The PCA’s interim report sort-of-on Christian Nationalism places a strong emphasis on the ‘spirituality’ of the church. The church, it avers, ought not to make “pronouncements on specific questions of political arrangement or policy that go beyond the clear teaching
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All Hail the King (Forget Political Theology)
The PCA’s interim report sort-of-on Christian Nationalism places a strong emphasis on the ‘spirituality’ of the church. The church, it avers, ought not to make “pronouncements on specific questions of political arrangement or policy that go beyond the clear teaching of Scripture and the Standards” (pg 26). Indeed, the report seems almost contemptuous of the…
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Many Colors, Given His Harmony (Islander VI)
Carl Benjamin’s article in Islander VI is insightful and well worth your time. Benjamin draws out an aspect of Saruman and his effect on the Shire which is highly relevant to the state we find ourselves in, here in the West, pointing out a tendency which, though Benjamin does not bring up this point, is…
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Bearing What Cross? (Islander VI)
Islander VI opens with some introductory words, two pages of correspondence, and an article on Samwise Gamgee. Now, that article on Gamgee I won’t object to, except to say that Frodo must not be forgotten in admiring Samwise (saying this when Samwise is, alongside Gollum, my favorite character from my favorite book). And, since my…