The Protestant Libertarian Podcast

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Ep 301: Justification in Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Theology with Gerald Hiestand

2026-10-2701:00:57

In this episode I talk with Dr. Gerald Hiestand, senior pastor of Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Illinois, about his brand-new book Justification and the Churches: Pastoral Questions at the Heart of Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Theology. Without minimizing the differences between the three great Christian traditions, Hiestand demonstrates that each communion's approach to the doctrine of justification includes valid theological insights. He argues that theology is almost always a ...

Ep 300: The Truth About College and Higher Education with Eric Schansberg

2026-10-2054:21

In this episode, Dr. Eric Schansberg returns to the show to discuss his book College 101: What Students and Parents Should Know About Universities. In this book, Schansberg cuts through the mythology of higher education and offers parents and prospective students advice on how to negotiate the complex college landscape. He explains why college isn’t always the right choice and how students should not go into debt to pay for schooling, how school rankings are less important than the school’s t...

Ep 299: The Bridge From Science to God with Richard Krauland

2026-10-1535:01

In this episode I talk with Richard Krauland about his book The Bridge from Science to God. Krauland discusses his background as an entrepreneur and mathematician and how his early years as a skeptic led to him finding faith. He explains how the complexities of science must lead us to the conclusion that there is a God behind it while encouraging the church to think critically about intelligent design. He also describes how his personal experiences with illness and family death shaped his app...

Ep 298: Trump, Iran, Political Division, Social Media, and the Church with Allan Bevere

2026-10-1301:00:30

Order my new book Politics, Economics and New Testament Interpretation: LCI: https://libertarianchristians.com/store/politics-economics-and-new-testament-interpretation/ Amazon: https://a.co/d/0aFo5AeD In this episode I talk once again with Dr. Allan Bevere about the current state of American politics and how the church should respond. We discuss the second Trump term and compare him to his predecessors (including his own first term), why America is always at war and how the church does...

Ep 297: Paul’s Letter to Rome with Scott Lackey

2026-10-0601:00:52

Order my new book Politics, Economics and New Testament Interpretation: Amazon: https://a.co/d/031IwQ0F LCI: https://libertarianchristians.com/store/politics-economics-and-new-testament-interpretation/ In this episode I talk with Scott Lackey, pastor of New Story Church in Buffalo, New York and host of the Creating Space podcast, about Paul’s letter to Rome. We discuss the challenges of studying Romans while preaching and teaching it to a lay audience. Scott then explains why Paul wrote...

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