Christian nationalism gets thrown around as a slur and a slogan, but almost nobody defines it. Dr. Joe Rigney joins Wade and Michael to say plainly what he means by it, where he parts ways with Paul Miller, Al Mohler, and Doug Wilson in the new 5 Views book, and why Abraham Kuyper's famous "every square inch" was, in his read, loud shouting that covered a retreat. The conversation closes on the Lindsay Clancy trial and the untethered empathy that makes a society unable to name evil.

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[00:00] Intro

[00:29] Why Christian nationalism, and who the secret guest is

[01:41] Joe Rigney defines Christian nationalism

[05:06] Paul Miller, natural law republicanism, and the two tables of the law

[07:52] Test cases — the Hindu statue in Texas and Obergefell

[12:21] Rigney and Doug Wilson on general equity theonomy

[14:29] Kuyperianism, and why "every square inch" covered a retreat

[18:28] How Doug Wilson and Tim Keller both claim Kuyper

[20:28] One Lord, two kingdoms, three institutions

[26:28] Prudence and statesmanship in applying the principles

[31:01] Abolitionism versus smash-mouth incrementalism

[32:54] What a Christian town would actually look like

[36:40] Al Mohler's Baptist case for Christian nationalism

[39:37] Is this moot, and what is wrong with a neutral public square

[45:51] Christendom's long run versus seventy years of secularism

[49:32] Western civilization as the prodigal son

[52:02] The Lindsay Clancy trial and female social contagion

[56:13] Untethered empathy and the victim you can see

[60:51] "The system failed you" — blame that lands on nobody

[63:27] Standing before God when the excuses run out

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  The Case for Christian Nationalism — Stephen Wolfe

  Leadership and Emotional Sabotage — Joe Rigney

  
  

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