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Interviews, debates, conversations, and lecture format audio that focuses on making Jesus the center.

Cody Cook


    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 149 EPISODES


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    The Anarchist Anabaptist (The Bob Murphy Show)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 59:14


    I had the privilege of being interviewed by libertarian legend Bob Murphy about my book The Anarchist Anabaptist. Audio and shownotes here: https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/episodes/ep-394-cody-cook-on-his-new-book-the-anarchist-anabaptist/

    Two Kingdoms or One King?: Reformed vs. Anabaptist Visions of Christian Libertarianism (Biblical Anarchy Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 76:21


    In this episode of the Biblical Anarchy Podcast, host Jacob Winograd welcomes fellow LCI podcaster and author Cody Cook to discuss Cody's new book The […]

    The Anarchist Anabaptist (Theology in the Raw)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 66:08


    I was honored to be a guest on Preston Sprinkle's Theology in the Raw podcast to talk about my new book The Anarchist Anabaptist and what anarchism […]

    Anabaptist Anarchy (Protestant Libertarian Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 59:31


    I was on The Protestant Libertarian Podcast to discuss my latest book The Anarchist Anabaptist and what separated the Anabaptists from the Protestant Reformation. Listen […]

    Cody Cook and the Anarchist Anabaptist (The Fourth Way)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 84:01


    I had the privilege of talking with Derek Kreider of The Fourth Way podcast about my new book The Anarchist Anabaptist, and whether capitalism can […]

    Anabaptist Lessons on Church & State (The Bad Roman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 58:28


    Are you tired of feeling like your faith has been watered down by political allegiances and cultural compromises? Do you long for a Christianity that […]

    LCI – Do Libertarians Have Cause for Enthusiasm Over Trump?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 125:05


    In this episode of LCI Greenroom: Open and Unscripted, host Jacob Winograd is joined by Cody Cook and Norman Horn to explore whether libertarians have […]

    LCI – The Anarchist Anabaptist

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 57:38


    A conversation about my upcoming book which is being published by the Libertarian Christian Institute. MP3 download: https://cantus-firmus.com/Audio/20250214-LCI-AnarchistAnabaptist.mp3 Show notes: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/episode-389-the-anarchist-anabaptist-with-cody-cook/

    LCI – Liberty, Pacifism, and the Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 96:36


    I was a guest on the LCI Greenroom to discuss my new role at the Libertarian Christian Institute, my upcoming book, my thoughts on Anabaptist […]

    LCI – Books to Buy this Holiday Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 50:49


    In this special holiday episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, host Doug Stuart is joined by guests Cody Cook and Alex Bernardo to discuss the […]

    LCI – Can an Illegal Immigrant Be Ordained?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 39:19


    Doug Stuart sits down with guests Norman Horn and Cody Cook to delve into one of the most complex and nuanced discussions facing the modern […]

    The Kingdom of God vs. the Kingdoms of Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 17:21


    MP3: https://cantus-firmus.com/Audio/20241104-KOGvsKOM.mp3   Transcript: The kingdom of God and the kingship of Jesus are so counterintuitive that even some sincere followers of Jesus can't grasp […]

    Christianity and Nonviolence (Protestant Libertarian Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 49:42


    I was a guest on The Protestant Libertarian Podcast to discuss Christian pacificism. There were some challenging theological topics covered that you’re sure to benefit […]

    Nobody Is a Real Libertarian (LCI)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 48:48


    From my recent conversation on the Libertarian Christian Institute. Doug Stuart is joined by guests Alex Bernardo and Cody Cook for an engaging conversation that […]

    Understanding the Lord’s Supper

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 11:59


    This is a sermonette I preached at my local church where I explained the significance of the Lord's Supper and what we often fail to […]

    There Is No Hell? (Flaming Sword Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 23:46


    My appearance on the YouTube podcast Flaming Sword, where we discussed the case for the annihilationist/conditionalist view of hell. Direct link: https://youtu.be/gbKTIURFs8Y MP3 download: https://www.cantus-firmus.com/Audio/20240816-flamingsword-hell.mp3

