The American Reformer Podcast
The American Reformer Podcast’s mission is to promote a vigorous Christian approach to the cultural challenges of our day, rooted in the rich tradition of Protestant social and political thought. Focusing particularly on issues facing American Christians, we will seek to contribute to the reformation of Christian institutions that have become corrupted by false ideologies and practices.
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Episodes
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
A Christian Prince, an Established Church, King Charles’ Impeccable Style, and more.
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
Are the fears of some Christians about Christian Nationalism warranted? What even is Christian Nationalism? Is it worthwhile? Josh Abbotoy and Ben Dunson discuss all of this and more.
Show Notes:
https://americanreformer.org/?s=Christian+Nationalism
https://g3min.org/christian-faithfulness-the-biblical-alternative-to-christian-nationalism/
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Megan Basham recently published an important (and disturbing) journalistic investigation into cultural capitulation within the Southern Baptist Convention. Josh Abbotoy and Ben Dunson use this article as springboard to to discuss the intense cultural pressures placed on evangelical churches in today’s world.
Show notes:
Megan Basham, “Mr. Smith goes to the Convention” (https://americanreformer.org/2023/04/mr-smith-goes-to-the-convention/)
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
American Reformer Executive Director Josh Abbotoy and American Reformer Editor-In-Chief Ben Dunson in The American Reformer Podcast's seventh episode.
Show Notes:
Pluralism Won’t Save Us: https://americanreformer.org/2022/10/pluralism-wont-save-us/
The Deep Heaven of the Gay Gods: https://americanreformer.org/2023/03/the-deep-heaven-of-the-gay-gods/
Transgender Terrorism? https://americanreformer.org/2023/04/transgender-terrorism/
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Should the state privilege Christianity? Should it allow full, public expression of all religions? Josh Abbotoy and Ben Dunson discuss this with regard to recent bills on religious freedom currently before the Texas legislature.
Show Notes:
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/02/08/texas-legislature-religious-freedom-muslim-jewish-christian/69877452007/
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
American Reformer Executive Director Josh Abbotoy and American Reformer Editor-In-Chief Ben Dunson in The American Reformer Podcast's fifth episode.
Show Notes:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/07/abortion-fugitives-extradition-laws.html
“I think it will be easy to recognize when the American Republics begin to degenerate: it will suffice to see whether the number of political judgments increases.” Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (trans. Arthur Goldhammer; New York, Library of America: 2004), p. 125 (political judgments = using impeachments and courts to settle what should be political issues)
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
American Reformer Executive Director Josh Abbotoy, American Reformer Editor-In-Chief Ben Dunson and Associate Editor Timon Cline feature in The American Reformer Podcast's fourth episode.
Show Notes:
On Josh Butler’s cancellation
Stiven Peter at American Reformer : https://americanreformer.org/2023/03/the-gospel-cancelation/
Denny Burk: https://www.dennyburk.com/taking-a-dog-by-the-ears/
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
American Reformer Executive Director Josh Abbotoy and American Reformer Editor-In-Chief Ben Dunson feature in The American Reformer Podcast's third episode.
Show Notes:
Scott Yenor on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and their negative effects in Texas Universities:
https://lukemacias.com/dei-programs-exposed-in-texas/ (podcast interview)
https://americanreformer.org/2023/01/higher-ed-reform/
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/dei-is-poisoning-college-campuses
https://americanmind.org/salvo/dei-by-any-other-name-still-stinks/
https://americanmind.org/salvo/how-texas-am-went-woke/
https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2023/02/at-texas-am-a-different-kind-of-climate-change/
https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-am-goes-woke-with-discriminatory-diversity-policies/
https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-am-students-say-they-dont-feel-like-they-belong-on-campus/
https://www.city-journal.org/university-of-texas-and-texas-am-embrace-dei
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
American Reformer Executive Director Josh Abbotoy and American Reformer Editor-In-Chief Ben Dunson feature in The American Reformer Podcast's second episode.
Show notes:
John Witherspoon, “The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men” (1776): https://www.the-highway.com/providence_Witherspoon.html
Kevin DeYoung, “John Witherspoon: President and Patriot”: https://princetoniansforfreespeech.com/john-witherspoon-president-and-patriot
Kevin DeYoung, “A Fuller Measure of Witherspoon on Slavery”: https://princetoniansforfreespeech.com/fuller-measure-witherspoon-slavery
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
American Reformer Executive Director Josh Abbotoy and American Reformer Editor-In-Chief Ben Dunson feature in The American Reformer Podcast's pilot episode.