Christianity & Politics: Nature, Grace & Church & State ft. Stephen C. Perks

In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot and Dr. Michael Thiessen are joined by author Stephen C. Perks to talk about nature/grace dualism and how its unfortunate effect on Christians’s understanding of politics and Church & State relations down through the ages. How can consistent Reformational correct these errors? Tune in to find out.

Think Christianly about politics with the help of Dr. Boot’s latest book  “Ruler of Kings:” https://ezrapress.ca/products/ruler-of-kings-toward-a-christian-vision-of-government;

Episode Resources: Kuyper Foundation Website: https://www.kuyper.org/; Kuyper Foundation Publications: https://www.kuyper.org/books;

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Mission of God AD
00:25 Opening
01:04 Intro
01:25  Welcome
01:48 Upcoming Conference Information
02:41 Conversation Set-up
07:11 Romish Anthropology & its Dualistic Error
10:54 Nature/Grace Dualism in Theology
25:10 Nature/Grace Dualism & Politics
31:52 The Nature of the State & the State of Nature
44:40 Church Tradition, Authority & Semper Reformata
51:07 The Church of England (CoE), Reformable?
55:50 The Church & Ecclesiastical Renaissance
01:03:34 The Church & the Kingdom of God
01:16:00 A Political Gospel?
01:21:00Conclusion
01:23:00 Outro

UPCOMING CONFERENCES:
Join us this October 31- November 2 @ The Presence of Christ Conference at Trinity Bible Chapel in Kitchener/Waterloo:  https://mytrinitybiblechapel.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2343549;

The Mission of God Conferences:
Canada – Ontario | Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, 9:00 EST @ Harvest Bible Church Windsor: https://brushfire.com/ezrainstitute/missionofgod2024-ontario/587020/details;
Denver | Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 @ 8:00 – 16:00 MST@ Faith Church | Arvada, Colorado: https://www.ezrainstitute.com/mission-of-god-denver/

REFORMCON ’25 | “Out of the Ashes” | April 24-26, 2025 @ Tucson, AZ: https://reformcon.org/

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