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Life and Books and Everything is a podcast hosted by Kevin DeYoung where discussions center on, well, life and books and everything. As a church pastor and theology professor, Kevin loves to talk about faith, theology, history, current events, and the occasional hot topic. The format for LBE includes interviews with leading authors and thinkers, recurring conversations with Justin Taylor and Collin Hansen, and the occasional solo musing from Kevin. Listen in and we hope you will learn something, laugh a little, and get some good book recommendations along the way.

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    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.5 • 580 Ratings

Life and Books and Everything is a podcast hosted by Kevin DeYoung where discussions center on, well, life and books and everything. As a church pastor and theology professor, Kevin loves to talk about faith, theology, history, current events, and the occasional hot topic. The format for LBE includes interviews with leading authors and thinkers, recurring conversations with Justin Taylor and Collin Hansen, and the occasional solo musing from Kevin. Listen in and we hope you will learn something, laugh a little, and get some good book recommendations along the way.

    Where Have All the Fundamentalists Gone?

    Where Have All the Fundamentalists Gone?

    With two smart British historians—one from Oxford (Andrew) and one from Aberystwyth (David)--and one curious American pastor (Kevin), you might say that this episode puts the "fun" back in fundamentalism. How did fundamentalism become a pejorative putdown? Are evangelicals and fundamentalists really all that different? What is a fundamentalist anyway? And, to paraphrase Harry Emerson Fosdick, did the fundamentalists win or lose the last century? Join in as Kevin interviews two evangelical scholars about their new edited volume, The Oxford Handbook of Christian Fundamentalism.

    Chapters:
    0:00 Introductions
    6:45 Why So Little Written by Fundamentalists?
    11:44 Defining Fundamentalism 
    25:20 Fundamentalism & Evangelicalism
    36:40 Sponsor Break | Crossway & DesiringGod
    38:11 The Scopes Trial & Billy Graham
    48:02 Evangelicalism & Politics in America
    1:05:25 Did the Fundamentalists Win?
    1:08:26 Until Next Time

    Books & Everything:
    Oxford Handbook of Christian Fundamentalism
    Ask Pastor John: 750 Bible Answers to Life's Most Important Questions
    Look at the Book

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment with Allen Guelzo

    Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment with Allen Guelzo

    He must be one of Kevin's favorite historians and favorite guests, because Dr. Guelzo is back for an unprecedented third visit to the LBE book-cave. Although Dr. Guelzo's new book is about Abraham Lincoln, Kevin and Allen talk about much more than just Lincoln—everything from John Locke to Christian Nationalism to progressivism to a healthy does of Reformed anthropology. And no, Dr. Guelzo did not watch the Super Bowl.

    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    6:40 The Lincoln Book
    14:25 Democracy Consensus
    29:28 Christianity & Government
    46:45 Sponsor Break | Crossway & Desiring God
    48:00 Has Virtue Disappeared?
    59:51 Was Abraham Lincoln a Racist?
    01:02:42 Lincoln: The Founder of Big Government?
    01:09:16 What, then, is the Hope?
    1:16:37 Until Next Time

    • 1 hr 17 min
    What Happened to Young, Restless, and Reformed?

    What Happened to Young, Restless, and Reformed?

    In this extra-long episode, Kevin teams up with Justin and Collin to talk about something they were all deeply involved in: the movement known as the Reformed Resurgence, the New Calvinism, or YRR. What was this movement about? What went right? What went wrong? Why did the movement fracture? Is "Big God theology" in retreat or just flourishing in different ways? Stick around for reflections on these questions, plus some book recommendations and how to fix college football.
    Chapters:
    0:00 Introduction
    0:48 Let's Start Where Everyone Wants Us to Start - Football
    6:47 Let’s Go to the Books
    19:41 Sponsor Break | Crossway
    20:44 What Happened to Young, Restless, and Reformed?
    1:19:03 Is the Movement Still Going Strong?
    1:24:58 The Last Word
    1:29:15 Until Next Time

    Books & Everything:
    The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
    Authority: How Godly Rule Protects the Vulnerable, Strengthens Communities, and Promotes Human Flourishing
    Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
    Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
    And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
    Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization
    O Sacred Head, Now Wounded: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Pascha to Pentecost
    Reflections on the Evangelical Fracturing, Ten Years In
    Light + Truth Podcast

