalism.
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Critical Dilemma (with Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer)
Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer are the authors of the recently released book, Critical Dilemma: The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology―Implications for the Church and Society. They join me for a discussion of the book and of their concerns about rising ideological movements in churches and other Christian contexts.
1776 (with Andrew Wilson)

Andrew Wilson, one of the hosts of Mere Fidelity, has (another!) new must-read book, Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West. We discuss his book and the significance of the late eighteenth century for understanding the world we live in.
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