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 right and left wing extremists are now questioning whether freedom was such a good idea.
Alex Bernardo is a history teacher and host of The Protestant Libertarian Podcast. He’s on Twitter @prolibertypod and is part of The Libertarian Christian Institute.
Audio:
https://cantus-firmus.com/Audio/20230804-alexbernardo.mp3
Music:
F E E F I F O by Failed Kingdoms. Available here: https://soundcloud.com/failedk
Books referenced in this conversation:
Brent Nongbri – Before Religion: A History of a Modern Concept
Lars Brownworth – Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Tom Holland – Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World