Episode 58 of the Chalcedon Podcast explores the biblical concept of wealth, contrasting it with modern misconceptions shaped by materialism and state power. The discussion, led by Andrea Schwartz with Mark Rushdoony and Martin Selbrede, highlights that in Scripture, wealth is not merely monetary but encompasses strength, family, responsibility, and covenantal blessing. They stress that wealth itself is not evil, but its use determines whether it becomes a blessing or a curse. Misused wealth can lead to destruction, while biblical stewardship channels resources toward God’s kingdom purposes.

A major theme centers on how the modern state manipulates wealth redistribution, fostering envy and dependence in order to expand its power. Instead of recognizing God as the true source and governor of wealth, society often demonizes the wealthy, exalts leisure over work, and erodes the family as the foundational institution of economic and cultural life. The podcast argues that biblical provisions for work, family strength, and faithful tithing create true wealth, while inflation, taxation, and eminent domain strip people of their God-given inheritance. This rootlessness feeds a culture of debt, consumption, and idol-making, whether through money, technology, or leisure.

The conversation concludes that genuine wealth must be covenantal, grounded in obedience to God and exercised in service to His kingdom. Families, children, and even wives are presented as true assets in Scripture, contrary to humanistic views that reduce them to liabilities. Work is affirmed as a divine calling, not something to escape, and the Sabbath as a safeguard against idolatry of labor. Ultimately, the Chalcedon message insists that only by recovering spiritual capital—recognizing God’s law as the foundation of economics and culture—can society rebuild lasting wealth that resists decay and advances Christ’s reign in every sphere.

Join us as we examine the foundations, core principles, criticisms, and impact of Chalcedon over the past 60 years. Has anything changed? Do we need a new vision? Christian Reconstruction may be more relevant than ever.

Since R. J. Rushdoony founded the Chalcedon Foundation in 1965, the times have changed, but that has not altered the mission and message of Christian Reconstruction. In fact, the need for it is greater than ever.

Modern culture is unraveling—law divorced from morality, education detached from truth, and entertainment replacing virtue with vice. As society embraces death and decadence, Christians are called to resist the collapse by rebuilding from the ground up: strong families, faithful churches, and education rooted in God’s Word and moral accountability.

What is the true meaning of the church, its leadership, and the function of the ecclesia in the world? Join us as we discuss the big picture of the Kingdom of God and how the church, as the people of God, fulfill God’s great mission.

The Word of God has much to say about land and property and their connection to liberty. The Bible has so much to say about land that Rushdoony included an entire section about the theology of the land in his two-volume Systematic Theology.

Psychology is the domain of theology because God’s Word speaks directly to man’s condition as a sinner in rebellion to God’s will. In this sense, man is revolting against the maturity God calls him to, and that rebellion is the root of his psychological dilemma.

Contemporary views of eschatology have little to do with Christian ethics and responsibilities, but Biblical eschatology focuses on “end points” in history that deal with the end of what opposes God and is followed by the restoration of godly order.