How Peter Martyr Vermigli can help navigate necessity and competing laws.
Politics
Liberty for All: A Response
The logic of religious liberty in Walker’s book encourages moral anarchy rather than liberty.
“Such is the Breath of Kings”: Shakespeare’s Richard II and COVID Restrictions
Bad rulers thoughtlessly breathe decrees, ignorant that their subjects do not have a breath to spare.
The Forgotten Political Theology of Thanksgiving
Our politics now makes a vice of thankfulness. How can our political community remain thankful?
Kuyper on Vaccines II: The Role of Government
The second of three posts exploring Abraham Kuyper’s views on vaccines in the wake of a smallpox outbreak in the 1800s
Kuyper on Vaccines I: Handling Disagreement
The first of three posts highlighting Abraham Kuyper’s thoughts on vaccines after a smallpox outbreak in the 1800s
Must Baptists Reject A Christian State?
A quick look at Baptists in the 1600s troubles common assumptions about their politics.
Americanism: Heresy or Fiction? – A Response to Miles Smith
Is “Americanism” really synonymous with liberalism, pluralism, and individualism?
A Letter Regarding War, April 15, 1818
An admirably concise, compelling, and elegant summary of the classic Christian just war tradition by John Jay.
Imagining a People: An Essay on the Possibility of Political Representation
The second installment of an essay reflecting on political theology through the lens of Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy.