Hey brothers, as we continue to explore the topic of public theology, I want to lead us through an examination of our own assumptions about the proper role of cultural and political engagement within a Christian's life. To some of us, this sort of engagement is at best tertiary to the main work of sharing the Gospel and at worst, an effort to bring about a hyper-Christian civil religion or what has pejoratively been called "Christian Nationalism". Others see this kind of engagement as inevitable if one actually "walks in a manner worthy of the Gospel." Either way, I think we could all benefit by this self-examination and I'm using a debate between Matthew Tuininga and Joe Boot; two representatives of the two main postures toward political and cultural engagement swirling within the reformed evangelical world to help us. Matthew represents the R2K [radical two kingdom] view, and the second, the more Neo-Calvinist view is represented by Joe Boot. It's a lot more dense than a podcast but presents the arguments in an easy-to-listen-to and concise way (not to mention cuts down on a lot of reading). Listen up to 1:27 and I recommend listening with a pen and notepad in hand! Location TBD. Looking forward to it!