Christians in the Public Square

By Scott Self & Cole Bennett

Dr. Cole Bennett and Dr. J. Scott Self discuss topics and issues related to Christianity, citizenship, and brotherhood.... more

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The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.

Christians in the Public Square episodes:

March 04, 2022 Episode 45 - Identity Religion
Scott and Cole talk about the challenge of identity, labels, and whether Christianity has become an identity religion.
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"In a post-Trump world, these pastors are ditching the evangelical label for something new" by Sarah Pulliam Bailey
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40min
February 18, 2022 Episode 44 - The Wearing of Pants
Scott and Cole unpack arguments of "religious exemptions," liberty, the rights of the state, and the importance of wearing pants.

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38min
February 03, 2022 Episode 43 - We're Baaaack
Scott and Cole discuss why we took and break, and why we stopped taking a break. Scott casts a vision for the coming season.
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Email: Dr. J. Scott Self
Email: Dr. Linnea Rademaker
Email: Dr. Peter Williams
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32min
November 30, 2020 Episode 42 - SC: Grotesque Homunculus
At the end of Season 2, Scott enters the Speakers' Corner to argue that the church's cozy relationship with conservatism is a tragic flaw of American Christianity. Also, if you notice Scott's grammatical error at 12:20, go and tell it to a skunk ;-)
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14min
November 06, 2020 Episode 41 - SC: Of BBQ and Market Choice
In this Speakers' Corner, Cole makes a free-market argument. He distracted Scott with barbecue sufficiently to make his argument free from interruption or disputation.
Let us know if you have an essay you'd like to pitch for the Speakers' Corner on CP2!
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11min
October 23, 2020 Episode 40 - Shibboleth
Scott and Cole discuss three different articles about the relationship between race, social groups, and Christianity.
Links:
"Is the Anti-Racism Training Industry Just Peddling White Supremacy?" By Jonathan Chait
"America Isn't a Racist Country" by Ward Connerly
"White Christian America Needs a Moral Awakening" by Robert P. Jones
"Shibboleth" from Wikipedia
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1h 7min
October 09, 2020 Episode 39 - The Twisting of Arms
Scott and Cole respond to listener feedback. Cole wonders how Scott can assert that Christianity is non-coercive while voting for policies that are coercive.
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54min
September 25, 2020 Episode 38 - What's In a Name?
Cole and Scott discuss monuments to people and ideas in the public square. We also discuss whether monuments to people are consistent with Christian values.
Links:
Nathan Bedford Ford Statue
Confederate Statues Were Never Really About Preserving History
George Benson's Name Remains on Auditorium Despite Petition
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55min
September 11, 2020 Episode 37 - An Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune
Scott and Cole are joined by Bryan Stewart to discuss the church's appeal to the state for protection and to settle disputes. Come and see the violence inherent in the system!
Links:
Bishop Takes Castle by S. C. GWYNNE
The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth v. The Episcopal Church, Supreme Court of Texas
Bishop Mayer Letter to the Diocese in the Wake of Supreme Court Decision
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58min
August 28, 2020 Episode 36 - Penumbras and Emanations
Scott and Cole are joined by Kenneth Pybus to discuss the history of abortion law, the efforts to reverse Roe v. Wade, and Kenneth's view of his role as a Christian in the Public Square in relation to the issue of abortion.
Links:
Griswold v. Connecticut
Roe v. Wade
Gonzales v. Carhart
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Pregnancy Resources of Abilene
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FAQs about Christians in the Public Square:

How many episodes does Christians in the Public Square have?

The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.