    Debate: Does the Bible Teach Pacifism for Christians? (LCI Greenroom)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 114:34


    I was recently given the opportunity to debate Jacob Winograd (https://libertarianchristians.com/shows/biblical-anarchy) on Christian Pacifism for the LCI Greenroom (https://libertarianchristians.com/shows/greenroom). Here’s the official description: A growing […]

    Your Summer Reading List (Libertarian Christian Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 36:44


    I had the opportunity to guest host for the Libertarian Christian Podcast, where I talked with Alex Bernardo (The Protestant Libertarian Podcast) about our summer […]

    Problem Passages for Libertarian Christians: “Go Buy a Sword” (Libertarian Christian Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 30:45


    I was recently a guest on the Libertarian Christian Podcast to talk problem passages for libertarian Christians. This episode focused on New Testament passages appealed […]

    Problem Passages for Libertarian Christians: Romans 13 (Libertarian Christian Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 31:46


    I was recently a guest on the Libertarian Christian Podcast to talk problem passages for libertarian Christians. This episode focused on Romans 13. Official description: […]

    Problem Passages for Libertarian Christians: “Render Unto Caesar” (Libertarian Christian Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 32:20


    I was recently a guest on the Libertarian Christian Podcast to talk problem passages for libertarian Christians. This episode focused on the “render unto Caesar” […]

    Progressive Christianity (Protestant Libertarian Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 72:17


    From my recent appearance on the Protestant Libertarian Podcast. Episode description: In this episode I talk with Cody Cook and Doug Stuart about progressive Christianity. […]

    Reading the Apostolic Fathers (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 31:08


    This episode consists of sections from my short-lived Patreon podcast where I shared my thoughts and insights on the apostolic fathers. Part 2 contains the […]

    Reading the Apostolic Fathers (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 62:57


    This episode consists of sections from my short-lived Patreon podcast (circa 2017) where I shared my thoughts and insights on the apostolic fathers. Part 1 […]

    The Bad Roman Podcast – God’s Country or Jesus's Kingdom? Navigating the Nexus of Nationalism and Faith in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 82:28


    A few months ago I was asked to participate in a roundtable discussion about Christian Nationalism on The Bad Roman Podcast. We discussed the theological […]

    Stateless Prehistoric Societies and the Evolution of Human Cooperation w/ Dr. Charles Stanish

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 57:50


    Dr. Charles Stanish was my guest to talk about his archaeological work and what it tells us about the evolution of human cooperation and complex […]

    What hath Geneva to do with Ancapistan? – Can Reformed Christians Be Libertarian? (w/ Gregory Baus)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 68:28


    Gregory Baus of the Reformed Libertarians Podcast was my guest to discuss how he grounds his libertarian views as a Reformed Christian. As an Anabaptist […]

    The Bad Roman Podcast – Navigating Revivals in Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 56:38


    Last summer I was a guest on the Bad Roman podcast to discuss revivals and why so many are suspicious of them. How well does […]

    The Fourth Way – Christian Anarchism and Conservative Theology

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 60:55


    In 2022, I was invited on The Fourth Way podcast to defend Christian Anarchism from a theologically conservative, Bible believing perspective. It was a really […]

    The Fourth Way – The Propaganda of Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 79:24


    Last year I was a guest with Keith Giles on The Fourth Way Podcast, discussing whether Christian doctrines of hell could count as propaganda. It […]

    Hoppe Meets Dunder Mifflin: When NBC's The Office Taught Us About the Dangers of Democracy (FreedomHub)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 58:51


    I was recently a guest on FreedomHub to give a presentation based on my article for FEE about NBC’s The Office offering a subtle critique […]

    A Very Libertarian Christmas (The Protestant Libertarian Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 54:57


    I was recently a guest on The Protestant Libertarian Podcast to discuss the libertarian dimensions of Christmas. Here’s the official episode description: In this episode, […]

    Why We Can’t Unhitch the Old Testament from Christianity (The Protestant Libertarian Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 72:50


    I was on the Protestant Libertarian Podcast to talk about my book Unhitched and the movement to disconnect Christianity from the Old Testament. Official episode […]

