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
The Kings of the earth and their kinHave left their marks on the earth;The lords of the east and the westHave made millions to kneel by their birth.But the song that is oldest is wisest,And all that it tells is
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
Preachifying is a discipline prosecuted across the country on a regular basis. Some of its practitioners take it as an opportunity for blasphemy. Some restrain themselves to mere heresy. A few have a higher standard; they make an effort to,
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 article fails to convince me. From John David Ebert (a name I’ve never heard before) comes to me the least useful of the articles so far in Islander #5. The article has an intriguing start and much of interest
Perhaps it is strange that I, a Tennessean and an American, should write my first candidate-specific political article on a British politician like Rupert Lowe. At any rate, I’ve been following British politics for a while now, seeing their tailspin
Carl Benjamin’s article is a good start So, let’s start with a disclosure: I’m only part of the way through Islander #5. It’s not a quick read, requiring both analysis as you go and some time to digest. Thus far, the
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
The description given by an Anglo-Saxon poem holds true today. My second favorite poem in all the world is The Wanderer, an Old English work narrating the contemplations of a man deprived of his place in the world, sent forth an