4.52 Brad Green, David Schrock & Stephen Wellum • Interview • “Do the Reading: Selections in Political Theology”

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Brad Green on his Longform Essay "Do the Reading: Selections in Political Theology"Timestamps00:20 – Intro05:50 – 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 Fathers22:08 – How Do These Apologists Maintain the Defense of the Faith?24:54 – Augustine’s City of God31:19 – Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica37:20 – Why Should Dante Be on the List for Political Theology?41:50 – Luther and Calvin’s Political Theologies49:50 – Stephen Junius Brutus Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos55:45 – Samuel Rutherford’s Lex Rex1:01:15 – Althusius’ Politica1:04:37 – Oliver O’Donovan1:08:40 – R.J. Rushdoony1:15:47 – OutroResources to Click“Do the Reading: Selections in Political Theology” – Brad GreenTheme of the Month: Do the Reading: Selections in Political TheologyGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadFrom Irenaeus to Grotius: A Sourcebook in Christian Political Thought – Oliver O’DonovanApostolic Fathers – J.B. Lightfoot ed. Michael HolmesCity of God – Augustine of HippoSumma Theologica – Thomas AquinasThe Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso – Dante AlighieriLuther: Selected Political Writings – Martin Luther; ed. J.M. PorterInstitutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin ed. John T. McNeill, trans. Ford Lewis BattlesVindiciae Contra Tyrannos: A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants – Stephen Junius BrutusPolitica – Johannes AlthusiusLeviathan – Thomas HobbesLex Rex: The Law is King – Samuel RutherfordThe Emergence of Liberty in the Modern World: The Influence of Calvin on Five Governments from the 16th-18th Centuries – Douglas F. KellyThe Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine – eds. Karla Pollman and Willemien OttenThe Desire of the Nations: Rediscovering the Roots of Political Theology – Oliver O’DonovanThe Moral Obligation to be Intelligent and Other Essays – John ErskineThe Institutes of Biblical Law – R.J. RushdoonyThe Myth of Overpopulation – R.J. RushdoonyRevolt Against Maturity – R.J. RushdoonyThe Messianic Character of American Education – R.J. Rushdoony