55 episodes
Christians in the Public Square Scott Self & Cole Bennett
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- Religion & Spirituality
Dr. Cole Bennett and Dr. J. Scott Self discuss topics and issues related to Christianity, citizenship, and brotherhood.
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Episode 55 - That's Church Yo!
Cole came to Chattanooga for a visit, so we joined Stephen Walker and Sean White's podcast to discuss the church and the public square. They kindly gave us permission to cross-post to our podcast. Thanks, fellas!
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Episode 54 - I Don't Know what that Means but I Love It
Stephen Walker joins us to propose a Christian view of anarchy and challenges us to consider trust in something other than the state.
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Episode 53 - Cole in the Dock
Scott interrogates Cole to understand his definition of "harm construed narrowly."
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Episode 52 - Capital Goes Where It's Welcome
Jody Team joins us to expand our discussion on corporations and his perspective on how Christians navigate their place in that public sector.
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Episode 51 - Nostra Maxima Culpa
Scott and Cole are joined by Andy Little to discuss the role of corporations, corporate responsibilities, and Christian ethics in the corporate world. Andy wants the world to know that "lawyers really don't go by doctor" ;-)
Links:
Peter Wehner, "The Evangelical Church is Breaking Apart," The Atlantic, Oct. 24, 2021 (quoting Alan Jacobs).
Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company, 1981
"J&J's Controversial Bankruptcy Strategy Upheld by Judge" by Stephen Church
"J&J’s ‘Texas Two-Step’ Talc Bankruptcy Strategy Remains in Doubt" by James Nani
"A Humane Economy: The Social Framework of the Free Market" by Wilhelm Ropke
"A Friedman doctrine - The Social Responsibility Of Business Is to Increase Its Profits by Milton Freeman, 9/13/1970
Judge Greenlights J&J Strategy to Resolve Talc Lawsuits in Bankruptcy Court" by Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals
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Episode 50 - A Guy with a Clipboard
Ben Peterson joins us for a conversation about Catholic Social Teaching, and his thesis that the church needs to explore its opportunity to engage in social justice and love by creating communities that shape our character.
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Invoking the Tradition Catholic Social Teaching in Policy Debates by Ben Peterson
How We Reason About Covid Tradeoffs by Ben Peterson
Pilgrims in Our Own Country, The Christian Confession and the Christian Conundrum by Ben Peterson
The Church as Polis, Toward an Ecclesiocentric Christian Politics by Zachary McCartney and Ben Peterson
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