Is Scripture sufficient? In a recent article (probably the most recent one, but I’ve jumbled the order before), I made some acerbic remarks on Stephen Wolfe’s assertions in Biblical sufficiency in A Study Report on Reformed Christian Politics (though in fairness he’s
Stephen Wolfe takes on theonomy, and it doesn’t go well. I must confess to being disappointed by the chapter of A Study Report on Reformed Christian Politics (by Stephen Wolfe et al) which dealt with theonomy. I did not expect Wolfe to
Errors at the base of his political theology. So far, Stephen Wolfe’s new work on political theology has not been convincing, to my eyes, as it rests much of its argument on a set of two presuppositions I cannot in
In principle I’m reading Stephen Wolfe’s recent book, and I have disagreements. Today, I’d like to point out how Wolfe’s position on church-state relations fails to meaningfully separate church from state and relies on a faulty understanding of the state’s nature.
This is part of a mixed series between my Substack and this website, complete with a jumbled posting order. Go here for the first in the series (I, II). The next article in Islander #5 is an intriguing argument by
The name ‘Marco Rubio’ has been bruited about as a presidential possibility for years now, longer than I’ve been cognizant of politics in a meaningful sense (given I only started paying attention late 2015). Of late, however, he’s been the
If nothing else, this book helps explain why reactions (and thus emotions) seem so much the substance of American national discourse at the moment, how people are so extraordinarily incapable (to appearance) of inhabiting and considering others’ viewpoints. They have,
Part I covered the center point of Iserbyt’s book (Skinnerian, Behaviorist education- education which is actually intended to program people, producing reactions rather than inculcating decision-making). Part II covered several of the subsidiary points of the work,1 including US entanglement
Last week’s introduction to this 4-part series1 focused on Iserbyt’s main thesis: the morphing of the American education system, particularly its governmental elements, into a Behaviorist, input-output system designed to produce people that react rather than think. Today, we’ll go
Martin, Warhammer, Tolkien: The Relationship of Morality With Power Morality’s relationship to power is a classic problem (one I brush up against in my novel). Is righteousness doomed? Does might make right? Is morality a silly pretense in a world of