October, 2007

Does Theo-conservatism Exist?

by Philip Jenkins

October 19th, 2007

Where I disagree with Damon is in his basic concept of “Theo-conservatism.” It’s a lovely term, but what does it really mean? I am surprised to see someone like Rushdoony cited as the representative of anything. Despite the claims of his disciples, the man was a marginal flake whose Reconstructionist ideology had no influence I [...]

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God’s Sovereignty and Mere Orthodoxy

by Damon Linker

October 19th, 2007

I appreciate the thoughtfulness of everyone’s comments, as well as the civility with which they have been presented. I have a handful of comments, first for Andrew and Mark, and second for Philip.
Andrew and Mark: In my experience working, for a time, among the leading intellectual lights of the (Catholic) religious right, I learned [...]

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Prohibitionists and Anti-Evolutionists: More Successful than You May Think

by Philip Jenkins

October 18th, 2007

I’m reluctant to say much in response to Mark’s reply. With courtesy and patience, he spells out the areas in which we disagree, and where, I suspect, we will continue to differ.
Let me confine myself to one specific point. Mark comments how prohibitionists, anti-evolutionists, etc. lost on specific issues, and thereafter “they think of themselves [...]

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When Is Religion in Politics a Problem? When I Don’t Like It

by Philip Jenkins

October 17th, 2007

I offer this initial contribution, focusing on the essays by Damon and Andrew.
I wholeheartedly agree with most of Andrew’s analysis, not least when he says that “America is substantively and experientially a deeply religious country, and its political discourse has always been saturated with religious rhetoric and imagery.” Historically too, he may well be right [...]

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