Ars Politica
79 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 75 ratingsPodcast of Stephen Wolfe, author of The Case for Christian Nationalism
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Liberty of Conscience
April 30, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBI discuss the liberty of conscience. Support me here: https://www.patreon.com/StephenWolfe Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/justin-lapoint/dead-man-walking License code: ZTKQY3XSU09WGHDD
Making America More Christian
April 17, 2024 04:45 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBI discuss a Scott Clark tweet. You support me hereL https://www.patreon.com/StephenWolfe Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/justin-lapoint/dead-man-walking License code: ZTKQY3XSU09WGHDD
Why "Christian Nationalism"? & the Political Solution
April 16, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBI discuss the origin story to my adopting the term "Christian nationalism" and also I respond to Doug Wilson's great interview with Tucker Carlson. You can support me here: https://www.patreon.com/StephenWolfe Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/justin-lapoint/dead-man-walking License code: ZTKQY3XSU09WGHDD You can support me here: https://www.patreon.com/StephenWolfe
National Diversity in an Unfallen World
April 15, 2024 13:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBI discuss my theory that a diversity of distinct nations would have arisen had Adam not fallen. I mainly read the following article from November 2023. https://americanreformer.org/2023/11/national-diversity-in-an-unfallen-world/ You can support me here: https://www.patreon.com/StephenWolfe Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/justin-lapoint/dead-man-walking License code: GTSDSVJM4RLZR5QH
New England "Persecutions"
April 11, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBI discuss the New England "persecutions" of Roger Williams, the Antinomians, the Quakers, and the Baptists. You can support me here: https://www.patreon.com/StephenWolfe Intro & the Pattern: 1:00 - 8:55 Roger Williams: 8:55 -27:05 Antinomians: 27:10 -40:58 Quakers: 41:00 - 47:52 Baptists: 47:52 - end Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/justin-lapoint/dead-man-walking License code: KQFFEOQMYVLCFBL3
Responding to Kevin DeYoung (repeat episode)
March 07, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBI respond to Kevin DeYoung's review of my book, The Case for Christian Nationalism. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/christian-nationalism-wolfe/ See the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Wfi8NugEM
Response to Alan Strange, Part 1
October 05, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBI respond to Alan Strange's review of my book. Part 1 of 2. Recorded in video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVgT_zioRU Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephenWolfe
Responding to Kevin DeYoung
October 02, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBI respond to Kevin DeYoung's review of my book, The Case for Christian Nationalism. It was recorded in video with the review visible. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/christian-nationalism-wolfe/ Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Wfi8NugEM Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephenWolfe
A Defense of Christian Nationalism, Chapter 2
September 26, 2023 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBI discuss chapter 2 of my book, The Case for Christian Nationalism. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephenWolfe
Defense of Christian Nationalism, Part 2 (Chapter 1)
May 15, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBI discuss chapter 1 of my book Case for Christian Nationalism. This chapter covered prelapsarian (pre-fall) man and whether nations would have existed had man not fallen.
The G3/CN Dust Up
April 26, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBI discuss the recent controversies between Christian nationalists and the men of G3.
Hospitality and the Christian Right
March 21, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 27.5 MBThe Christian right needs to reclaim hospitality from the left. I discuss the definition of hospitality and its application in the home, church, and civil society. I plan on writing a book on this topic, so please send me your comments. Thanks. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephenWolfe Email Ars Politica: [email protected]
A Defense of Christian Nationalism, Part 1 (Introduction)
March 08, 2023 14:00 - 58 minutes - 46.6 MBThe first episode of a series. I respond to criticisms of my book, Case for Christian Nationalism, focusing on the definition, my method, and why one should adopt the term. See my patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/StephenWolfe
Ep66: Nietzsche And The Christian Right
September 27, 2022 13:00 - 56 minutes - 103 MBChristian Winter, https://gradschool.hillsdale.edu/Profiles/Christian-Winter/ (PhD candidate at Hillsdale), joins us to discuss Nietzsche's criticism of Christianity and what importance it has for us today. Winter's writings can be found at https://providencemag.com/authors/christian-winter/ (Providence Mag) and https://americanreformer.org/author/christianwinter/ (American Reformer).
Ep65: Living The Meme, with Carl Lantz
September 20, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBCarl Lantz of Pella, Iowa joins us to discuss fatherhood, raising a large family, and starting family business.
Ep64: The Religion Of American Greatness, Pars Secunda
September 08, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 167 MBWe finish up a review started in the previous episode.
