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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An audio project from Theopolis Institute. These episodes are audio versions of our blog articles.
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Life is too short to not pursue your passion. On this podcast I talk to people that are chasing after their dreams in whatever way they can. Some of the guests may be actively living the life they desire, while others may be working as hard as they can to make that happen. The goal is to inspire listeners to let nothing stand in the way of pursuing their passions. Podcasts are broadcast in real time via Instagram live @livingandloving_life .
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If you would like to support my work, you can do so at https://www.patreon.com/zugzwanged.
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It’s easy to see this world as disenchanted, and to give up hope that there’s more. But you were made to see the world with the eyes of heaven. And to live a bountiful life that participates in the life of God. Delve with Brian Brown and Sarah Howell into the great stories and their meaning for real life.
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BEHIND THE LENS - A podcast dedicated to creators to share the stories behind our motivations and desires to create and learn from each other. The episodes of this podcast strive to touch upon important topics, answer questions other creators might have, and introduce you to creators you might not be familiar with. The goal is to create a playlist podcasts that will motivate you to go after your goals, do what you love, and above all just create.
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Episode 31: Origins of the Modern State, with Peter Leithart and James Wood
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1:01:16Peter 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.…
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An exploration of human vocation through the lens of one of Tolkien's most strange and mysterious characters. Featuring special guest C.R. Wiley, author of "In the House of Tom Bombadil."
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Finding the Great Story in the Kitchen Sink
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1:01:27Do you ever feel like you're stuck in the mundane while waiting for your "real" purpose to begin? In Disney's Encanto, Mirabel spends years wondering when she'll get her magical gift and finally enter the family story—only to discover she was already part of it all along. Like Mirabel, many of us view ordinary moments as distractions from the "real…
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The following was first published on my Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/i/163357745/teaching-as-feedingWithin it, I mention this piece of mine: https://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/discipleship/why-i-went-cold-turkey-on-political-theologyFollow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https…
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What does it mean to “practice resurrection,” as Wendell Berry put it? It’s easy to look at the chaos and barrenness of the world and think we can’t make much of a difference. At least not without being some kind of superhero. What good is planting a tree in a wasteland? In this episode, the gang explores a different vision, provided by the story, …
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Who is Tom Bombadil? Any Lord of the Rings/Tolkien fan knows that Bombadil is a very mysterious character. But what’s interesting is that as we unpack Tom Bombadil as a character, we end up unpacking things we’ve forgotten about how to do life. Tom Bombadil opens a window into what it means to pursue our vocations. Join Brian Brown, C.R. Wiley, and…
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Episode 30: A Conversation with David P. Goldman
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57:00Peter 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 i…
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The following was first published on my Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/i/116018131/davids-lamb.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested in supporting my videos an…
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Where do books, movies, songs, etc. fit into how we face the hard realities of life? Should they be "positive and encouraging?" Should they relentlessly portray darkness just as it is? In this episode, we invite you into a recent Anselm Society lecture by Dr. Wesley Vander Lugt from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.…
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The following was first published on my Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/i/145389515/the-levitical-system-for-the-uninitiated.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interest…
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Meet Julian of Norwich! This medieval woman suffered more than most of us will in three lifetimes—and prayed for more. And the first part of her book, Revelations of Divine Love, unveils a deeply encouraging vision of God that’s worth meditating on. What makes Julian's hope so powerful is precisely that it doesn't deny or minimize suffering. Rather…
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Episode 29: A Conversation with Aaron Renn
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1:01:58Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Aaron Renn. Aaron Renn is a writer and consultant in Indianapolis, and author of the book Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture. His writings appear in a number of leading global publications, including The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlanti…
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My next Davenant Hall course is on 'Bible Reading Skills for Narrative Texts'. Sign up here! https://davenanthall.com/course/bible-reading-narrative/Check out other Davenant Hall courses here: https://davenanthall.comFollow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If …
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The following was first published on my Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/i/142188520/a-lenten-reflection.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested in supporting my v…
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Despair tempts most of us at times–and it’s easy to listen to. You don’t have a problem, you are the problem; everything bad that’s happened is the trajectory for the future. In the face of this voice in our heads, how can we remember the hope of our place in God’s story? In this episode of the Imagination Redeemed podcast, the hosts (and guest Eli…
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Characteristics of Dysfunctional Communities
