The Fourth Way

Cody Cook joins the show today to talk about a conservative view of anarchism. While many anarchists would be more theologically liberal, Cody talks about how we can arrive at anarchism while grounding that view in a conservative reading of the Bible.

0:00 - Preface
2:30 - Cody's Introduction
4:30 - Does a face value reading of the Bible give you a violent, statist God?
12:45 - Can enemy love be grounded in the character of God if his standards for it have changed over time?
23:00 - Is the Antenicene Church helpful in forming our beliefs, and if so, how do we choose what to accept and dismiss from them?
30:45 - The Antenicene Church helps us embrace diversity, unity, and humility.
34:00 - How do we deal with the fact that many Christian Anarchists dismiss or diminish the resurrection of Jesus?
44:30 - How do we relate with other Christian groups who are more liberal, which many anarchist and nonviolent groups are?
53:15 - The diversity of the anarchist community

Show Notes

0:00 - Preface
2:30 - Cody's Introduction
4:30 - Does a face value reading of the Bible give you a violent, statist God?
12:45 - Can enemy love be grounded in the character of God if his standards for it have changed over time?
23:00 - Is the Antenicene Church helpful in forming our beliefs, and if so, how do we choose what to accept and dismiss from them?
30:45 - The Antenicene Church helps us embrace diversity, unity, and humility.
34:00 - How do we deal with the fact that many Christian Anarchists dismiss or diminish the resurrection of Jesus?
44:30 - How do we relate with other Christian groups who are more liberal, which many anarchist and nonviolent groups are?
53:15 - The diversity of the anarchist community


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What is The Fourth Way?

A podcast focusing on issues related to nonviolence, and a member of the Kingdom Outpost.