The American Reformer Podcast

Nick Duncan, Headmaster at Highland Rim Academy, joins Timon (Editor-in-Chief) to talk about challenges and strategies for Christian classical education in America today.    #HighlandRimAcademy #Education #PrivateSchool #GreatBooks #Classical #Education   Nick Duncan holds a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Tennessee Tech University and a Master’s degree in Classical Christian Studies...

Terry and Timon talk with Raymond Ibrahim, fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center and the Middle East Forum, about his new book, Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam.    #RaymondIbrahim #DefendersoftheWest #Book #Islam #Christianity #Religion #History #Culture   Raymond Ibrahim is the Distinguished Senior Shillman Fellow at the Gatestone Institute and the Judith...

Rob Manzer, President of the American Academy for Liberal Education, joins Josh Abbotoy and Jesse Rine, Executive Director of the Center for Academic Faithfulness & Flourishing, to discuss the current accreditation landscape and what it means for Christian colleges.   Read the White Paper: https://americanreformer.org/2024/04/accreditation-at-the-crossroads/   #HigherEducation #ChristianColleg...

Rob Pacienza, Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), President of Coral Ridge Ministries, and Founder of the Institute for Faith and Culture, joins the show to talk about the upcoming election, key denominational battles within the PCA and SBC, and political engagement for Presbyterians and Baptists alike.    #RobPacienza #CoralRidge #Ministry #Christianity #F...

Josh and Timon provide updates about some new initiatives at American Reformer and then launch headlong into the 2024 election cycle and what it means for Evangelicals.    Listen in for updates from American Reformer's Center for Baptist Leadership and Center for Academic Faithfulness & Flourishing as well as election integrity, issues at the border, immigration and more 2024 politics. Evangel...

Michael Lynch, Teaching Fellow at the Davenant Institute, joins Timon and American Reformer Contributing Editor, Mike Sabo, to breakdown what's wrong with most American Protestant political thought.    #MichaelLynch #Davenant #Reformed #Magistrate #Church #Leadership #Pastor #Protestant #Politics   Listen in for a fresh perspective on the development of American protestant political thought and th...

Micah Meadowcroft, Director of Research at Center for Renewing America and Contributing Editor at The American Conservative, talks with Josh and Timon about the prospect of conservative environmental and agricultural renewal in America.    Listen in for fresh perspectives on the environmental movement, progressivism, conservatism, and christianity. Discover how industrialization and progressivism...

Colin Redemer, Executive Director of Davenant Institute and Director of Education at American Reformer, joins Timon and Josh to talk about the Cotton Mather Fellowship.    Listen in as Colin shares his background and explains the fellowship's purpose, structure, and curriculum. The fellowship includes a work component, a 10-week course with extensive reading assignments, and a concluding retreat....

Joe Rigney of New Saint Andrews College joins Timon and Josh to talk about his new provocative book from Canon Press, "Leadership and Emotional Sabotage."   Listen in for a fresh perspective on true Biblical Leadership, its challenges, triumphs, and how Christians can develop courage to lead through opposition without being steered off course by weak, anxious, and manipulative people. The discussi...

Santiago Pliego, Director of Venture Fund Lead at New Founding joins Josh and Timon to talk about his new viral article, "Vibe Shift."     Listen in for a fresh perspective on technological acceleration, the role of Elon Musk and new platforms, and why Christians should seize the opportunity to positively shape culture during this time of disruption. Join Josh, Timon, and Santiago as they reflect...

Daniel Strand, Professor of Ethics at the Air War College, talks with Josh and Timon about his recent article at American Reformer on America's global (and domestic) empire, foreign policy since the Cold War, and Augustine's City of God.    Read Daniel's Article on American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org/2023/10/providence-and-empire/   #AmericanReformer #ForeignPolicy #News #CurrentEvents...

Timon talks with Philip Freeman, Professor of Humanities at Pepperdine University, about his recent book, Julian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor.    Listen in for a fresh perspective on Emperor Julian, the last pagan emperor of Rome, his complex character and its impact on the rise of Christianity.   #PhilipFreeman #Emperor #Rome #Pagan #Christian #Julian #Cesar #Book #Pepperdine   Dr. Freeman complete...

Josh and Timon sit down with the Executive Directors of two new initiatives designed to strengthen Christian institutions, the Center for Academic Faithfulness & Flourishing led by P. Jesse Rine and the Center for Baptist Leadership led by William Wolfe.   #AmericanReformer #HigherEducation #ChristianCollege #PJesseRine #SBC #SouthernBaptist #Leadership #WilliamWolfe   P. Jesse Rine is the Exe...

