Eric Luppold, Author at The Christian Podcast Community

S4E7 – Thanksgiving

November 29, 2023 Eric Luppold 0:21:37

This week I look at the concept of thanksgiving. First, I consider the importance of giving thanks as described in Romans 1. Then, I address the historical significance of Thanksgiving, including two Thanksgiving proclamations given by Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Their proclamations are nothing short of Christian in their theology and terminology. If those…

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S4E6 – Contracts, Covenants, and Consent (Part 2)

November 15, 2023 Eric Luppold 0:26:24

In continuing our study of John Locke’s two treatises on government, today I finish up looking at his second treatise. The premise of Locke’s version of Social Contract Theory is that, at some point in the past, everyone was completely independent and free but then explicitly consented to form a government. Locke does not explain…

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S4E5 – Contracts, Covenants, and Consent

November 1, 2023 Eric Luppold 28:12

Today I shift over to a discussion of John Locke and his works on government. Many consider Locke to be both a secularist and a key influence in the American War for Independence. I challenge both of those notions. More specifically, I look at his first treatise on government, which was a response to the…

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S4E4 – American Woman

October 18, 2023 Eric Luppold 25:54

Today I finish our study of Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville, by looking at what he says concerning the women of America. In the 1830s, Tocqueville drew a stark contrast between American women and the women of France. He went so far as to say that the prosperity, success, and strength of America…

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S4E3 – Christianity Ends Slavery

October 4, 2023 Eric Luppold 32:55

Today I look at two documents. The first is the book of Philemon from the New Testament, which sets the stage for the peaceful end of slavery. The second is Alexis de Tocqueville’s book Democracy in America, in which he discusses the issue of slavery in the southern states. He argues against slavery not only on…

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