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
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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
Douglas Wilson on secularism
Douglas Wilson suggests the term “Mere Christendom” for his take on the relationship of Church and State, of Christianity and Nation. He writes: I argue … for a principled abandonment of the disastrous experiment of secularism, and for a corporate confession of the fact that Jesus rose from the dead, and all done in such… Continue reading Douglas Wilson on secularism
Federal Vision and Christian Nationalism
Douglas Wilson has written on his website, Blog and Mablog, answering a series of questions about Christian Nationalism. In answer to the question, “What is Christian Nationalism”, Wilson writes: “Christian Nationalism is the view that secularism is a hollow construct, now plainly revealed to be bankrupt. Additionally, CN is the belief that human societies require… Continue reading Federal Vision and Christian Nationalism
Christian Nationalism: What does Jesus say?
You may recall that recently I responded to blogger Aaron Edwards’ questions posed to those who oppose Christian Nationalism. You can read my response here. I also shared the answers in response to his Facebook post. This drew some response. In particular one person was keen to insist that: “you do need to have an… Continue reading Christian Nationalism: What does Jesus say?
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