The Christian Libertarian Review has recently obtained an ISSN number (2641-0486 digital version). This permanent identifier, issued by the US Library of Congress, is one of the most effective and simple ways of documenting periodicals and journals. It also allows for more listings in publication directories.
The Christian Libertarian Review is happy to welcome Dr. Alexander Salter (PhD Economics, George Mason University) to the CLR editorial board. Dr. Salter currently serves as a Comparative Economics Research Fellow at the Free Market Institute and an assistant professor of economics in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration at Texas Tech University. His research focuses on comparative political economy and institutional analysis. He is interested in topics related to monetary economics and macroeconomics, and especially which monetary and macroeconomic institutions best promote economic stability. His research interests also include the economics of governance in the tradition of the Virginia School of political economy, investigating which governance rules effectively align the incentives of governors with the welfare of the governed.
In addition to conducting scholarly research, Dr. Salter also serves as an adjunct program officer with the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University, a project fellow with the Atlas Sound Money Project, and an associate editor of the Journal of Private Enterprise.
The Christian Libertarian Review is happy to welcome Deirdre McCloskey (PhD Economics, Harvard University) to the CLR review board. Dr. McCloskey is the Emerita Distinguished Professor of Economics and of History, and Professor of English and of Communication at the University of Illinois (Chicago) and a visiting Professor at a number of other prominent institutions. In addition to being the author of the acclaimed three-volume “The Bourgeois Era” triology, Dr. McCloskey has authored over a dozen books, over three hundred articles on economic theory, economic history, philosophy, rhetoric, feminism, ethics, and law, and recently served as a Distinguished Affiliated Fellow of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (Mercatus Institute) and Inaugural Michael Polanyi Visiting Scholar of Ideas and Innovation (Charles Koch Institute).
On behalf of CLR, we are happy to announce the addition of Dr. David V. Urban to the peer-review editorial team. Dr. Urban is Professor of English at Calvin College and recently published a fascinating piece about C. S. Lewis and libertarianism in CLR. He was also instrumental in providing valuable feedback on the first volume. We are tremendously grateful for his willingness to serve alongside our team and support our work.
Greetings all. The Christian Libertarian Review website is now complete and available for public use. All of the entries, files, and abstracts for the first volume are now available as well. Special thanks to Norman Horn and Doug Stuart for their tireless work in putting it up; it’s both beautiful and functional.
Title: An Extended Review of Boyd’s Crucifixion of the Warrior God
Author: Nick Gausling
Abstract: Gregory Boyd’s Crucifixion of the Warrior God presents an insightful, thoroughly-researched and historically-grounded thesis regarding how Christians should understand the violence attributed to Yahweh in the Old Testament. Drawing on extensive exegetical and theological considerations in dialogue with the historic and ecumenical Church, Boyd presents a treatise that is both academically rigorous and pastorally conversational. While at times he unnecessarily conflates his thesis with other elements of his theology, Boyd’s book constitutes a very important monograph in the study of hermeneutics and theology proper at this crucial time in Church history when many Christians around the world are reconnecting with the practices and interpretive example set by the ancient Church.
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Title: Dead Ends and Living Currents: Distributism as a Progressive Research Program
Authors: Eugene Callahan and Alexander William Salter
Abstract: Distributism, a social program most closely associated with Catholic social teaching, calls for widespread and decentralized property ownership. Much in distributist thought, when considered in light of standard price theory, is simply untenable. But there is also much in distributist thought that is interesting and viable. We discuss the aspects of distributism best discarded, and the aspects that can serve as the foundation for a progressive research program.
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