Ep63: The Religion Of American Greatness, book review
September 03, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 178 MBWe are joined by Timon Cline and Clifford Humphrey to review https://www.amazon.com/Religion-American-Greatness-Christian-Nationalism/dp/1514000261/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+religion+of+american+greatness&qid=1662258124&sr=8-1 (The Religion Of American Greatness), by Paul Miller.
Ep62: The Aeneid, books 5-6
August 27, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBAeneas journeys to Sicily and plays games while the women burn ships and sing sea shanties. Then he goes into the underworld and Thomas tries to argue that the Greek-Roman Hades is similar to the afterlife in the bible.
Ep61: National Conservatism, With Yoram Hazony
August 18, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBStephen and Thomas are joined by Yoram Hazony to discuss his latest book https://www.amazon.com/Conservative-Rediscovery-Yoram-Hazony/dp/1684511097/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= (Conservatism: A Rediscovery). Hazony argues that conservatism has failed to conserve much of anything and that liberalism has failed on its own terms. He contends that it is time to promote another vision: Anglo-American conservatism or “national conservatism”. What must we conserve and how should we...
Ep60: The Aeneid, book 4
August 09, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBStephen returns as we discuss Dido, Aeneas, and Staying on Mission.
Ep59: A Reply To Doug Wilson
August 01, 2022 14:00 - 53 minutes - 98 MBhttps://dougwils.com/books-and-culture/s7-engaging-the-culture/straight-from-the-pit.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-34u99F3Uk
Ars Politica - Ep58: The Decline and Fall of the G.A.E.
July 16, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48573831-the-coming-of-neo-feudalism (The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58782897-the-end-of-the-world-is-just-the-beginning (The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18406274-decline-and-fall (Decline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America)
Ars Politica - Ep57: The Aeneid, bks 2-3
July 02, 2022 05:30 - 1 hour - 133 MBThe Trojan Horse Battle and Flight Many Wanderings The Will of the Gods Vengeance And Justice Destiny and Propaganda Prophecy and Conspiracy Theorists
Ars Politica - Ep54: The Aeneid, bk 1
May 26, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBNew series begins on the ancient Rome epic The Aeneid.
Ars Politica - Ep53: Why Everything Goes Liberal
April 06, 2022 14:00 - 52 minutes - 96 MBhttps://richardhanania.substack.com/p/why-is-everything-liberal?s=r
Ars Politica - Ep52: Listener Questions – Nations, End Times, Theonomy, & More
March 15, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 167 MBListener Questions on Nations, End Times, Theonomy, & More
Ars Politica - Ep51: The Fandomification Of War
March 03, 2022 14:00 - 51 minutes - 93.5 MBhttps://twitter.com/default_friend/status/1497252548532748296?s=21&fbclid=IwAR3oQ81wGdVmuZ7nsRb-Xj-EGb0YhrhPY4v4K7iM-5Q3BHG20Nl6_vGm-XQ (Fandomification Thread) https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxq3j/russia-ukraine-invasion-memes (The Meme-ification of the Ukraine Invasion) https://www.garbageday.email/p/everything-will-be-all-the-time-and?s=r (Everything will be all the time and everywhere) https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1496880192979181573?fbclid=IwAR2ZIYTDHZmvv4je34PHKPIFOLHQQI5ryVHoAVS...
Ars Politica - Ep50: Edmund Burke and The Good of Social Constructs
February 25, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PcwUN7YjZ8
Ars Politica - Ep49: Tolkien's European Epic Myth
February 16, 2022 05:15 - 1 hour - 137 MB"Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy what has been invented or made by the forces of good.” – Tolkien Amazorg’s series producer: Lindsey Weber, an executive producer of the series, told Vanity Fair, which posted several first-look photos from the series on Instagram, that it was "only natural" for an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's work to "reflect what the world actually looks like." "Tolkien is for everyone. His stories are about his fictional races doing...
