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Jesus's Legal Theory: Textualism vs. Purposivism
The Gospels portray Jesus as hyper-focused on legal text, skeptical of oral tradition, and inclined toward strictness.
Jun 16
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Ian Speir
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The Federalist in a Year, With Poetry
Jan 14, 2025
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Freedom to Be Bound: The Paradox of Religious Liberty
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A First Thanksgiving
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Jesus’s Legal Theory: Morally Fulsome Lawkeeping
In Matthew 5, Jesus teaches that moral transformation is possible only if all of the Law is kept—outward actions and inward intentions.
Jun 1
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Jesus's Legal Theory: 7 Misconceptions About the Law
Earning salvation, impossible burdens, sinful impurities, and other legal myths
May 28
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Jesus's Legal Theory: An Introduction
Jesus taught that all of the Law had a moral dimension and all of it must be kept.
May 28
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The Paradox of Religious Liberty
Preserving religious freedom requires nurturing the religious roots of our republic.
May 20
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Federalist Poems 1-10
Defending the Constitution in verse
Oct 13, 2025
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Christian legal theory, part 3: Bearing witness through law
If there's a lesson from Matthew 5, it's that we need more law, not less.
Oct 8, 2025
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Christian legal theory, Part 2: Justice for the poor
This is Part 2 of a three-part series on Christian legal theory, originally published in 2016 and being reprinted here with explanatory footnotes for…
Oct 7, 2025
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