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No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp

The Subtext: WAR! What Is It Good For?

No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp

Lee Camp

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 555 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

What happens when dispensational theology or Christian nationalism directly informs foreign policy without critical reflection or moral accountability?  In this episode, we get to hear from the Professor himself, Lee C. Camp, as he takes the podium to trace the historical roots of Christian nonviolence, exploring how followers of Jesus have wrestled with war and peace across the centuries. Savannah and Lee examine reports that more than 200 complaints have been filed by members of the U.S. armed forces regarding commanding officers invoking “God’s divine plan” to justify military action. These stories raise a pressing question at the intersection of faith, power, and policy: War—what is it good for? Things we mentioned in this episode: Jemar Tisby on No Small Endeavor Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace by Roland H. Bainton Christian attitudes to war, peace, and revolution: a companion to Bainton by John Howard Yoder Who Is My Enemy? by Lee C. Camp With God on Our Side by Bob Dylan Also: pre-save Savannah's album! Some of our sources! US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges (The Guardian) MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ (MRFF) Jemar Tisby on Threads Why Would Some Christians Be Excited About War With Iran? Benjamin Cremer on Substack Follow The Subtext: Instagram | Threads | X | YouTube | TikTok Follow Lee: Instagram | Twitter | Lee's Newsletter Follow Savannah: Instagram | Substack Join our Email List: nosmallendeavor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, Lee. Welcome to our show. Hello, Savannah. Welcome. How are in the world are you today?

0:05.0

I'm doing great. Good. Just got back for New York. New York City. Yes, I got two tattoos when I was there. Two what? Tattoes. What did you call it? A tattie? Tattoos. Just saying it the normal way, I think, but maybe I'm saying it fast. from tiny zaps.

0:19.9

Tiny zaps.

0:20.3

So they're literally tiny tattoos.

0:23.0

And the first one is a T for Todd. He wants to get one with an S here. We meant to get it like years ago, but the tattoo artist was booked, so we didn't get it. Yes. And then the other one is this little star that I got to match my two friends that I was in New York with. Well. Isn't that fun? That's very fun. Well, I don't know.

0:57.8

Is getting a tattoo fun? Do you have any? I do not have any. I, that's actually not surprising. I did not even have to ask that. I've thought about it. What would you get? I have no idea. Yeah. I 15 or 20 years ago you would have gotten like a Bible verse.

1:04.0

But like in Greek, you know, to show that you knew the real thing.

1:11.1

But I noted that you said 15 to 20 years ago you would have,

1:13.4

implying I wouldn't now.

1:14.8

I don't think you would now.

1:17.3

What would you do now?

1:19.5

See, my Bible. Maybe a Wendell Berry.

1:20.4

My Bible scholar friends who like to make fun of theologians are laughing really big right now.

1:25.3

Good.

1:25.7

Yes, yeah.

1:26.5

I love it.

1:27.1

No, I have no idea what I would do now. I would get a portrait of Wendell Berry on your forearm if I were you. I love Wendell, but Wendell's too grumpy. I don't want him on my forearm. Nice. Okay. Maybe I'm more chipper person. Maybe so, yeah. Taylor Swift, perhaps.

1:45.6

Probably not Taylor.

1:47.5

Lee, what are... I will say that I was so pleased when we were on vacation years ago,

1:56.8

and our middle son, who's kind of a fitness junkie, was working out in the living room of the Airbnb we were in in Chicago.

2:10.2

And I looked down, he had his shirt off.

2:12.4

And so I looked down and I saw a tattoo on his ribs on the side that we didn't know he had.

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