ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Brad Green on his Longform Essay "Do the Reading: Selections in Political Theology"Timestamps<ul><li>00:20 – Intro</li><li>05:50 – What’s the Place for Reading in the Life of the Christian?</li><li>07:40 – When Did Dr. Wellum Start Thinking about Serious Reading?</li><li>10:20 – What’s the Importance for Reading Books in the Life of a Pastor?</li><li>15:54 – How Do We Think About the Reading of Old and New Books?</li><li>19:29 – Political Issues in the Apostolic Fathers</li><li>22:08 – How Do These Apologists Maintain the Defense of the Faith?</li><li>24:54 – Augustine’s City of God</li><li>31:19 – Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica</li><li>37:20 – Why Should Dante Be on the List for Political Theology?</li><li>41:50 – Luther and Calvin’s Political Theologies</li><li>49:50 – Stephen Junius Brutus Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos</li><li>55:45 – Samuel Rutherford’s Lex Rex</li><li>1:01:15 – Althusius’ Politica</li><li>1:04:37 – Oliver O’Donovan</li><li>1:08:40 – R.J. Rushdoony</li><li>1:15:47 – Outro</li></ul>Resources to Click<ul><li><a href="https://christoverall.com/article/longform/do-the-reading-selections-in-political-theology/">“Do the Reading: Selections in Political Theology”</a> – Brad Green</li><li>Theme of the Month: <a href="https://christoverall.com/theme/do-the-reading-selections-in-political-theology/">Do the Reading: Selections in Political Theology</a></li><li><a href="https://christoverall.com/give/">Give to Support the Work</a></li></ul>Books to Read<ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Irenaeus-Grotius-Sourcebook-Christian-Political/dp/0802842097/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PDV8NWL807Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9PsVyxPGtQ0HTp-l64E_wY54B3FFvefP4AydJ1bL8eE.3FPjzJRG8yYLoIjGe51ApWHZe278KHC-wCNt7SmFDmw&dib_tag=se&keywords=from+irenaeus+to+grotius+a+sourcebook&qid=1762193956&sprefix=from+iren%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1">From Irenaeus to Grotius: A Sourcebook in Christian Political Thought</a> – Oliver O’Donovan</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Apostolic-Fathers-English-Michael-Holmes/dp/0801031087/ref=sims_dp_d_dex_ai_rank_model_1_d_v1_d_sccl_1_4/130-1908757-1644132?pd_rd_w=uzwmj&content-id=amzn1.sym.da0b205c-8cc7-4a8d-9d0a-8ed3705890a2&pf_rd_p=da0b205c-8cc7-4a8d-9d0a-8ed3705890a2&pf_rd_r=ZSQ951G2KQDSPC8VXS1F&pd_rd_wg=7pHJ5&pd_rd_r=4413fa1f-a852-4a05-a7c5-3a43345224c0&pd_rd_i=0801031087&psc=1">Apostolic Fathers</a> – J.B. Lightfoot ed. Michael Holmes</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/City-Penguin-Classics-Augustine-Hippo/dp/0140448942/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BZOJ8FITQ6B7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Dr-pfy0c5AUtxBV2NBbxzRt4cZo_lqLLsjTINXxlhWXqncYT32zSnrbrJ67iuT3Q1r78aZ67OkukD1bCQwd-XFWjcojaDKnLXGspSa_KTm-t4LRbUUpwFg054p_pmSg2F3UAfTeX3UCxsqiTCdU3R35uDQfgxZFJMzyOj8DAjJD4Yecz43jF6QH5jzbVE4sKxPlA9yOsiJeiiLvTtLocJfpurI_q1-Mok7isxQzkQd8.HCpKPKormwFvdA3s4EFLDrWyUzUQhRBKR7OiXIjhrR4&dib_tag=se&keywords=city+of+god+augustine&qid=1762193636&s=books&sprefix=city+of+god+augustine%2Cstripbooks%2C121&sr=1-1">City of God</a> – Augustine of Hippo</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Summa-Theologica-Thomas-Aquinas-Volumes/dp/0870610635/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-HmHhAADWmRMFDmw_tamoKxIP7u7UrHpda5AnosoStwfyqtsOIjJSlKs56JZa35FiGcT3dXy30lwUuFoA0OIb5Gq4At7C1rKjXInZAY7YhRU4VtoJcXmVmAx54Jux5Blb3LjG75o2OABHyFKiMw1-T7jF0vv8xZmLx9_k_1oiTzuxn08u4jrHZ0TOIwTnrYpLoN8hIBNwUSi05o3UwEsslF0y0FwE-WY-KpZ4TFTbtA.lGw5SfeKx5VyPhMZjQSdBujq0ebXK3BVjC15TaHi02c&qid=1762193868&sr=8-2-spons">Summa Theologica</a> – Thomas