Archive for the ‘Medieval’ Category
A Biblical Perspective on Religious Freedom, Part 2: The Civil Government
May 14, 2012 American, Christianity, Church History, False Religions, History, Ideology, Law, Medieval, Politics, Refuting "Christian" Marxism, The West, Theology, TheonomyHaving outlined the biblical doctrine of tolerance in part one of this series, I will now proceed to show what effect this doctrine has on the civil government and outline the correct policy concerning religious practices that would be appropriate …
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Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos, Part 6
February 9, 2012 Books, Christianity, Church History, Classical, Colonial, Europe, History, Ideology, Law, Medieval, Politics, The West, Theology, TheonomyPart 1 of the series. Part 2 of the series. Part 3 of the series. Part 4 of the series. Part 5 of the series. In this series, we are examining the 16th-century Huguenot book Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos …
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January 13, 2012 Books, Christianity, Church History, Colonial, Europe, History, Ideology, Law, Medieval, Politics, The West, Theology, TheonomyPart 1 of the series. Part 2 of the series. Part 3 of the series. Part 4 of the series. In this series, we are examining the 16th-century Huguenot book Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos (A Defense of Liberty Against …
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December 30, 2011 Books, Christianity, Church History, Colonial, Europe, History, Ideology, Law, Medieval, Politics, The West, Theology, TheonomyPart 1 of the series. Part 2 of the series. Part 3 of the series. In this series, we are examining the 16th-century Huguenot book Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos (A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants), a Christian treatise …
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Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos, Part 3
September 28, 2011 Books, Christianity, Church History, Colonial, Europe, History, Ideology, Law, Medieval, Politics, The West, Theology, TheonomyPart 1 of the series. Part 2 of the series. In this series, we are examining the 16th-century Huguenot book Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos (A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants), a Christian treatise on the civil magistrate. The treatise is …
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Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos, Part 2
July 15, 2011 Books, Christianity, Church History, Colonial, Europe, History, Ideology, Law, Medieval, Politics, The West, Theology, TheonomyPart 1 of the series. In this series, we are examining the 16th-century Huguenot book Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos (A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants), a Christian treatise on the civil magistrate. The treatise is written in the form of …
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St. Basil’s Cathedral
July 12, 2011 Art, Blog, Church History, Colonial, Culture, Europe, History, MedievalToday marks the 450th year anniversary of the completion of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. Taking six years to construct and finished in 1561, the cathedral was commissioned to celebrate the defeat of the Khanate of Kazan by Tsar …
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Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos, Part 1
July 8, 2011 Books, Christianity, Church History, Colonial, Europe, History, Ideology, Law, Medieval, Politics, The West, Theology, TheonomyPublished in 1579, Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos (A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants) is a Christian treatise on the relationship between God, the civil magistrate, and the people, discussing when and how the people can lawfully resist or rebel against …
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Hurdy Gurdy
June 19, 2011 Blog, Culture, Europe, History, Medieval, MusicThe hurdy gurdy is a traditional European musical instrument. The earliest forms of the hurdy gurdy were in existence at least as early as the 10th century in the Byzantine Empire and by the end of the Renaissance it …
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A Christian Perspective on Legitimate Civil Authority, Part 1
June 8, 2011 Christianity, Ethnonationalism, History, Ideology, Law, Medieval, Politics, The West, TheonomyA major question that a comprehensive Christian worldview must address is how civil government derives its authority. What (or more importantly, Who) gives a civil magistrate the power to determine civil policy? What areas may civil policy address and …
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