The Influence of Historical Circumstances on Religion and Government

Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum catch up with Andy Naselli to discuss his recent longform essay for Christ Over All in which Andy provides a taxonomy of views on religion and government.

Timestamps

Introduction - 00:44

Where Did Andy Naselli Begin Studying the Issues of Political Theology? – 02:55

Naselli’s Internship With American Reformer 04:14 

Dr. Wellum’s Take on Naselli’s Article – 05:21

Defining ‘Religion’ and ‘Government’ and Why Those Terms are Better for this Conversation - 07:16

Notable Things in The First and Second Views - 10:00

Unpacking the Third View (Classical Liberalism) - 13:46

Knowing About John Rawls - 16:08

The Fourth View – 17:20

View Four and Five are Not Christian Nationalists - 21:12

First and Second Tables of the Law Applying Today with Views Four & Five - 22:06

Did the ‘Baptist Project’ Require Christendom? - 23:34

The Fifth View and the Magisterial Reformers - 27:00

What About the In-between Views? - 34:25

The Sixth View, Rushdoony, and Islam- 37:26

The Seventh View: Government Enforcing Religion - 42:16 

Reflections After Research - 46:22

Where Should We Start With Political Theology? - 51:21

What to Do Right Now? - 57:00

Final Thoughts – 1:01:38

Outro - 1:03:51

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