The Civitas Podcast

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The Innocence Of Pontius Pilate

The Civitas Podcast, co-hosted by Peter Leithart and James Wood, exists to explore Christian political theology, with a specific focus on contemporary debates about liberalism and post-liberalism, and to elaborate a distinctively "ecclesiocentric" Theopolitan version of post-liberalism.

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Publishes	Monthly	Episodes	35	Founded	3 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	Religion & SpiritualityChristianity

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Episode 35: The Collapse of Global Liberalism - A Conversation with Philip Pilkington

Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Philip Pilkington, the author of The Collapse of Global Liberalism: And the Emergence of the Post Liberal World Order

Philip Pilkington is a macroeconomist and former investment professional. He... more

30 Sep 2025 • 1 hr 12 min

Episode 34: Sacred Foundations - A Conversation with Anna Grzymala-Busse

Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Anna Grzymala-Busse, the author of Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State.

Anna Grzymala-Busse is the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International St... more

26 Aug 2025 • 1 hr 1 min

Episode 33: The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It, with Alec Ryrie

Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Alec Ryrie, the author of The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It.

Alec Ryrie is professor of the history of Christianity at Durham University and a fellow of the British Academy. His previ... more

30 Jul 2025 • 1 hr 12 min

Episode 32: Get Married and Save Civilization, with Brad Wilcox

Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Brad Wilcox, the author of Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization.

BRAD WILCOX is a professor of sociology and the director of the National... more

24 Jun 2025 • 55 min

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Recent Guests

Anna Grzymala-Busse

Professor at Stanford University, author of "Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State"

Stanford University

Episode: Episode 34: Sacred Foundations - A Conversation with Anna Grzymala-Busse

Alec Ryrie

Professor of the History of Christianity at Durham University, author of 'The Age of Hitler'

Durham University

Episode: Episode 33: The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It, with Alec Ryrie

David P. Goldman

Economist, writer, and fellow at the Claremont Institute, involved in a fellowship investigating capital markets in Hungary.

Claremont Institute

Episode: Episode 30: A Conversation with David P. Goldman

Jeff Shafer

Director of the Hale Institute, former Senior Counsel at the Alliance Defending Freedom, and a lawyer specializing in constitutional law.

Hale Institute, New St. Andrews College

Episode: Episode 28: The Inversion of Family Law | A Conversation with Jeff Shafer

Rod Dreher

Prolific writer and columnist, known for works addressing contemporary issues in Christianity

American Conservative

Episode: Episode 25: Living in Wonder | A Conversation with Rod Dreher

Tim Nichols

Pastor and educator based in Englewood, Colorado

Hammersmith School

Episode: Episode 24: Micro-Christendoms and Local Government, with Tim Nichols and Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson

Pastor of Christ the Anchor Church and city council member

Christ the Anchor Church

Episode: Episode 24: Micro-Christendoms and Local Government, with Tim Nichols and Joe Anderson

Philip Bess

A professor at the School of Architecture at Notre Dame and author of "Till We Have Built Jerusalem, Architecture, Urbanism, and the Sacred"

University of Notre Dame

Episode: Episode 22: Architecture, Urbanism, & the Sacred - A Conversation with Philip Bess

David Lloyd Dusenbury

Senior Fellow at the Danube Institute in Budapest and an educator at Uth Vash Lourand University

University of Florida (upcoming)

Episode: Episode 21: A Conversation with David Dusenbury

Hosts

Peter Leithart

Co-host who engages deeply with themes of political theology and ecclesiology, often bringing insights into the Santa Cruz County political landscape.

James Wood

Co-host known for his articulate discussions surrounding post-liberalism and the church's role in society, fostering engaging debates.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 52 ratings

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I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the show. The content has been insightful and conversation very engaging.
I would like to recommend that you interview Jonathan Leeman. He has written both at a popular (How the Nations Rage) and more academic level (Political Church) regarding this topic and seems to be one of the leading voices in the reformed evangelical community. I think many would benefit from the conversation.
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DCPower07
United Statesa year ago
Superb!
The first episodes of the podcast have been superb! The discussions have been lively and informative. I am looking forward to future episodes as Leithart and Wood seek to flesh out what an ecclesiocentric post-liberal political theology looks like.
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kellykerr1
United States2 years ago
Room to Grow
I desperately want to love this podcast. The subject is of great interest to me and I’ve accepted Peter into my heart more than once, but this isn’t getting it done. There needs to be a better laid foundation of purpose, concepts and definitions. The latest episode with D.C. Schindler was a meandering mess and he repeatedly failed to answer Peter’s questions, to the point where I started to wonder if he doesn’t actually know what he’s talking about or if there are conceptual distinctions being m... more
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LoveInRuins
United States3 years ago
Superb!
The first episodes of the podcast have been superb! The discussions have been lively and informative. I am looking forward to future episodes as Leithart and Woods seek to flesh out what an ecclesiocentric post-liberal political theology looks like.
Apple Podcasts
5
kellykerr1
United States3 years ago
Timely
Very thankful to learn from these two.
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bvosler
United States3 years ago

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Apple Podcasts	#131	United Kingdom/Religion & Spirituality/Christianity
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Episode 34: Sacred Foundations - A Conversation with Anna Grzymala-Busse

Q: Is it appropriate to call the church a state, therefore? Or is that...

The church is not a state. It is an authority but its claims are universal. As a temporal authority, it is a state within the Papal States, but outside of that, it was never a theocracy.

Episode 34: Sacred Foundations - A Conversation with Anna Grzymala-Busse

Q: Could you summarize some of the key points of ironic backfiring where the Church secured a type of victory and ultimately it inevitably set up its own decline?

The Church helps to hand over all these resources to these temporal rulers, who then become their adversaries, which is like raising teenagers that become independent and use their resources against you.

Episode 34: Sacred Foundations - A Conversation with Anna Grzymala-Busse

Q: Can you summarize how you're using that term and why you think it's legitimate to use that term, not just for states that emerged like in the 19th century or something like that?

What I argue is that insofar as we see state formation in the Middle Ages, it arises out of two different processes: conflict with the church and emulation of its practices.

Episode 30: A Conversation with David P. Goldman

Q: Do you see that as a major shift? If it is a major shift, how would you characterize that shift?

Goldman explains that great technological changes create winners and losers and that the current economic climate has profoundly affected job markets and manufacturing.

Episode 15: A Conversation with Dr. Andrew Jones

Q: You describe liberalism as a loss of hope. How is this evident?

Hope is the temporal virtue that brings faith and charity into the temporal flux...what hope does is remove the ground for the merely human political, which is the fear of death.

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1. Anna Grzymala-Busse
2. Alec Ryrie
3. David P. Goldman
4. Jeff Shafer
5. Rod Dreher
6. Tim Nichols
7. Joe Anderson
8. Philip Bess

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