In short, the Christian Nation Collection is an archival project intended to reintroduce historic Christian political theology. All articles on this site are sourced from the public domain, reflecting the thoughts and views of great theologians from the past. This is a retrieval project to bring back wisdom that would otherwise be lost.
Unlike other reformed publishing companies, the Christian Nation Collection editorial is focused primarily on political theology. Even when a theologian gets reprinted, editors often leave out the “politically incorrect” articles discussing nationhood or other civil issues. The goal of this site is to publish those articles. By doing so, we hope to re-invigorate Christian civil education and offer a robust framework for Christian political engagement.
For up-to-date articles about the Christian political journey, please visit Unconscionable Life.
What is a Christian nation?
“A Christian nation is a nation whose particular earthly way of life has been ordered to heavenly life in Christ, having been perfected by Christian revelation as grace perfects nature, without undermining that particularity but rather strengthening it so that the people might achieve the complete good.” — Stephen Wolfe, The Case For Christian Nationalism.
Why are all these theologians Right-wing?
While Christian political thought has historically been quite diverse, most of these same theologians would be considered right-wing by today’s standards. Christians universally affirm that Christ is King, an essential statement that affects every single premise about earthly authority (Romans 13). I see no reason to censor the men who have boldly proclaimed this, even if it offends our modern notions of balanced political theology.
Are your articles edited in any way?
Minor adjustments are made to the articles to improve formatting. The most common changes involve editing antiquated punctuation or removing hyphenations from page-breaking text, significantly improving digital distribution readability. Some of the more infrequent edits often involve old English spellings. We care greatly about the source material and intent of the original author, so substantive changes will always be noted at the beginning of the article.
