Christians in the Public Square

Christians in the Public Square

By Scott Self & Cole BennettReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Christians in the Public Square episodes

  • 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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    40 min
  • 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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    32 min
  • 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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    14 min
  • 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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    11 min
  • Episode 40 - Shibboleth

    Scott and Cole discuss three different articles about the relationship between race, social groups, and Christianity.

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    "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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    1 hr 7 min
  • 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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    54 min
  • 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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    55 min
  • 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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    58 min
  • 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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    1 hr 1 min

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