The Chalcedon Podcast

What actually made America great? Not nationalism, bureaucracy, or centralized power, but a deeply rooted Christian ethic that shaped law, liberty, education, and self-government from the ground up. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our website for more information. http://chalcedo...

Property is not a capitalistic invention but the ordination of God and a way to prove man's character because it is a tool of dominion. If we disregard God's law regarding property, sinful man and the state exercise dominion over it. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our website fo...

For Rushdoony, theology had a single purpose which was to move Christians to faith and action, but are we studying our Bibles for that reason? God gave us His Word for a reason. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our website for more information. http://chalcedon.edu

The Chalcedon Podcast - Ep. 63 Christian education is more than a "Christian curriculum." It must have as its end goal the creation of a new leadership to rethink and reconstruct every area of life. Rushdoony said, "Slowly and steadily we will be driven to two options: socialism or Christian Reconstruction, since they are both means to dominion." Discover why that's the case and what to do about i...

Rushdoony said, "Slowly and steadily we will be driven to two options: socialism or Christian Reconstruction, since they are both means to dominion." Discover why that's the case and what to do about it. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our website for more information. http://cha...

The Sabbath is more than a day of rest. It reminds us of God's completed work in creation and redemption while pointing to the victorious future in Christ. It lifts us above the mundane into a position of dominion and hope as it anchors both work and rest in God's larger purpose. Hosted by Martin Selbrede and Andrea Schwartz 🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spoti...

The long-awaited biography of R. J. Rushdoony, written by his son, Mark Rushdoony, is soon to be available. Mark sat down with Martin Selbrede and host Andrea Schwartz to discuss what readers can expect in this personal yet historical work. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our webs...

Both Christian and non-christian are divided over the definition and morality of wealth, but the Bible is clear that wealth is a blessing of God, however the Scriptures have much more to say about the use of wealth. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our website for more information....

Join us as we examine the foundations, core principles, criticisms, and impact of Chalcedon over the past 60 years. Has anything changed? Do we need a new vision? Christian Reconstruction may be more relevant than ever. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our website for more informat...

Since R. J. Rushdoony founded the Chalcedon Foundation in 1965, the times have changed, but that has not altered the mission and message of Christian Reconstruction. In fact, the need for it is greater than ever. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our website for more information. ht...

Modern culture is unraveling—law divorced from morality, education detached from truth, and entertainment replacing virtue with vice. As society embraces death and decadence, Christians are called to resist the collapse by rebuilding from the ground up: strong families, faithful churches, and education rooted in God's Word and moral accountability. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and An...

What is the true meaning of the church, its leadership, and the function of the ecclesia in the world? Join us as we discuss the big picture of the Kingdom of God and how the church as the people of God fulfill God's great mission. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our website for m...

The Word of God has much to say about land and property and their connection to liberty. The Bible has so much to say about land that Rushdoony included an entire section about the theology of the land in his two-volume Systematic Theology. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our webs...

Psychology is the domain of theology because God's Word speaks directly to man's condition as a sinner in rebellion to God's will. In this sense, man is revolting against the maturity God calls him to, and that rebellion is the root of his psychological dilemma. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotif...

Contemporary views of eschatology have little to do with Christian ethics and responsibilities, but Biblical eschatology focuses on "end points" in history that deal with the end of what opposes God and is followed by the restoration of godly order. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visi...

Man's end-of-the-world mentality refuses to believe history will continue beyond their time, and Christians are often guilty of insisting the end is near, resulting in a paralyzing of their duties. Christianity becomes unessential because societal concerns are irrelevant. Our expectations of the end are false, leaving us with a superficial faith. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andr...

Work is a central part of a faithful Christian life as one embraces and fulfills their dominion calling to labor six days regardless of the type of work they do. The Kingdom of God is the greater purpose work serves, and this purpose also extends to children. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify....

Rushdoony wrote, "The goal of Babel was a radical unity against God and a unified social order… total community without God," and fallen man continues his quest for modern Babels as "a substitute for Eden." The results are always dystopian. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our web...

Unlike many theologians, Rushdoony devoted the last section of his two-volume Systematic Theology to the subject of prayer, and he was a devout practitioner of having a continual conversation with God as well as providing us with a deep analysis of Biblical prayer. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Sp...

It hasn't been since the late 1970s that more Americans have been this aware of the sudden rise in prices and how it's affecting their livelihood. But there are reasons for inflation, both practical and spiritual. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our website for more information....

In this special episode, we answer listener's questions on various topics. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just visit our website for more information. http://chalcedon.edu​

Chalcedon began in 1965 for specific reasons, and with a specific purpose, that still govern our mission to this day. Listen in as Chalcedon's leadership discuss the origins of Chalcedon and the importance of our mission and message for the years ahead. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Stit...

Man wants to build his "Canaan" but only creates continual hells. America itself worsens in its social and economic issues partly due to a retreat by evangelical churches who watch the decline from the sidelines and even participate in it. The same old wounds of class and racial hatred remain, and crime is on the rise. Is this not the time to return to God and His law? Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Ma...

Rushdoony wrote that social financing is a necessity, and it will be done either by the faithful tithing of God's people or by the coercive taxation by the state. If Christians are to establish alternative means of government, education, and charity, then they'll have to do it through the tithe. For this reason, the tithe plays a central role in the great mission of Christian Reconstruction. Hoste...

Chalcedon scholar and vice-president Martin Selbrede discusses his recent article in the "Arise & Build" newsletter ("A Stone Cut Without Hands") in which he critiques Stephen Wolfe's controversial book "The Case for Christian Nationalism." Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧 The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher. Just vi...