Was Jesus a Socialist? (with Lawrence Reed)

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture - A podcast by Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

It has not been uncommon for advocates of virtually every economic system to invoke Jesus in support of their views, though some of the most ardent advocates for both capitalism and socialism did not have any particular religious views themselves (Rand, Marx). Over the years, some of the more recent advocates of socialist type economic arrangements have appealed to Jesus and the gospels in support of such systems. Economist Lawrence Reed helps us sort out the application of the teaching of Je...

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