Aquinas</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Inferno-Purgatorio-Paradiso/dp/0141197498/ref=sr_1_6?crid=6PDQYD76LJ18&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wp2cDPZ3h5J42Zg6wA_0wtQCX9u4SmHTQiA320bc7-oJEuLaWP4qKsX3C07NXfLV_ynyLkNfMpzSV-LWD0NN2_s-h0hEgsU58_tAwVvuXeoqMaJMykgjTjPHOaBc9-WdHAue-Q50zbIj0XMIxJlCNVRcJ1ggNoJETlfUoynzP51kjhDdf_6GP8mWfIlKcBkPvIP41bhBdUHPyIpjvTfw05J6VFa-AiTydbzeJqwpHpI.XdSWQK1gkJsudBGBZS2pTy89-JHfwQFj29dPuVQQuEQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+divine+comedy+by+dante+alighieri&qid=1762194031&sprefix=the+divine+comedy%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-6">The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso</a> – Dante Alighieri</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Luther-Selected-Political-Writings-Porter/dp/1592442048/ref=sr_1_4?crid=QLOYE2ZGLRRR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ppHGELsiwn0CYpmPO0PJE8x7MqtUYEQdD1Cg_B071-AC53SqqNECgGFokpHVXvNssPLPBjHRvMAF9OPvBybrUz7g3CQ6UwzHZThuijhLFS7dF4jushL6faD9ZWst4dj44iKNtMRdCzYe9Pge1Lgouox-yDnLO6uXGx_1MWFk2JFZif0tOuY3FNDv06jXDTEcuEW_ojWtlwiDASVOfNvncmGPUO-iVjNbOwSQY-7Mhqw.8NEKyf1-q7eF10rKxXnwNp5EZFL_eRba8D4AeFu30r8&dib_tag=se&keywords=martin+luther+political+writings&qid=1762194142&sprefix=martin+luther+political+writings%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-4">Luther: Selected Political Writings</a> – Martin Luther; ed. J.M. Porter</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Calvin-Institutes-Christian-Religion-Set/dp/0664220282/ref=sr_1_9?crid=1WY93G77Z4OCX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WBweGTe0BdMG3tGmVU-0ZN-Rq_J-QGKZRyXVuzSN7_1BOgEo5R2n2qhVs5XZ9OR0ad3_ViGgbuApcDhE65lciFoiOdCsqA7eUkCiIxMQu5mTiVKQ8U7UrW4r9XbJi0KBXfCnUzseLm6rlu9L920a5abJd6OuObXQkhcycwBYO0x8lBcRsG2DJj16GzPZ-XrO26OkNE21G3JUCh0loXTxorxafVdhBcNYyLXGE5xS3uF0v0QhwB4PmfQiYOzy9Zz9QZW3ryy-lGtifh6u3vui4SIfiMJMq46R-4zSDE_oRQU.eX6ib2e8CMldjjY913R3TvfqpFFDVY-ixBK4PISFYnM&dib_tag=se&keywords=john+calvin&qid=1762194287&sprefix=john+calvin%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-9">Institutes of the Christian Religion</a> – John Calvin ed. John T. McNeill, trans. Ford Lewis Battles</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vindiciae-Contra-Tyrannos-Defense-Liberty/dp/1952410525/ref=sr_1_1?crid=341DYZZHWQIER&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.udNo7JK3QPvXPEOh5a_u9n6A13XE1MNp-r2V-dIV-mzd77eWYscvdmzT64g7cZ580JCXnQrFIciKpIZ1b0P2L0_RgONXCPxKQEgRPo1J6XocZPVUk-3Rk7lulzjnv31Mui26k2egLg8XX59qKo5SBvoVKba-ZN81Y-T4LpqOLS4cb-7hJfnMLl3jtpX3ciDUrKb_WO2fh10LU4dbjZe9pRrHBeyqRQe_bNqi_G-7-xY.eCoj-z1mDbxov0CNO_kHrH0zQaxugm6eqPCS9triCr0&dib_tag=se&keywords=vindiciae+contra+tyrannos&qid=1762194406&sprefix=vindiciae%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-1">Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos: A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants</a> – Stephen Junius Brutus</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Politica-Johannes-Althusius/dp/0865971153/ref=sr_1_1?crid=95TFL45AHN79&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.R0PkpofjOY1_n-_97j_NbbV7bFWOeKB-uG5jqzwUoQdNOo7QYw-psefGf8O0OXzVb2SdUJEDzP0XkjsieCPwBbwUEScfaGWlOjgI9PpFvuIhqyoUyWjXJYzbs8B6DSpzIdiC6QAMUyw59L26K7YWFhsc2jexaWXQX7aDCWYV20WkbILkVTpUetHAwaTlg9D9uwT1kOTD4fn17HsJ7Kzo-da72tazu69XP6mOz0mDzNI.wD_Ue-cZsE0_a5FUwDpA3zCZFJFjx9qq4bWbbcY_s6U&dib_tag=se&keywords=althusius+politica&qid=1762194630&sprefix=althusius+politica%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-1">Politica</a> – Johannes Althusius</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Penguin-Classics-Thomas-Hobbes/dp/0141395095/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3CPV7BZA8WLF7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.v6GAs1SHA3qIQiYG8i8_pBR8KDH-3KPeUoSgXjYxp0Wd_hRr-T6XR-t9RE_uMgfMTWRViFoMs7qq_X6rNFZ9zdGeCwXKRUtd2aEPZD5p2btYM31O0K7Q4ypLcuYWlhUSERSTGW5wcOa0V9ygYtNR4mX99-Oy3m26AZoeA9JTFxuMHUsPDZvaT2OgAu_O3QAkVACgSlMbrRxTh-qsufS7GWtKGhbzQKsY5mAmTnSy3dw.IJD9SPxHSo0FSiVHYmrXjA6c4j2mM335jmpbPCI98Js&dib_tag=se&keywords=leviatan+thomas+hobbes&qid=1762194728&sprefix=leviatan+thomas+hobbe%2Caps%2C190&sr=8-3">Leviathan</a> – Thomas