19th Century ministers regularly preached to men carrying guns. Politicians and military figures in the Nineteenth Century United States publicly and enthusiastically committed to the so-called separation of church and state also regularly ordered government workers, soldiers, and militiamen to attend religious services.
So I know I’ve been absolutely terrible about contributing to this blog, but I am at last ready to start making up for lost time by using this blog, at…
In Sid Meier’s classic game Civilization III, one of the first “technologies” that your chosen civilization must learn is the calendar (which, amusingly, unlocks the ability to build the Stonehenge,…
Does the "social justice" turn of some evangelicals line up with New Testament's approach to societal problems?
Do the earliest days of church history offer pushback to a defense of "Christian nationalism"?
A fine addition to an expanding list of historically grounded monographs on Christian Reconstruction.
A quick look at Baptists in the 1600s troubles common assumptions about their politics.
Are Baptists really at their best when they're on the fringes?
An admirably concise, compelling, and elegant summary of the classic Christian just war tradition by John Jay.
The second installment of an essay reflecting on political theology through the lens of Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy.
