Against Christianity: Christendom and Christian Nationalism in Peter Leithart’s thought

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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 and mere Christendom

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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

Douglas Wilson, despots and taxation

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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