JCR Vol. 14 No. 01: Symposium on Reconstruction in the Church and State
Crediting the recent resurgence of Christian political activity merely to a reaction of the “religious right” to the liberals’ decades-long hegemony in the political sphere does not do justice to the ideational, or, more correctly, theological factors propelling Christian politics.
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- R. J. Rushdoony
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- William O. Einwechter
- G. Joseph Gatis
- William D. (Bill) Graves
- Mark Harbour
- Archie P. Jones
- Steven Perks
- P. Andrew Sandlin
- Theodore Beza
Crediting the recent resurgence of Christian political activity merely to a reaction of the “religious right” to the liberals’ decades-long hegemony in the political sphere does not do justice to the ideational, or, more correctly, theological factors propelling Christian politics.
- R. J. Rushdoony
Rev. R.J. Rushdoony (1916–2001), was a leading theologian, church/state expert, and author of numerous works on the application of Biblical law to society. He started the Chalcedon Foundation in 1965. His Institutes of Biblical Law (1973) began the contemporary theonomy movement which posits the validity of Biblical law as God’s standard of obedience for all. He therefore saw God’s law as the basis of the modern Christian response to the cultural decline, one he attributed to the church’s false view of God’s law being opposed to His grace. This broad Christian response he described as “Christian Reconstruction.” He is credited with igniting the modern Christian school and homeschooling movements in the mid to late 20th century. He also traveled extensively lecturing and serving as an expert witness in numerous court cases regarding religious liberty. Many ministry and educational efforts that continue today, took their philosophical and Biblical roots from his lectures and books.
- Joseph P. Braswell
The late Joseph P. Braswell did undergraduate and graduate work in philosophy at the University of South Florida, but his real interest was in theology and Biblical studies. He published several articles in various journals, including the Westminster Theological Journal, Journal of Christian Reconstruction, and the Chalcedon Report.
- William O. Einwechter
William O. Einwechter serves as a teaching elder at Immanuel Free Reformed Church in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. He is also the vice president of the National Reform Association and the editor of The Christian Statesman. He can be contacted at [email protected].
- G. Joseph Gatis
- William D. (Bill) Graves
Bill Graves is an Oklahoma City lawyer and a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
- Mark Harbour
- Archie P. Jones
- Steven Perks
- P. Andrew Sandlin
P. Andrew Sandlin is a Christian minister, theologian, and author. He is the founder and president of the Center for Cultural Leadership in Coulterville, California. He was formerly president of the National Reform Association and executive vice president of the Chalcedon Foundation. He is a minister in the Fellowship of Mere Christianity.. He was formerly a pastor at Church of the Word in Painesville, Ohio (1984-1995) and Cornerstone Bible Church in Scotts Valley, California (2004-2014).
- Theodore Beza