The American Reformer Podcast

Stockholm Syndrome Christianity (ft. John West)

John West, Vice President of the Discovery Institute, joins the show to talk his new book Stockholm Syndrome Christianity. West argues that many Christian leaders and institutions are adopting secularist views and facilitating cultural decline. He cites examples like Andy Stanley's rejection of the Old Testament and Francis Collins's support for LGBTQ+ rights and abortion-related research.
 
Dr. John West is Vice President and a Senior Fellow at the Seattle-based Discovery Institute, where he also serves as Managing Director of the Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, which he co-founded with philosopher of science Stephen Meyer in 1996. His current research examines the impact of science and “scientism” on public policy and culture. His other areas of expertise include constitutional law, American government and institutions, and religion and politics.
 
Learn more about John G. West's work:
https://www.discovery.org/p/west/
https://x.com/jgwestdi
 
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The Johnson Amendment (ft. Jon Whitehead)

Jon Whitehead, attorney and former board member of the ERLC, joins the show to talk about the significance and implications for pastors of the Trump administration’s recent changes to the tax code.
 
Jonathan Whitehead represents churches, denominations, colleges, and religious organizations on matters of corporate governance and compliance. He played a leading role in landmark Missouri cases on the relationship between denominational groups and their related entities. He has authored numerous amicus briefs and been co-counsel on cases before the United States Supreme Court. In 2018, he was named an "Influential Appellate Advocate" by Missouri's Lawyers Weekly. He is a graduate of Southwest Baptist University (2001) and Harvard Law School (2004). He is also a Blackstone Fellow (2002).
 
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https://www.whiteheadlawllc.com/
https://americanreformer.org/author/jonathan-whitehead/
 
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Conservatism & Higher Ed (ft. Scott Yenor)

American Reformer contributor and Claremont Institute fellow, Scott Yenor, joins Josh and Timon to talk about his experience in conservative higher education reform. 
 
Scott Yenor is a Washington Fellow at The Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life. His research focuses on feminism, sexual liberation, and on dismantling the rule of social justice in America’s universities. Yenor is author of Family Politics: The Idea of Marriage in Modern Political Thought (Baylor, 2011). His latest book is The Recovery of Family Life: Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies (Baylor 2020). In addition, his academic publications have appeared in Law & Liberty, The Federalist, City Journal, and The Claremont Review of Books. He is a political science professor at Boise State University. He earned his Ph.D from Loyola University, Chicago. He has five children and lives with his wife, Amy, in Meridian, Idaho.
 
Learn more about Scott Yenor's work:
https://dc.claremont.org/author/scott-yenor/
https://experts.boisestate.edu/en/persons/scott-yenor
 
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Iran and Equality (ft. Ben Crenshaw & Mike Sabo)

For an editors roundtable, Timon, Ben, and Mike discuss the meaning of American equality and the potential for war with Iran. 
 
Mike Sabo is a Contributing Editor of American Reformer and an Assistant Editor of The American Mind, the online journal of the Claremont Institute. His writing has appeared at RealClearPolitics, The Federalist, Public Discourse, and American Greatness, among other outlets. He lives with his wife and son in Cincinnati.
 
Learn more about Mike Sabo's work:
https://americanreformer.org/author/mike-sabo/
 
Ben R. Crenshaw is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Declaration of Independence Center at the University of Mississippi. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Politics at the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship at Hillsdale College. You can follow him on X at @benrcrenshaw.
 
Learn more about Ben Crenshaw's work:
https://americanreformer.org/author/bencrenshaw/
https://gradschool.hillsdale.edu/Profiles/Benjamin-Crenshaw/
 
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The Virtue of Nationalism (ft. Yoram Hazony)

Yoram Hazony joins Josh and Timon to celebrate the seventh anniversary reprint of his book, The Virtue of Nationalism.
 
Yoram Hazony is President of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem, and currently serve as Chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation, a public affairs institute based in Washington DC that has hosted the National Conservatism Conference since 2019. He has authored numerous books including, "Conservatism: A Rediscovery," "The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture," "The Jewish State: The Struggle for Israel's Soul," "God and Politics in Esther," and most notably "The Virtue of Nationalism" which was selected as Conservative Book of the Year in 2019, and was an Amazon #1 best-seller in both International Diplomacy and Nationalism. Yoram lives in Israel with his wife Yael and together they have nine children.
 
Learn more about Yoram Hazony's work:
https://www.yoramhazony.org/about/
https://herzlinstitute.org/en/
https://x.com/yhazony
 
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Scandals and Due Process (ft. Mike Sabo & Ben Crenshaw)

In this editors roundtable, Mike, Ben, and Timon talk about the recent revelations surrounding former President Biden's health, and recent court cases that are preventing President Trump's immigration policies. 
 
Mike Sabo is a Contributing Editor of American Reformer and an Assistant Editor of The American Mind, the online journal of the Claremont Institute. His writing has appeared at RealClearPolitics, The Federalist, Public Discourse, and American Greatness, among other outlets. He lives with his wife and son in Cincinnati.
 
Learn more about Mike Sabo's work:
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Ben R. Crenshaw is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Declaration of Independence Center at the University of Mississippi. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Politics at the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship at Hillsdale College. You can follow him on X at @benrcrenshaw.
 