    • 1 hr 29 min
    A Very Merry Midwestern Christmas

    A Very Merry Midwestern Christmas

    Even though only Justin still lives in the Midwest, this episode has a distinctly Midwestern flare as the three amigos reminisce about favorite Christmas presents, Christmas places, and Christmas foods. You'll also hear about favorite books from the past year, some football banter, and a special section on the airing of grievances (note: Kevin had twice as many as the other two put together).
    Chapters:
    00:00 Intro
    00:50 Don’t Skip the Sports Banter
    15:20 An Airing of Grievances
    31:18 Sponsor Break | Crossway
    32:32 Favorite Books
    51:25 Sponsor Break | Desiring God
    52:41 Christmas Questions
    1:44:20 Until Next Time
    Books & Everything:
    The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher
    Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West
    The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. IV
    Ordinary Man, An: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford
    Thoughts on Preaching
    The Lord Jesus Christ: The Biblical Doctrine of the Person and Work of Christ
    Lord Jesus Christ
    American Visions: The United States, 1800-1860
    Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK
    Ask Pastor John: 750 Bible Answers to Life's Most Important Questions

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Life and Ministry with Alistair Begg

    Life and Ministry with Alistair Begg

    If you ever wanted to be in the room as two minister friends talk about preaching and pastoral ministry, this is the episode for you. Kevin asks Alistair about his “ordinary” preaching style, about whether he ever thought about leaving Parkside, and about whether he’s an American or a Scotsman. Plus lots of other questions about books, the state of the church today, and the shaping influence of Cleveland.
    Books & Everything:
    The Christian Manifesto: Jesus' Life-Changing Words from the Sermon on the Plain
    Truth for Life: 365 Daily Devotions
    Truth for Life: 365 Daily Devotions (Volume 2)
    The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture
    Ask Pastor John: 750 Bible Answers to Life's Most Important Questions
    Ask Pastor John Podcast
    All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
    A Change of Affection: A Gay Man's Incredible Story of Redemption
    Collected Writings of John Murray, Vol 1: The Claims of Truth
    Collected Writings of John Murray, Vol 2: Systematic Theology
    Collected Writings of John Murray, Vol 3: Life, Sermons, Reviews

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Politics after Christendom with David VanDrunen

    Politics after Christendom with David VanDrunen

    Any Christian trying to formulate a political theology cannot afford to ignore the impressive work done by David VanDrunen over the past decade. In this long-ish interview, Kevin asks Dave about two kingdoms theology, natural law, the purpose of government, and the importance of the Noahic Covenant. Stick around and you'll also learn what VanDrunen means by "conservative liberalism" and "legal polycentrism." You'll also hear what Kevin and Dave would do (or not do) if they were starting a Presbyterian colony on Mars.
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    2:30 Politics after Christendom
    16:45 Covenants and Reformed Theology
    31:10 Sponsor Break | Crossway
    32:00 Does Christ Redeem Political Institutions?
    36:00 Responding to Criticism
    43:10 A Presbyterian Colony on Mars?
    55:00 Does Government Protect, Perfect, or Provide?
    1:03:40 Sponsor | DesiringGod
    1:04:10 A Conservative Liberalism
    1:11:10 Legal Polycentrism
    1:20:55 Until Next Time
    Books & Everything:
    Politics after Christendom: Political Theology in a Fractured World
    O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany
    Ask Pastor John Podcast
    Ask Pastor John: 750 Bible Answers to Life's Most Important Questions

    • 1 hr 21 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
580 Ratings

580 Ratings

SnowPeac ,

Rich conversations with solid biblical lens

Interesting and in depth conversation with sound guests.

londoncalling797 ,

Interesting convos, needs less Twitter influence

They have some very interesting conversations on here. I think one perspective that is missing is the outside-Twitter zone - only about 22% of Americans have a Twitter account. There’s a lot of hand wringing here about “hot cultural issues” that could be more useful with some review of available polling data. Public opinion is not nearly what it is made out to be by the hosts and many guests.

I think they do themselves and their listeners a disservice by spinning up drama that’s been created by conflict entrepreneurs. I think their conversations would be more interesting if they included references to the SCOPE of problems - many are panicking about issues that have 10% popular support, but the outsized influence of social media commentators is really obscuring that and I think hosts have a responsibility to be clear about it.

Nelsondj0 ,

Unfollowing

I have been worried about Dr. DeYoung’s ongoing association with the gospel coalition for many years. Now his attacks on Doug Wilson, while still have the log of left leaning gospel coalition in his eye, is too much. I am unfollowing. There are much better places recasts options. I hope and pray Dr. Kevin will flee from the pietistic gc folks.

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