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**Prophetic Politics**

The purpose of this podcast is demonstrate how faithful Christians can think about politics and have those conversations with other believers and the world at large. Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile, Nick Rodriguez and Ben Brophy dive into this topic and several specific issues that touch on politics.

Latest Episodes:

Season 3 Episode 11: Q+A Part II Sep 14, 2020

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We're back! You all had more questions than we could handle in one episode so we did a second.

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S3 Episode 10: Q+A! Part 1 Aug 24, 2020

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We tackled several questions from Twitter. Good stuff!

Part 1 of 2.

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S3 Episode 9: Why Are We the Way that We Are? Aug 17, 2020

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Our fearless leader, Thabiti, was absent for this episode. But fear not, Nick and Ben spent the episode exploring why each came to the political conclusions and positions that they did.

Works Referenced:

The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek

Modernity without Restraint by Eric Voegelin

The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt

Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt

The Republic by Plato

Nichomachean Ethics by Aristotle

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

A Theory of Justice by John Rawls

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S3 Episode 7: Confederate Statues and How We Understand History Aug 03, 2020

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Thabiti, Nick, and Ben discuss the tearing down of monuments and how we understand the good and the bad in historical figures.

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S3 Episode 6: The Supreme Court Part 2 Jul 27, 2020

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We're back from our impromptu midseason break! (Which really meant Ben's vacation, what a slacker).

In this episode, Ben, Thabiti, and Nick talk about the Supreme Court and various judicial philosophies.

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S3 Episode 5: The Supreme Court Jul 06, 2020

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The Supreme Court has long been a focus for Christians and non-Christians alike. This is somewhat unusual for Supreme Courts in democracies. Nick, Thabiti, and Ben discuss the court and how it could change.

If you hear some voices in the background, that's Ben's family. Brothers, we are not professionals!

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S3 Episode 4: Religious Liberty Jun 29, 2020

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Nick, Thabiti, and Ben talk about religious liberty.

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S3 Episode 3: Syncretism and Political Religion Jun 22, 2020

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Nick, Thabiti, and Ben discuss how love of country can be idolatry, what rightly ordered love of country looks like, and what traps Christians fall into regarding syncretism.

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S3 Episode 2: COVID-19 and its Challenges Jun 15, 2020

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Thabiti, Nick, and Ben talk about what good political leadership looks like in a crisis. They also reflect on the challenges of the pandemic, both as it relates to political questions and policy challenges.

Note: This episode is a few weeks old and does not reflect the latest news about COVID-19 and its stats are out of date.

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S3 Episode 1: How Long O Lord? Talking George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor Jun 08, 2020

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Thabiti, Nick, and Ben talk about the long history of police brutality against African-Americans. There are several policy positions that should be discussed and challenged when thinking about this issue. But more fundamentally for us, how should Christians respond? How do the three of us respond?

Apologies for Ben's poor microphone, podcasting in the age of COVID was a bit challenging!

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