136 – Political Theology with Jonathan Cole

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 136 – Political Theology with Jonathan Cole – Part 1 “I never discuss anything else except politics and religion,” English writer, philosopher, and Christian apologist G. K. Chesterton once quipped. &nbsp;“There is nothing else to discuss.”&nbsp; For some sensible, genteel Americans, politics and religion are precisely what you don’t discuss in public and—perhaps even—in private company.&nbsp; Others discuss both with ease yet may have trouble thinking through what their politics might say about their religion, or how their religion ought to inform their politics. &nbsp; The discipline of political theology specializes in studying the intersect between politics and religion.&nbsp; Joining Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is returning guest from the land Down Under, Jonathan Cole.&nbsp; Jonathan briefly discusses the history of political theology before turning to how we might understand political theology and how Christianity in particular has shaped the governments of Western civilization.&nbsp; This is the first of a two-part conversation.&nbsp; Catch part 2 in the next episode. &nbsp; About Jonathan Cole From Jonathan Cole’s website: Dr Jonathan Cole is a scholar, writer, translator and lecturer specializing in political theology—the intersection between religion and politics. &nbsp; He is currently Assistant Director of Research at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture at Charles Sturt University, Canberra, Australia, and host of The Political Animals Podcast: "Honest conversations about the political, theological and cultural ideas that shape who we are in the 21st century." &nbsp; He has a PhD in political theology from CSU, an MA in Islamic theology and Middle Eastern politics from the Australian National University and a BA Hons in Modern Greek language and history from La Trobe University. &nbsp;He speaks Greek. &nbsp; He spent 13 years working in a number of Australian federal government departments and agencies in Canberra, including seven years in intelligence, most recently as a Senior Terrorism Analyst at the Office of National Assessments (2010–2014). &nbsp; Follow Jonathan on Facebook, Twitter, or Academia for his latest content. &nbsp; Saving Elephants | Millennials defending & expressing conservative values https://www.savingelephantsblog.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27620187/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/157079343