    The Statement on Christian Nationalism and the Gospel (The Protestant Libertarian Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 71:11


    I was recently on The Protestant Libertarian Podcast to discuss The Statement on Christian Nationalism and the Gospel.In short, we weren’t big fans.Listen to more […]

    Medieval Christianity and the Journey to Religious Freedom (w/ Alex Bernardo)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 64:22


    Alex Bernardo was my guest to discuss medieval Christianity's integration of church and state, how liberalism paved the way for freedom of religion, and why […]

    Aliens, Ghosts, & Mothmen: a conversation with minister and exorcist Scott Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 63:43


    Scott Johnson, fresh from the premiere of the first season of his Travel Channel series The Legion of Exorcists, was my guest to dish about […]

    Is the Law of Moses Still Binding? w/ Matthew Ferris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 52:39


    I talked with Matthew Ferris, author of If One Uses It Lawfully: The Law of Moses and the Christian Life, about whether Christians should obey […]

    The Cases Against Closed Borders, Education, Populism, and Feminism w/ Bryan Caplan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 57:57


    Bryan Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University and a New York Times bestselling author of books that challenge conventional wisdom on […]

    The Demonic Origin of Nationalism w/ David Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 66:26


    Pastor, author, and theologian David Ritchie was my guest to discuss his book Why Do the Nations Rage?: The Demonic Origin of Nationalism. We discussed […]

    Sermon: The Upside Down Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 16:20


    I was asked to preach a short sermon and suggested the topic “the upside down kingdom.” And here it is! Audio: https://cantus-firmus.com/Audio/20230101-upsidedownkingdom.mp3

    The Mad Ones – The Birth of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 122:28


    This was a guest appearance I did on The Mad Ones in December 2021. Here was the original description: “This week, Cody Cook rejoin us […]

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    Why Do Tyrants Fear Authentic Christianity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022


    A reading from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago and N. T. Wright’s Surprised By Hope which illustrate why tyrants fear authentic Christianity so much.   Audio: […]

    Baptized into Nonviolence: Rejecting the Sacrament of Caesar

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022 5:52


    A  reading of an earlier version of the article that recently appeared  at the Libertarian Christian Institute’s website at https://libertarianchristians.com/2022/11/22/sacrament-allegiance-to-christ/ Audio ripped from a video […]

    Women’s rights, unborn rights: anarchism and pro-life philosophy w/ Kerry Baldwin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 99:59


    John Dangelo (antiwarwarvet.com) was my co-host as we asked philosopher Kerry Baldwin about what it means to be pro-life as a Christian anarchist who seeks […]

    The Mad Ones – Women, Know Your Place with Nick Quient

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 137:34


    I was recently a guest co-host on The Mad Ones podcast to talk about women in church leadership with egalitarian theologian Nick Quient. It was […]

    Book Review: America’s History: A Series of Tuttle Twins Stories (Volume 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 16:55


    After a previous video recommending homeschool resources, I got some questions about one resource–the Tuttle Twins book series–which some had heard was Republican propaganda. After […]

    Against Intellectual Property w/ Stephan Kinsella

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 63:09


    Stephan Kinsella was my guest to talk about “intellectual property,” the concept that an individual’s ideas belong to them and should be protected from free […]

    How to have more productive conversations about abortion w/ Jessica Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 56:20


    According to some estimates, 1/4 of women in the United States have had an abortion before the age of 45. If you’re pro-life and are […]

    Called to Be Separate? – a conversation with Hannah about Christianity, Homeschooling, and Agorism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 31:42


    One idea I've been flirting with is the idea of separation. Christians are told to be holy, which means separate, throughout the Bible. They're also […]

    Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes – a conversation with author E. Randolph Richards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 57:45


    E. Randolph Richards was my guest to discuss how understanding collectivist cultures helps us to understand key ideas and important stories in the Bible. We […]

    The Mad Ones: Enemy Love w/ John Dangelo (The Anti-War War Vet)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 144:30


    I was recently on The Mad Ones to talk enemy love, forgiveness, nonviolence, and political polarization. Here’s the audio of the conversation we had, but […]

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