Blaze columnist and podcaster extraordinaire, Auron MacIntrye, stopped by the pod to talk about his forthcoming book, "The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies."    Listen in for a fresh perspective on American history, democracy, why the Founding Father's hated democracy, and why all signs point to tyranny on the road ahead. In this episode, Josh, Timon, and Auron dive deep into...

Rosaria Butterfield, who needs no introduction, joins Timon and Josh to talk about everything from LGBTQ to critical theory to egalitarianism to low birth rates.    Listen in for a fresh perspective on evangelicalism's ill-fated accommodation of critical theory, the erosion of doctrinal integrity within the Church, and specific debates within the Southern Baptist Convention regarding egalitarianis...

Aaron Renn, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow at American Reformer joins Timon and Josh to talk about his much anticipated new book, Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture (Zondervan, 2024).    #AaronRenn #AmericanReformer #NewBook #BookReview #Christianity #Culture #America #UnitedStates #Negative #World   Show Notes:  Purchase Aaron Renn's new book, "Life in t...

Johnny Burtka, president of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, comes on the pod to discuss his new book, Gateway to Statesmanship, a collection of ancient and modern texts advising political figures on how to govern well. Josh, Johnny, and Timon talk Machiavelli, Trump, and our present leadership crisis.    Show Notes:  Johnny Burtka (@johnnyburtka) / X (twitter.com) John A. Burtka IV - Interc...

In today's special bonus episode, Timon Cline speaks with Fr. Calvin Robinson, @Constantine, Matt Kennedy, Mike Sabo, Bethel McGrew, @NoJesuitTricks, Jesse Nigro, and Jackson Waters, about Fr. Calvin Robinson's cretinous cancellation from the Mere Anglicanism conference, the corrupt influence of cultural dogmas on Church doctrine, everything wrong with feminism, the role of liturgy in preserving t...

In a most anticipated podcast mashup, C. Jay Engel and Andrew Isker of the Contra Mundum podcast join Josh and Timon to unpack the latest updates on the Texas border crisis, the future of politics on the right, and how to combat the left.    #Texas #Border #Immigration #BorderCrisis #Politics #UnitedStates #Right #Left   Show Notes:  Contra Mundum on Apple Podcasts Amazon.com: The Boniface Option:...

Podcaster and writer, J. Burden, joins Josh and Timon to talk about why Evangelicals are bad at politics and how they should understand the "regime" they now live in.    #Evangelical #Christianity #Politics #Faith #ChristianPolitics #Biden #Trump #UnitedStates #CurrentEvents   J. Burden is Host of the "J. Burden Show" on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. He writes about American culture, polit...

In this episode, Timon Cline interviews Joshua Abbotoy, Executive Director of American Reformer, about his latest article "American Crisis" published in American Reformer. Abbotoy contends that Texas Governor Abbott should adopt the "Old Hickory Option" by posing a credible threat of noncompliance with any federal order restricting the enforcement of Texas Senate Bill 4, which empowers Texas law e...

Happy New Year! Josh and Timon wrap up 2023 and look toward American Reformer's work in the coming year including political predictions and strategies for American Protestants in what is sure to be an exciting election cycle.    #AmericanReformer #2023Review #Bestof2023 #NewYear #2024 #Election #Christianity #Politics #Faith   Josh abbotoy is the Executive Director of American Reformer. He is also...

Mark David Hall, Professor of Government at Regent University, speaks with Timon about his recent scholarship on the American Founding including his must-read 2019 book, "Did America Have a Christian Founding?" Listen in for a fresh perspective on the spiritual heritage of our nation and the real faith of America's Founding Fathers.   #MarkDavidHall #Christianity #America #FoundingFathers #Christi...

Jeff Wright, a Southern Baptist pastor in Tennessee, came on the show this week to talk with Josh and Timon about rural ministry, seminary training, and the future of the Southern Baptist Convention.    In Episode 37 of The American Reformer Podcast, Josh Abbotoy, Timon Cline, and Pastor Jeff Wright discuss the state of the Southern Baptist Convention, the growing divide between urban and rural mi...

Zachary Garris is here this week with a critique of "practical egalitarianism" found even in some of the most popular evangelical defenders of masculinity and Biblical marriage.   Article Discussed:  The Leaven of Egalitarianism - American Reformer by Zachary Garris   In Episode 36 of The American Reformer Podcast, Josh Abbotoy, Timon Cline, and Zachary Garris Timon review Nancy Pearcey's latest b...