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6:24The following was first published on my Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/i/148465840/characteristics-of-dysfunctional-communities.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are inte…
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The following was first published on my Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/i/138965068/on-empathy.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested in supporting my videos and…
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Episode 28: The Inversion of Family Law | A Conversation with Jeff Shafer
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58:00Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Jeff Shafer. Jeff Shafer is Director of the Hale Institute. He graduated with honors from the Regent University School of Law in 1995. Early in his legal career, he operated a general practice firm in Cincinnati with a particular emphasis on criminal defense litigation. Thereafter, he practiced…
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Leisure the Basis of Culture (with Christian Leithart and John Ahern)
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1:25:32Christian Leithart and John Ahern join me for a discussion of Josef Pieper's essential essay 'Leisure: the Basis of Culture': https://amzn.to/4317bzk.Within our discussion, we mention several other books and articles, including the following:Mark Helprin, 'The Acceleration of Tranquility': https://ayjay.org/helprin.htmlC.R. Wiley, 'In the House of …
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Episode 27: Technology and Why Conservatism Failed | A Conversation with Jon Askonas
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1:00:49James Wood and Peter Leithart have a conversation with Jon Askonas. Jon Askonas is an assistant professor of Politics at the Catholic University of America, where he works on the connections between the republican tradition, technology, and national security. He is currently working on two books: A Muse of Fire: Why the U.S. Military Forgets What I…
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The following was first published on the Theopolis website: https://theopolisinstitute.com/pentecost-and-the-gift-of-a-new-politics/.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are intere…
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Seasons of winter tend to paralyze us. We think we can’t move on until something changes. How can we learn to live well in those seasons, and participate in God’s work? Drawing from O. Henry’s short story “The Last Leaf,” Brian, Sarah, Amy, and Christina tackle this question in the newest episode of the Imagination Redeemed podcast.…
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The following was first published on my Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/19-symbolic-history-in-the-gospels.Lydia McGrew, 'Explaining away and symbolic details in the Gospels': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnz6-WR21H0&ab_channel=LydiaMcGrewJonah Schupbach, 'Conjunctive Explanations and Inference to the Best Explanation': https://www.jstor…
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In this episode, Brian, Sarah, and Christina explore the profound impact of stories on our lives and faith. They discuss how narratives—through books, movies, music, and art—profoundly influence our worldviews, emotional health, and even brain development. Dive with us into the magic of storytelling, the healing power of positive narratives, and th…
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My friend and colleague Brad Littlejohn has a new book coming out, 'Called to Freedom: Retrieving Christian Liberty in an Age of License': https://amzn.to/40xaMTR. Within this superb short book, B pushes us to think clearly about an issue behind so many others: what is freedom? As our thinking on this is clarified, problems in a host of downstream …
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The following was first published over on my Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/5-the-cosmos-in-a-tent.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested in supporting my vid…
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The following was first published over on my Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/43-our-god-contracted-to-a-span.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested in supporti…
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Episode 26: Q&A and Current Reads with Peter Leithart and James Wood
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1:09:02Peter Leithart and James Wood answer some of your questions, closing the episode with a discussion of what they have been reading. 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.By Theopolis Institute
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The following was first published over on the Theopolis website: https://theopolisinstitute.com/you-shall-call-his-name-joshua/.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested …
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Within this podcast, I mention the following article:Ezra Sivan, 'The King’s Great Cover-Up and Great Confession': https://thelehrhaus.com/scholarship/the-kings-great-cover-up-and-great-confession/James Jordan, 'Bathsheba: The Real Story': https://www.biblicalhorizons.com/biblical-horizons/no-93-bathsheba-the-real-story/Alastair Roberts, 'The Reope…
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The following was first published over on The Anchored Argosy Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/42-an-obituary-and-advent.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested …
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The following was first published over on The Anchored Argosy Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/42-an-obituary-and-advent.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested …
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Psalm-Singing and Our Encounter with Scripture
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11:19The following was first published over on The Anchored Argosy Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/14-coronation. Within it, I mention a talk I gave at a Shrewsbury Psalm Roar event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS3SftXtXnU&ab_channel=StGeorge%27sChurch.Sign up for my forthcoming Davenant Hall course on the Psalms here: https://davenanthall.c…
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Life on the Silent Planet (with Susannah Roberts, Rhys Laverty, & Jake Meador)
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1:18:01Rhys Laverty (Senior Editor at Ad Fontes and Senior Managing Editor of the Davenant Press), Jake Meador (Editor-in-Chief of Mere Orthodoxy), and Susannah Black Roberts (Senior Editor of Plough and my wife!) join me to discuss 'Life on the Silent Planet: Essays on Christian Living from C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy': https://amzn.to/3VouL44.If you hav…
