How can Christians think about politics?

Brent talks with Miranda Zapor Cruz about her new IVP book ‘Faithful Politics: Ten Approaches to Christian Citizenship and Why It Matters’.

Miranda is professor of historical theology at Indiana Wesleyan University. She holds a Phd in religion, politics and society from Baylor University’s J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies and a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.

• (1:04) Faith and politics;
• (2:00) A framework for faithful Christian participation in politics?
• (3:30) Why is our faith disconnected with our politics?
• (5:20) The influence and witness of the church?
• (8:30) What does the term politics actually mean?
• (9:15) Aristotle and politics;
• (10:15) Augustine;
• (11:30) Living as dual citizens;
• (13:30) The Kingdom of God is not the U.S;
• (14:45) Christianity and political conservatism;
• (17:20) Separation of church and state;
• (19:15) Luther’s two kingdoms theology;
• (20:45) The 2 Calvinist approaches;
• (23:45) Problems with the direct Christian influence model;
• (25:20) Christian nationalism.

Links mentioned in this episode:

mirandazaporcruz.com/faithful-politics/

/ivpress.com

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Brent is joined by Hannah Long to review the 1993 American Civil War classic ‘Gettysburg’.

Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Dispatch’ and ‘Angelus News’.

• (2:00) Historical background and the cast;
• (4:10) Production values and the beards!
• (5:50) How accurate is the movie?
• (9:10) Location shooting;
• (11:50) How well are the historical figures portrayed?
• (15:30) Leadership;
• (18:15) A story about freedom?
• (23:45) Does the film take sides?
• (25:35) A film about different ideas of government?

Links mentioned in this episode:

/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_(1993_film)

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How do the 4 horses of Zechariah 6 compare with the 4 horses in Revelation 6?

Brent talks with Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute about Zechariah 6.

• (0:30) The 8th night vision;
• (1:30) The 4 chariots and the number 4!
• (4:15) The 2 mountains and the their symbolism;
• (7:00) The Temple as a symbolic model of the cosmos;
• (9:55) The color of the horses;
• (13:40) The 4 winds of heaven;
• (15:50) The crown and its significance;
• (17:00) The branch;
• (19:15) The throne;
• (21:30) Fulfillment in Christ.

Links mentioned in this episode:

alastairadversaria.com

theopolisinstitute.com

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