The Civitas Podcast
The Civitas Podcast, co-hosted by Peter Leithart and James Wood, exists to explore Christian political theology, with a specific focus on contemporary debates about liberalism and post-liberalism, and to elaborate a distinctively "ecclesiocentric" Theopolitan version of post-liberalism.
Episodes
22 episodes since 2022
Episode 22: Architecture, Urbanism, & the Sacred - A Conversation with Philip Bess
Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with Philip Bess about architecture, cities, and his book titled
August 28, 2024
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1:06:49
Episode 21: A Conversation with David Dusenbury
Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with David Dusenbury about his books "I Judge No One" and "The Innocence of Pontius Pilate: How the Roman Trial of Jesus Shaped History."David Lloyd Dusenbury is a philosopher, historian of ideas, Time...
July 30, 2024
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1:07:50
Episode 20: Hell Shall Not Prevail (A Field Recording with James Wood and Peter Leithart)
Peter Leithart and James Wood sit down in person to discuss recent podcast guests, as well as the new book "Hell Shall Not Prevail
June 28, 2024
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1:08:24
Episode 19: Family Unfriendly | A Conversation with Tim Carney
James Wood and Peter Leithart talk with Tim Carney about ways that today's America is unfriendly to families.Timothy Carney is a father of six children, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a columnist at the Wa...
May 31, 2024
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54:25
Episode 18: Mortal Goods | A Conversation with Ephraim Radner
Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with Dr. Ephraim Radner about his latest book, Mortal Goods: Reimagining Christian Political Duty._Ephraim Radner (Ph.D....
April 30, 2024
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Episode 17: Politics and the Earthly City | A Conversation with Dr. Veronica Ogle
Peter Leithart and James Wood discuss Augustine, politics, and the earthly city with Dr. Veronica Ogle. _Dr. Ogle is the author of
March 26, 2024
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Episode 16: Liberalism and Human Rights | A Conversation with Samuel Moyn
Peter Leithart and James Wood discuss human rights and liberalism with Samuel Moyn._Samuel Moyn is Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University.He received a doctorate in modern European history from the Univer...
February 28, 2024
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Episode 15: A Conversation with Dr. Andrew Jones
James Wood and Peter Leithart are joined by special guest, Dr. Andrew Jones, to discuss his works "The Two Cities," and "Before Church and State."Dr. Jones is a professor of theology and the Director of Catholic Studies at Franciscan Un...
January 31, 2024
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Episode 14: An Annotated Bibliography: Key Texts for Peter Leithart and James Wood
Peter Leithart and James Wood discuss key texts in their thinking through political theology. 0:00 - 10:00James Wood on Leslie Newbigin10:00 - 20:35Peter Leithart on RJ Rushdoony 20:35 - 31:30James ...
December 21, 2023
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1:07:21
Episode 13: Expounding Ecclesiocentrism
James Wood and Peter Leithart discuss some highlights from the past year of the Civitas Group and the podcast. Peter Leithart then leads a discussion on three of James' recent essays, which can be found below with timestamps. (1...
November 24, 2023
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Episode 12: A Conversation with Ross Douthat
James Wood and Peter Leithart are joined by special guest, Ross Douthat, to discuss the new right and post-liberalism._Ross Douthat is an opinion columnist at The New York Times, and is also a host on the weekly Opinion podcast, “
October 17, 2023
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56:28
Episode 11: A Conversation with Nancy Pearcey
Peter Leithart and James Wood are joined by special guest, Professor Nancy Pearcey, to discuss her recent work on the war on masculinity._Nancy Pearcey's latest book is
September 26, 2023
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Episode 10: A Conversation with Eric Gregory
Peter Leithart and James Wood are joined by special guest Eric Gregory to discuss Augustinian civic liberalism and political theology._Eric Gregory is director of graduate studies and Professor of Religion at Princeton University, wh...
August 31, 2023
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1:03:37
Episode 09: A Conversation with Oliver O'Donovan
Peter Leithart and James Wood are joined by special guest Oliver O'Donovan to discuss political theology._Oliver O’Donovan, born in 1945 in London, held teaching posts at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Wycliffe College Toronto before beco...
July 25, 2023
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1:03:30
Episode 08: A Conversation with Dr. James Patterson
Peter Leithart and James Wood are joined by James Patterson to discuss Neo-Integralism, Fulton Sheen, Americanism, and more. _Dr. Patterson is an associate professor and the chairman of the politics department at Ave Maria Universit...
June 27, 2023
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1:07:56
Episode 07: A Conversation with Jerry Bowyer
Peter Leithart and James Wood are joined by Jerry Bowyer to discuss corporations, wokeism, discipling businesses, and economics. _Jerry Bowyer is the chief economist of Vident Financial, editor of Townhall Finance, editor of the b...
June 01, 2023
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1:06:03
Episode 06: Liberalism is Heretical Ecclesiology
Peter Leithart and James Wood discuss liberalism, two kingdom theology, Lockean reductionism, what to do in a divided church, and more. _The Civitas Podcast, co-hosted by Peter Leithart and James Wood, exists to explore Christi...
April 28, 2023
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Episode 05: A Conversation with Brad Littlejohn
Peter Leithart and James Wood are joined by Brad Littlejohn to discuss two kingdoms, Christian Nationalism, and Christian commonwealths. ____About Brad Littlejohn:Brad Littlejohn, Ph.D., is a Fellow in EPPC’s
March 28, 2023
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1:03:15
Episode 04: A Conversation with D.C. Schindler
Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with D.C. Schindler about his father's work, liberalism, and post-liberal discourse._______About Dr. SchindlerDr. Schindler’s work is concerned above all with shedding light on contemporary cul...
February 28, 2023
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1:05:58
Episode 03: Magisterial Reformation Political Theology, with Glenn Moots
Peter Leithart and James Wood discuss magisterial reformation political theology, reconstructionism, and Christian Nationalism with Dr. Glenn Moots._______Glenn A. Moots is Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Northwood ...
January 26, 2023
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55:08
Episode 02: Ontological Individualism and Ecclesiocentrism, with James R. Rogers
Peter Leithart and James Wood discuss ontological individualism and ecclesiocentrism with James Rogers, who chairs the Theopolis Civitas group. James R. Rogers is associate professor of political science at Texas A&M University. He ...
December 29, 2022
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1:07:25
Episode 01: Introducing the Civitas Podcast
The Civitas Podcast, co-hosted by Peter Leithart and James Wood, exists to explore Christian political theology, with a specific focus on contemporary debates about liberalism and post-liberalism, and to elaborate a distinctively "ecclesiocentr...
November 28, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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