Ars Politica - Ep48: Musings on John Locke
February 03, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBOn slaves dying after slavery ended: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/16/slavery-starvation-civil-war
Ars Politica - Ep46: In The House Of Tom Bombadil, with C.R. Wiley
January 13, 2022 14:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBhttps://www.amazon.com/House-Tom-Bombadil-C-Wiley/dp/1954887027/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=In+The+House+Of+Tom+Bombadil&qid=1642124273&sr=8-1 (Get Wiley's book on Amazon). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhFAB-Z9Kb0
Ars Politica - Ep45: Mass Formation Psychosis
January 05, 2022 14:00 - 56 minutes - 104 MB“If you have these four things—lack of social bonds, lack of sense-making, free-floating anxiety, and free-floating psychological discontent—then society is highly at risk for the emergence of mass phenomenon.” https://zero-sum.org/mass-formation-psychosis-and-the-coronavirus-narrative/?fbclid=IwAR2CR_fA_FtsEBfK_Rwdc3nlWYSXDs5LiNwvS-2wFiPTPQAopen3fOIAbf4 (https://zero-sum.org/mass-formation-psychosis-and-the-coronavirus-narrative/) https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/mass-formation-psychosis?fb...
Ars Politica - Ep44: A Christmas Carol
December 24, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 108 MB“Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” (A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens) More on recovering Christmas traditions: https://issuu.com/romanroadsmedia/docs/digressio_express_vol_2_-_christmas_2021/s/14301383
Ars Politica - Ep43: The Ordo Amoris
December 16, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBChesterton: https://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/07/chesterton-defines-and-defends-patriotism.html Strand on twitter: https://twitter.com/DDFStrand
Ars Politica - Ep42: "Liberty for All", Book Review
December 04, 2021 05:15 - 2 hours - 230 MBWalker's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Liberty-All-Defending-Everyones-Pluralistic/dp/1587434490 Clifford's reviews will appear in forthcoming publications at First Things and Ad Fontes. Overview of Walker’s book: eschatology, anthropology, missiology, and an appendix The logic of the gospel plays out in each of these - each requires religious liberty: if Christians want to evangelize, we must accept that people might not believe, which entails that people are free not to believe. Hence, the ...
Ars Politica - Ep41: Anarcho-Tyranny
November 24, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBAnarcho-Tyranny, A Definition: Selective enforcement of laws, for the purpose of control. The term anarcho-tyranny was introduced by Samuel T. Francis in 1992. The National Review staff summarized the term in 2011 as "anarcho-tyranny describes that stage from governmental dysfunction in which the state is anarchically hopeless at coping with large matters but ruthlessly tyrannical in the enforcement of small ones." Francis described it as "the failure of the state to enforce the laws and, a...
Ars Politica - Ep40: Building Together with Nate Fischer
November 13, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 95.2 MBhttps://newfounding.com https://americanreformer.org/ https://joinalign.us/ https://twitter.com/NateAFischer
Ars Politica - Ep39: The People And The Prophet
November 01, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBhttps://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/politics-confessing-evangelical/
Ars Politica - Ep38: Self-Defense and Civilization
October 24, 2021 14:00 - 52 minutes - 96.5 MBLink to Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JeALyF3uW8-l8_pQb__pfD5LekolzF2w_GiUQrsq6a4/edit
Ars Politica - Ep37: The Odyssey, bks 13-24
October 16, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the base...
Ars Politica - Ep36: Perfect Injustice
October 08, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBPlato's Republic book 3
Ars Politica - Ep35: The Odyssey, bks 9-12
October 02, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutes - 102 MBOdysseus' wanderings
Ars Politica - Ep34: Third Wayism
September 20, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBThird Wayism Chase Davis, pastor of The Well in Boulder CO, works out to Ars Politica, drives a Taco. Definitions “Radical centrism” “Progressive center-left” (Russell Moore, Tim Keller, David French, etc) https://twitter.com/PerfInjust/status/1386095631719141383 (Wolfe on twitter): Left/Right Moral Equivalence –> Third-Wayism Andrew Walker on twitter: Third-wayism in politics is a form of political Gnosticism as it assumes that there is a platonic ideal to politics that does not requir...
Ars Politica - Ep33: The Odyssey, bks 5-8
September 15, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBArs Politica - Ep33: The Odyssey, bks 5-8
Ars Politica - Ep32: On Humor
August 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBhttps://unherd.com/2021/08/why-the-left-cant-meme/
Ars Politica - Ep31: The Odyssey, bks 1-4
August 04, 2021 14:00 - 52 minutes - 96 MBThe song mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZpt51uSLpo
Ars Politica - Ep30: Masculine Christianity
July 26, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBWe discuss egalitarianism, complementarianism, and patriarchy with guest Zach Garris, author of "https://www.amazon.com/Masculine-Christianity-Zachary-Garris/dp/1735473901/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=masculine+christianity&qid=1627342025&sr=8-1 (Masculine Christianity)".