This may seem like an off piste post for Good Friday but all should become clear as you watch the video. Don’t focus on the politics but rather on the reminders to us.
Category: ethics
Why I think the King’s state visit to the US should go ahead
A lot of people want the planned state visit cancelled. This is unsurprising given the manner of President Trump’s recent behaviours and words. Some people have even used this as an argument against the visit. Ironically, I think this is an example that supports rather than goes against the case for the monarchy. It at… Continue reading Why I think the King’s state visit to the US should go ahead
A positive public theology: Is secular nationalism the only alternative to Christian Nationalism?
I’ve written significantly about Christian Nationalism over the past year and part of that has been because I’ve bene concerned about the negative impact that Christian Nationalism has on the church. In that sense I have been arguing due to personal conviction and concern. However, it also fits in with the primary aims of Faithroots. … Continue reading A positive public theology: Is secular nationalism the only alternative to Christian Nationalism?
Trump’s misunderstanding of NATO is a big threat to his own MAGA project
Apparently Donald Trump is once again threatening to pull out of NATO. His current complaint is that NATO failed to join the US in its action against Iran. I think there are a number of misunderstandings in his thinking. Maybe they are intentional. All of this means that Donald Trump fails to act in America’s… Continue reading Trump’s misunderstanding of NATO is a big threat to his own MAGA project
Against Christian Nationalism
I’ve spent a little bit of time over the past year engaging with the subject of Christian Nationalism. I’ve pulled all the material together into this E-Book.
Against Christianity: Christendom and Christian Nationalism in Peter Leithart’s thought
As mentioned previously, there is a diversity to Federal Vision with differences between key proponents, just as you might identify differences among the early reformers, Calvin, Zwingli and Luther disagreeing on the nature of the sacraments among other things. Some have talked in terms of a Federal Vision, dark and a Federal Vision, light. Take… Continue reading Against Christianity: Christendom and Christian Nationalism in Peter Leithart’s thought
Doug Wilson’s defence of Christian Nationalism
As we’ve already seen, Wilson doesn’t focus on the term Christian Nationalism, preferring “mere Christendom” but that’s the top level architecture. Christendom is made up of Christian nations. Mere Christendom is made up of Christian Nationalisms. So, Wilson does take time to defend Christian Nationalism. However, he wants to be clear about what he is… Continue reading Doug Wilson’s defence of Christian Nationalism
Doug Wilson and mere Christendom
Whilst Douglas Wilson has expressed support for the idea of Christian Nationalism, he has also indicated a preference for the idea of “mere Christendom.” By this he means: a network of nations bound together by a formal, public, civic acknowledgment of the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and the fundamental truth of the Apostles’ Creed. I… Continue reading Doug Wilson and mere Christendom
Romans, Jews, Gentiles, Paul and antisemitism
I’ve been gradually working through the book of Romans whilst at the same time, antisemitism has been rearing it’s ugly head again. Often, antisemitism within Christianity is associated with interpretations of Paul and the Gospels, especially where they are seen to specifically blame Jews for the death of Jesus or to teach the idea of… Continue reading Romans, Jews, Gentiles, Paul and antisemitism
Douglas Wilson, despots and taxation
Wilson’s book “Mere Christendom” is really a collection of articles, so it doesn’t offer a systemic outline or blueprint for Christian Nationalism, or to use his term, Christendom 2.0. However, as you spend a bit of time working through it, you can begin to get a feel for his vision. It is also possible to… Continue reading Douglas Wilson, despots and taxation
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