Hobbes</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lex-Rex-King-Samuel-Rutherford/dp/1952410533/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NOZRUR7S1RJT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cdAOG39cxLcvAHLEuFA7LZQKvwGDOAQAOyfhCKTLhrDhWmDdVUOMuvY8mfvRgc4M8ytcBHGlGM5cmRuHUKXIj7k9HCa8HJugyEwRHUCukJQmQbCtD4MWj4mIy6crKPYR0Wxp_48tmsWoI6FBl3Z5TrKzGKAuJZNrs6cf7fgmZyVxegOfsRPlampHfE8c1j0HNyWUPBYE0vFa6UPfuXo8R5hL3Uct93hO9L4FnX1lSs4._hvfReFxW8zuY2pHHpu7IXZhUjslajbFPcek6Juav54&dib_tag=se&keywords=lex+rex+samuel+rutherford&qid=1762194761&sprefix=lex+rex+%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1">Lex Rex: The Law is King</a> – Samuel Rutherford</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Emergence-Liberty-Modern-World-Governments/dp/0875522971/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZYSKNFB30AGO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8YgT2i_wfHnvtz-Lwgcx9tPiCy8Lr4qU2_5hI10ONKfGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.F2aO-nYyXbhCvYPlQvP48nkhOZNFxp4d4qYs4prkf9Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+emergence+of+liberty+in+the+modern+world&qid=1762194851&sprefix=the+emergence+of+liberty+i%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1">The Emergence of Liberty in the Modern World: The Influence of Calvin on Five Governments from the 16th-18th Centuries</a> – Douglas F. Kelly</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Guide-Historical-Reception-Augustine/dp/0199299161/ref=sr_1_1?crid=98VL4G027OKX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VK5BYPy_mibW3HaDQsVFmlUJ-I_IDSpw-EjpOKRoctU.aljWj5I297TGzZXNPDHWg_-wborAukGC-w-QRKCj2OM&dib_tag=se&keywords=oxford+guide+to+the+historical+reception+of+augustine&qid=1762194970&sprefix=oxford+guide+to+the+historical+reception+of+augustin%2Caps%2C322&sr=8-1">The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine</a> – eds. Karla Pollman and Willemien Otten</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Desire-Nations-ODonovan/dp/0521665167/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12K6JX8L21QPS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MxZ4Ytxa3hcSYglkqX1AOBwpZxGBwiksjPVGiR4wHnKgD4mQDr9h8gvlH9fjHWuj.t5NWxmxydjEiApnVE26teUAjJPWaUXUZzRhKMepQ5a8&dib_tag=se&keywords=O%27Donovan+the+desire+of+nations&qid=1762195107&sprefix=o%27donovan+the+desire+of+nations%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-1">The Desire of the Nations: Rediscovering the Roots of Political Theology</a> – Oliver O’Donovan</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Moral-Obligation-Intelligent-Other-Essays/dp/1372981055/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1XDH2NRZE5UYQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3ocKh5qjkPlvh72zTHwCTf0U4oTvs2JnJ6CMVtwX1E4.PwQP5Kn5NI2Dlj5fZJ3bz3duQddMTftIsCQ1BFP-u1g&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+moral+obligation+to+be+intelligent+by+john+erskine&qid=1762800700&sprefix=john+erskine%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-2">The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent and Other Essays</a> – John Erskine</li><li><a href="https://chalcedonstore.com/products/institutes-of-biblical-law-set?_pos=4&_sid=5b812b323&_ss=r">The Institutes of Biblical Law</a> – R.J. Rushdoony</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Over-Population-Rousas-John-Rushdoony/dp/B004HFQH60/ref=sr_1_1_so_ABIS_BOOK?crid=22IPHAQVAHWJ2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.u67PfOE1jmNsuYwGRdJklw.LxZYw4h5TjGBI9Z-tuRC9haNfv6xxG0puXcnUbV2SII&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+myth+of+overpopulation+rushdoony&qid=1762801008&sprefix=the+myth+of+overpopulation+rushdoony%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-1">The Myth of Overpopulation</a> – R.J. Rushdoony</li><li><a href="https://chalcedonstore.com/products/revolt-against-maturity?_pos=1&_sid=7c1f22364&_ss=r">Revolt Against Maturity</a> – R.J. Rushdoony</li><li><a href="https://chalcedonstore.com/products/the-messianic-character-of-american-education?_pos=9&_sid=0c319218c&_ss=r">The Messianic Character of American Education</a> – R.J. Rushdoony</li></ul>

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