Theonomoney

Last week Jeremy started a two-part series reading the chapter on property from John Locke's Two Treatises of Government. This week he finishes that chapter and with it, concludes the introductory four-part series on private property. Stay tuned as episodes digging into what Scripture has to say about economics are to follow!   This book was first published anonymously in 1689 (a year the Reformed Baptist listeners will have no trouble remembering), so no copyright infringement occurred in the recording of this episode.

Last week Jeremy mentioned how his two-part introductory series on private property would be turned into a four-part series because he would read the chapter on private property from John Locke's Two Treatises of Government over the next two weeks. Well, here is what you have been waiting for! Part 1 is out, with Part 2 to follow next week!   This book was first published anonymously in 1689 (a year the Reformed Baptist listeners will have no trouble remembering), so no copyright infringement occurred in the recording of this episode.

In part two of the introductory series on private property, Jeremy covers several economic principles that provide reasons for why private property is important.   The first is that private property protects the poor from abuse by the wealthy. The second is that private property is needed for economic transactions, i.e., purchasing and/or trade. The third is that private property is made when one takes something from the earth, what is commonly owned, and adds his or her labor to it, making that thing his property.

In this first full-length episode of Theonomoney, Jeremy discusses an important foundation of economics: private property. He explains how private property is based in and taught by Scripture, using various passages to do so.

This is the introductory episode of the podcast that goes into what it is and what types of topics will be covered in the future.