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Bonus Episode: C.S. Lewis, God, and Tears (feat. Michael Ward)
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36:43Support the show: https://www.anselmsociety.org/podcast25. In our last episode, Chase Whitney talked about the role of tears in relation to joy, and how that is laid out in Scripture. But the night before Chase gave that talk, he was in the audience at an Anselm Society pub night listening to Michael Ward give the following one—and he joked with me…
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Bonus Episode: Meeting God in Tears (feat. Chase Whitney)
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37:26Support the podcast! https://anselmsociety.org/podcast25 We're still on hiatus as we work to plan a re-launch in a few months, and we look forward to telling you more about that soon. But in the meantime, we have two bonus episodes to share with you. These are two talks that happened within 24 hours of each other at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in …
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Episode 25: Living in Wonder | A Conversation with Rod Dreher
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1:03:16Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with Rod Dreher about his recent work, Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age. Purchase the book: Rod Dreher Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age _______ About Rod Dreher Rod Dreher is a journalist and author of six books, including the New York Times bestsellers T…
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Support the podcast: https://www.anselmsociety.org/podcast25 Months of planning and prep are almost finished, and in January, with your help, the first episodes of the NEW Imagination Redeemed podcast will drop. It will be a feast: retellings of the great stories, and warm conversations on how to enter into the life of the Christian imagination. Bu…
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The following was first published over on The Anchored Argosy Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/35-the-depths-of-time. A version of it was also published on the Theopolis website: https://theopolisinstitute.com/its-about-time/.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversaria…
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The following was first published over on The Anchored Argosy Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/32-intellectual-salons-and-a-new.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at https://adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are inte…
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The following was first published over on The Anchored Argosy Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/18-johannine-allegory-and-baby-goats. I previously published a video of this reflection to advertise a Davenant Hall course I was teaching, but thought I would publish it in this form too.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.su…
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The following was first published over on The Anchored Argosy Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/17-the-judicious-hooker. Within the episode I mention the Davenant Institute's ongoing modernization of The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity: https://amzn.to/3Au977D. I also mention Brad Littlejohn's introduction to the life and work of Richard Hooker…
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The following was first published over on The Anchored Argosy Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/.Keeping Faith In and Out of Politics: https://argosy.substack.com/p/38-keeping-faith-in-and-out-of-politicsUnderstanding the Boundaries Between Church and Politics: https://argosy.substack.com/p/40-desacralizing-and-evangelizingFollow my Substack, t…
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Episode 24: Micro-Christendoms and Local Government, with Tim Nichols and Joe Anderson
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1:04:46Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with Tim Nichols and Joe Anderson about their work in Englewood, Colorado. Joe Anderson is a Pastor at Christ the Anchor church in Englewood, Colorado. For the last 10 years, Joe has led the local pastors prayer group and organized meetings between the pastors and local government officials that have led to severa…
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The following is a reading of a reflection first published on our Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/lewis-the-anglican. A version of it was also published on Ad Fontes: https://adfontesjournal.com/web-exclusives/the-anglicanism-of-c-s-lewis/.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at htt…
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Selden College (with Dr Timothy Edwards)
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1:02:05Dr Timothy Edwards is Principal and Academic Dean of Selden College, a new Christian liberal arts college, which opens its doors to students in October 2025. He joins me to discuss his vision for Selden College (https://www.seldencollege.co.uk/), the work that has already been undertaken to found it, and what lies ahead. Over the course of our conv…
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The Church And Politics (with Miles Smith IV)
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51:44Dr Miles Smith, Assistant Professor of History at Hillsdale College, joins me to discuss the complexities of the Church's relationship with politics. Miles is the author of the recently published 'Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War': https://amzn.to/4006moM. Within our conversation, I also reference his rece…
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Waters of Earth and Heaven, by James Jordan
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12:18Waters of Earth and Heaven by: James Jordan https://theopolisinstitute.com/waters-of-earth-and-heaven/By Theopolis Institute
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The following is a reading from this post: https://argosy.substack.com/p/breakfast-and-move-things.Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy, at argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts at adversariapodcast.com/.If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested in supporting my videos and podcasts and my …
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Episode 23: God and the City - D.C. Schindler Returns!
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56:37Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with D.C. Schindler about his recent work, God and the City, and how to think about politics ontologically. Purchase the book: D.C. Schindler God and the City: An Essay in Political Metaphysics _______ About Dr. Schindler Dr. Schindler’s work is concerned above all with shedding light on contemporary cultural chal…
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