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Reformed Christian Politics: Chapter by Chapter With Stephen Wolfe, Zach Garris, and Sean McGowan [Eschatology Matters]
Description
What is Reformed Christian politics, and how should Christians think about civil government, natural law, the magistrate, and the relationship between church and state?
In this extended conversation, George Sayour sits down with Stephen Wolfe, Zachary Garris, and Sean McGowan to discuss their book, Reformed Christian Politics. Together they explore the historic Reformed understanding of civil government, the American revisions to the Westminster Confession, the Two Kingdoms debate, natural law, Sabbath legislation, the role of the magistrate, and how biblical principles should shape public life while maintaining the proper distinction between church and state.
Whether you agree or disagree, this discussion offers an important look at one of the most significant conversations taking place in contemporary Reformed political theology.
Topics include:
Reformed Christian political theology
Natural law and civil government
The Westminster Confession and the American revisions
Two Kingdoms theology
The role of the civil magistrate
Sabbath laws and public morality
Church and state distinctions
The future of Christian political thought