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ABOUT THE EPISODE

Listen in as David Schrock & Stephen Wellum interview Marc Minter on his Longform essay, "Liberty Not Separation: The Historic Development of Baptist Perspectives on Church and State"

Timestamps

• 00:48 – Intro
• 05:52 – Marc Minter and His Academic Aspirations
• 10:30 – The State of Political Theology in the SBC
• 14:48 – Influences on Political Theology
• 19:00 – The Significance of Everson v. Board of Education 1947
• 21:42 – How This Case Shaped Subsequent Generations’ Worldviews
• 24:27 – Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists
• 30:10 – How Much Did Jefferson’s Views Change Between 1776-1802?
• 33:37 – The Distinction Between Reformation and Enlightment Traditions
• 37:55 – The Two Notions of the Term ‘Separation’
• 43:05 – Have We Adopted an Anabaptist Tradition of Church & State?
• 45:47 – E.Y. Mullins’ Views on the State
• 49:10 – Mullins’ Interjection into the Baptist Faith & Message
• 58:48 – What Should Pastors Do In Light of All This?
• 1:04:24 – Readings for Baptist Political Theology
• 1:06:10 – Outro

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

A historical exploration showing that Baptists long affirmed religious liberty without requiring a separation of church and state, tracing the shift in the 20th century.

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Brad Green on his Longform Essay "Do the Reading: Selections in Political Theology"

Timestamps

• 00:20 – Intro
• 05:50 – What’s the Place for Reading in the Life of the Christian?
• 07:40 – When Did Dr. Wellum Start Thinking about Serious Reading?
• 10:20 – What’s the Importance for Reading Books in the Life of a Pastor?
• 15:54 – How Do We Think About the Reading of Old and New Books?
• 19:29 – Political Issues in the Apostolic Fathers
• 22:08 – How Do These Apologists Maintain the Defense of the Faith?
• 24:54 – Augustine’s City of God
• 31:19 – Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica
• 37:20 – Why Should Dante Be on the List for Political Theology?
• 41:50 – Luther and Calvin’s Political Theologies
• 49:50 – Stephen Junius Brutus Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos
• 55:45 – Samuel Rutherford’s Lex Rex
• 1:01:15 – Althusius’ Politica
• 1:04:37 – Oliver O’Donovan
• 1:08:40 – R.J. Rushdoony
• 1:15:47 – Outro

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

A curated survey of ten seminal works in Christian political theology—from Justin Martyr and Augustine to Calvin, Rutherford, and Oliver O’Donovan—highlighting the development of theological reflection on church, state, and authority across the centuries.

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