James Diddams

James Diddams is the Managing Editor of Providence: A Journal of Christianity & American Foreign Policy. His writing has been featured in Christianity Today, First ThingsProvidenceMere Orthodoxy, Law & Liberty, The American Conservative, The National Interest, and the Acton Institute’s Religion and Liberty Online. He graduated from Wheaton College (IL) and his website is jamesdiddams.org.

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Ep. 109 | The Rise of Postliberal Protestantism

Editors James Diddams and Mark Tooley are joined by Hillsdale history professor Darryl Hart to discuss the rise of postliberal Protestantism in the US

Ep. 108 | How Hungary Became Postliberal Christian Paradise

How did Hungary become such a symbol for postliberal Christians in the West? University of Tennessee professor James Patterson joins Editor James Diddams to discuss on the latest podcast

Ep. 107 | Japanese History and the US-Japan Alliance

Will Japan revise its constitution by expanding the role of its military to counter China? Joshua Walker, President of the Japan Society, joins Editor Diddams to discuss the uniquely important U.S-Japan relationship since 1853

What Do Conservatives Mean by “Western Civilization”?

When conservatives appeal to “Western civilization,” they are referring to everything they like that has ever come out of Europe and nothing they don’t like, with the line drawn by working backwards from predetermined ideological conclusions. 

Ep. 106 | Why Christians Should Be Liberally Educated

Why should Christians care about a classical, liberal arts education? Managing Editor James Diddams & Nadya Williams discuss on the latest Provcast

Ep. 104 | Political Theology Needs the Old Testament

Providence editor James Diddams and Biola’s Tim Milosch discuss how the Old Testament helps correct three major excesses in modern political theology: pacifism, propheticism, and cosmopolitanism on the latest Foreign Policy Provcast.

Ep. 103 | Just War & Operation EPIC FURY in Iran

Does Operation EPIC FURY fall into the category of a ‘just war’? Providence editors James Diddams and Marc LiVecche discuss with Redeemer University’s Robert Joustra

From Soleimani to Maduro, Trump Was Never an Isolationist

From the killing of Soleimani to the capture of Maduro, Trump’s record in foreign affairs has been marked not by isolationism but decisive uses of force

Ep. 99 | An America(s) First Foreign Policy?

Has the United States been prioritizing everywhere but the Western Hemisphere? In this episode of the Provcast, Latin America expert Eric Farnsworth makes the case that we should take diplomatic engagement within our own backyard more seriously

The Sublime Terror of the Blue Angels

Besides being beautiful and honing military readiness, demonstrations like the Blue Angels also function as a potent form of psychological warfare