Ep 266: Christians and Public Policy with Eric Schansberg

About this episode

The episode discusses how Christians should critically evaluate public policy with economist Eric Schansberg.

In this episode I talk with economist Eric Schansberg about how Christians should think critically about public policy. We discuss how Christians often fail to reflect on their support for particular public policies and how our faith aligns with political and economic systems in the modern world. Schansberg explains how the Bible should shape our understanding of public policy, why there is often a discrepancy between political theory and practice, how Christians must always pursue Godly ends...

People in this episode

Host: Alex Bernardo

Guest: Eric Schansberg

Topics covered

• public policy
• Christianity
• economics
• faith and politics
• critical thinking

Keywords

• Christians
• public policy
• economics
• faith
• political theory

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