The Civitas Podcast

Theopolis Institute
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The Civitas Podcast, co-hosted by Peter Leithart and James Wood, exists to explore Christian political theology, with a specific focus on contemporary debates about liberalism and post-liberalism, and to elaborate a distinctively "ecclesiocentric" Theopolitan version of post-liberalism. 

  1. DEC 2

    Episode 37: Paul and the Resurrection of Israel - A Conversation with Dr. Jason Staples

    Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Dr. Jason Staples, the author of Paul and the Resurrection of Israel: Jews, Former Gentiles, Israelites. Jason A. Staples (Ph.D., UNC-Chapel Hill) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at NC State University, where he teaches courses on biblical literature, early Judaism, Christian origins, ethics, globalism, conflict, and various theoretical perspectives in the study of religion and society. He is the author of Paul and the Resurrection of Israel: Jews, Former Gentiles, Israelites (Cambridge University Press, 2024), The Idea of Israel in Second Temple Judaism: A New Theory of People, Exile, and Israelite Identity (Cambridge University Press, 2021) and numerous scholarly articles. He was a 2008 recipient of the U.S. Department of Education’s Jacob K. Javits Fellowship and is a member of the UNC Royster Society of Fellows. _________________ To Give to Theopolis, click HERE. Get the Theopolis App, HERE. Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! Sign up for In Medias Res, HERE.

    1h 14m

  2. OCT 31

    Episode 36: Surveying Modern Political Theology, with Peter Leithart and James Wood

    Peter Leithart and James Wood discuss James' recent course on Christian Nationalism and his recent conversation on the legacy of Tim Keller. To Give to Theopolis, click HERE. Get the Theopolis App, HERE. Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! Sign up for In Medias Res, HERE.

    59 min

  3. SEP 30

    Episode 35: The Collapse of Global Liberalism - A Conversation with Philip Pilkington

    Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Philip Pilkington, the author of The Collapse of Global Liberalism: And the Emergence of the Post Liberal World Order Philip Pilkington is a macroeconomist and former investment professional. He is the author of The Reformation in Economics and the forthcoming The Collapse of Global Liberalism. His writing has appeared in numerous outlets including The Telegraph, The New York Post, American Affairs, Post-Liberal Order, Moneyweek, The Spectator and Unherd. He is the co-host of the Multipolarity podcast. _________________ To Give to Theopolis, click HERE. Get the Theopolis App, HERE. Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! Sign up for In Medias Res, HERE.

    1h 12m

  4. AUG 26

    Episode 34: Sacred Foundations - A Conversation with Anna Grzymala-Busse

    Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Anna Grzymala-Busse, the author of Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State. Anna Grzymala-Busse is the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International Studies in the Department of Political Science, the Director of the Europe Center, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute. Her research focuses on the historical development of the state and its transformation, political parties, religion and politics, and post-communist politics. Other areas of interest include populism, informal institutions, and causal mechanisms. She is the author of three books: Redeeming the Communist Past: The Regeneration of Communist Successor Parties; Rebuilding Leviathan: Party Competition and State Development in Post-Communist Europe; Nations Under God: How Churches Use Moral Authority to Influence Politics and Sacred Foundations: the Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State. She is also a recipient of the Carnegie and Guggenheim Fellowships. _________________ To Give to Theopolis, click HERE. Get the Theopolis App, HERE. Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! Sign up for In Medias Res, HERE.

    1h 1m

  5. JUL 30

    Episode 33: The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It, with Alec Ryrie

    Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Alec Ryrie, the author of The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It. Alec Ryrie is professor of the history of Christianity at Durham University and a fellow of the British Academy. His previous books include Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt. He lives in rural County Durham. _________________ To Give to Theopolis, click HERE. Get the Theopolis App, HERE. Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! Sign up for In Medias Res, HERE.

    1h 12m

  6. JUN 24

    Episode 32: Get Married and Save Civilization, with Brad Wilcox

    Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Brad Wilcox, the author of Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization. BRAD WILCOX is a professor of sociology and the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, the Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He studies marital quality; marital stability; and the impact of strong and stable marriages upon men, women, and children. The author and editor of six books, Wilcox has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, and National Review, as well as for scientific journals such as the American Sociological Review and the Journal of Marriage and Family. A Connecticut native, he now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his wife and family. _________________ To Give to Theopolis, click HERE. Get the Theopolis App, HERE. Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! Sign up for In Medias Res, HERE.

    55 min

  7. MAY 29

    Episode 31: Origins of the Modern State, with Peter Leithart and James Wood

    Peter Leithart and James Wood discuss a handful of the books being studied by the Civitas Group on the topic of the formation of states and Christian Nationalism. To Give to Theopolis, click HERE. Get the Theopolis App, HERE. Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! Sign up for In Medias Res, HERE.

    1h 1m

  8. APR 29

    Episode 30: A Conversation with David P. Goldman

    Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with David P Goldman.  David P. Goldman is a Washington Fellow at The Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life. His research focuses on China, American manufacturing, and trade policy. Goldman is Deputy Editor of Asia Times, where he has written the "Spengler" column since 2001. He is also a Senior Fellow of the London Institute for Policy Research. He previously was a partner at Reorient Group (Hong Kong), and global head of fixed income research at Bank of America and Cantor Fitzgerald. He was also a Managing Director at Credit Suisse and Bear Stearns, a member of Institutional Investor's All-America Fixed Income Team, and was the Pulliam Fellow at Hillsdale College in 2017. His books include You Will Be Assimilated: China's Plan to Sino-Form the World (2020), How Civilizations Die (2011), and It's Not the End of the World — It's Just the End of You (2011). Goldman writes frequently for The Claremont Review of Books, The Wall Street Journal, First Things, Newsweek, Law & Liberty and Tablet Magazine. He has published numerous scholarly articles on economics, finance, and intellectual history. _________________ To Give to Theopolis, click HERE. Get the Theopolis App, HERE. Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! Sign up for In Medias Res, HERE.

    57 min
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The Civitas Podcast, co-hosted by Peter Leithart and James Wood, exists to explore Christian political theology, with a specific focus on contemporary debates about liberalism and post-liberalism, and to elaborate a distinctively "ecclesiocentric" Theopolitan version of post-liberalism. 

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  • Creator
    Theopolis Institute
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
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    © 2025 The Civitas Podcast
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