Learn more about Ben Crenshaw's work:
https://americanreformer.org/author/bencrenshaw/
https://gradschool.hillsdale.edu/Profiles/Benjamin-Crenshaw/
 
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Preliminary Principle (ft. Zachary Garris)

What is the meaning of the preliminary principle of the PCA's constitution? What is its relationship to the Westminster Confession of Faith? This and more with Zachary Garris in his conversation with Timon Cline and Ben Dunson.
 
Show Notes:
https://americanreformer.org/2025/04/principle-and-confession/
 
Zachary Garris serves as pastor of Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church (PCA) in White Rock, New Mexico. He is the author of Masculine Christianity, Honor Thy-Fathers: Recovering the Anti-Feminist Theology of the Reformers (New Christendom Press), and a forthcoming book on the Southern Presbyterians (coauthored with Sean McGowan). He writes at KnowingScripture.com.
 
Learn more about Zachary Garris at:
https://www.brycepresbyterian.org/
https://knowingscripture.com/
 
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Cotton Mather (ft. Rick Kennedy)

Listener and readers will know that, around here, we love Cotton Mather. On this episode, Rick Kennedy, professor of history at Point Loma Nazarene University, talks to Timon about the life and legacy of "America's first evangelical."
 
#CottonMather #RickKennedy #PointLoma #History #America #Evangelical #Christian
 
Show Notes:
https://www.amazon.com/First-American-Evangelical-Religious-Biography/dp/0802872115 
https://eerdword.com/cotton-mather-love-to-hate-him-or-hate-to-love-him/
 
Dr. Rick Kennedy came to PLNU in 1995. An intellectual/cultural historian, he has authored books and articles on the history of logic, mathematics, architecture, astronomy, education, historiography, and Christian thought. His most recent works are on Cotton Mather, one of early America's most influential pastor-scholars, and the Christian History of Southern California. He is also a former president and secretary to the academic organization: The Conference on Faith and History. His wife is a retired principal of City Tree Christian School at the First Presbyterian Church in downtown San Diego, they have four children, and one grandchild.
 
Learn more about Rick Kennedy's work at:
https://www.pointloma.edu/faculty/rick-kennedy-phd
 
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Return of the Strong Gods (ft. Rusty Reno)

Five years after the publication of Return of the Strong Gods, Rusty Reno, editor of First Things, provides a retrospective to Timon and Josh on his thesis, the postwar consensus, and America's future. 
 
#RustyReno #FirstThings #Thesis #Consensus #ReturnoftheStrongGods #America #Culture #Politics #Future
 
Show Notes:
https://www.amazon.com/Return-Strong-Gods-Nationalism-Populism/dp/1621578003
 
R. R. Reno is the editor of First Things magazine. He was formerly a professor of theology and ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of several books including Fighting the Noonday Devil, a theological commentary on the Book of Genesis in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible series. His work ranges widely in systematic and moral theology, as well as in controverted questions of biblical interpretation.
 
Learn more about Rusty Reno's work at:
https://firstthings.com/archive/?_author=reno
https://x.com/firstthingsmag
 
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Trans the Kids, Bigot! (ft. Chase Davis & William Wolfe)

Chase Davis, pastor of The Well Church in Boulder, Colorado, and William Wolfe, executive director of the Center for Baptist Leadership, join the pod to breakdown a new bill in the Colorado legislature: "Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals," and the dramatic repercussions it will have, especially on Christians. 
 
#Colorado #News #Trans #Bill #CoLeg #TransgenderBill #Church #Response
 
Show notes: 
Chase's article: https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/transgender-totalitarianism-new-bill-in-colorado-wages-war-on-faith-free-speech-and-the-family/
CBL's call to action: https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/colorado-pastors-call-on-megachurches-to-join-fight-against-democrats-radical-transgender-abortion-agenda/
William's article: https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2025/04/hell-is-empty-and-all-the-devils-are-in-denver/
Join the fight: https://fight1312.com/
CBL podcast: https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/category/podcast/
Full Proof Theology: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/full-proof-theology/id1529701699
 
J. Chase Davis (M.Div, Th.M, Denver Seminary) is Lead Pastor of Ministry of The Well Church in Boulder, Colorado. Chase is married to Kim and they have two sons. He is the author of Trinitarian Formation: A Theology of Discipleship in Light of the Father, Son, and Spirit (2021). He also hosts the podcast Full Proof Theology. You can find more of Chase’s writing at jchasedavis.com.
 
Learn more about J. Chase Davis:
https://x.com/jchasedavis
https://www.jchasedavis.com/
 
William Wolfe is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Baptist Leadership. He has been a part of the Southern Baptist Convention for 13 years. After spending a decade living and working in Washington D.C., including for three Members of Congress, Heritage Action for America, as a Director at the State Department, and as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense at the DoD, William moved to Louisville, KY, to complete his seminary education in person. During that time, he became increasingly involved in much-needed work to revitalize the SBC as an institution, and the launch of CBL is an outgrowth of that work. He has a B.A. in History from Covenant College and an M.Div. from SBTS.
 
Learn more about William Wolfe:
https://x.com/William_E_Wolfe
https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/
 
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