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Dominion Theology is a term used by some social scientists and journalists to describe a theological form of political ideology, which they claim has influenced the Christian Right in the United States, Canada, and Europe, within Protestant Christian evangelicalism and fundamentalism. It is associated in these writers' investigations with a broader movement they call Dominionism, and is described as a more ideologically aggressive and theologically coherent form of that movement. The term Christian Right is used by scholars and journalists, to refer to a spectrum of right-wing Christian political and social movements and organizations characterized by their strong support of conservative social and political values. ...
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Fundamentalism originally referred to a movement in North American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism (see below, History), stressing that the Bible is literally inerrant, not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record. ...
This article is on the political-religious concept of dominionism. ...
Dominion Theology is derived from the Biblical text where God grants humanity "dominion" over the Earth. It is influenced by postmillennialism, a view of the End Times which believes that godliness will eventually pervade secular society (some so-called "Golden Age postmillennialists" believe the present age will culminate in a literal one-thousand-year period of virtual heaven on earth, a millennium) before Jesus returns in a Second Coming. Not to be confused with Entomology, the study of insects. ...
It has been suggested that Reconstructionist Postmillennialism be merged into this article or section. ...
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Millennialism (or chiliasm), from millennium, which literally means thousand years, is primarily a belief expressed in some Christian denominations, and literature, that there will be a Golden Age or Paradise on Earth where Christ will reign prior to the final judgment and future eternal state, primarily derived from the book...
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The Second Coming refers to the Christian belief in the return of Jesus Christ, an event that will fulfill aspects of Messianic prophecy such as the resurrection of the dead, last judgment and full establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth (also called the Reign of God), including the...
Adherence Many mainline Christian denominations (and most Christian evangelicals and fundamentalists) reject Dominion Theology. Many participants in the Christian Right in the United States, however, are classified by critics as a "soft" form of Dominionism involving both postmillennialists and premillennialists and others in a coalition seeking political power. Often, Dominionism flows out of a form of triumphalism in which a specific religion assumes that it is the only proper and legitimate religion. Their numbers are presently on the rise. In the United States, the mainline (also sometimes called mainstream) denominations are those Protestant denominations with a potpourri of conservative, moderate, and liberal theologies. ...
A religious denomination (also simply denomination) is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity. ...
Fundamentalist Christianity is a fundamentalist movement, especially within American Protestantism. ...
The term Christian Right is used by scholars and journalists, to refer to a spectrum of right-wing Christian political and social movements and organizations characterized by their strong support of conservative social and political values. ...
It has been suggested that Reconstructionist Postmillennialism be merged into this article or section. ...
This article is about Premillennialism in Christian eschatology. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Supremacism. ...
History Dominion Theology arose in the 1970s in religious movements reasserting aspects of Christian nationalism. Ideas for how to accomplish this vary. Very doctrinaire versions of Dominion Theology are sometimes called "Hard Dominionism" or "Theocratic Dominionism," because they seek relatively authoritarian theocratic or theonomic forms of government. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ...
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Theonomy The word theonomy derives from the Greek words “theos†God, and “nomos†law. ...
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Christian Reconstructionism -
An example of Dominionism in reformed theology is Christian Reconstructionism. While acknowledging the small number of actual adherents, authors such as Sara Diamond and Frederick Clarkson have argued that postmillennial Christian Reconstructionism played a major role in pushing the primarily premillennial Christian Right to adopt a more aggressive dominionist stance.[1] [2]. According to Diamond, "Reconstructionism is the most intellectually grounded, though esoteric, brand of dominion theology."[3] Christian Reconstructionism is a religious and theological movement within Protestant Christianity. ...
Dominionism, Dominion Theology, and Christian Reconstructionism are not the same thing. A nested subset chart looks like this:
- Triumphalism
- Dominionism
- Dominion Theology
- Theonomy
- Christian Reconstructionism
The specific meanings are different in important ways, although the terms have been used in a variety of conflicting ways in popular articles, especially on the Internet.
Kinism -
Main article: Kinism Kinism is a movement within Reconstructionism that stresses a love for one's ethnicity and race. It is vehemently opposed to inter-racial marriage, and most kinists are supporters of the Confederacy and secession efforts. Some favor traditionalism and monarchy, some are more republican and constitutional, others stress various conspiracies related to Zionism and the New World Order that are considered a threat to the white race. All kinists are united in their commitment to Reformed theology, theonomy, ethnic nationalism, and agrarian economy. Not all Reconstructionists are Kinists, though. Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (traditional) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Government Republic President...
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Zionism is a political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, where Jewish nationhood is thought to have evolved somewhere between 1200 BCE and late Second Temple times,[1][2] and where Jewish kingdoms existed up to the 2nd century CE. Zionism is...
The term new world order has been used to refer to a new period of history evidencing a dramatic change in world political thought and the balance of power. ...
Reformed theology is a branch of Protestant Christian theology based primarily on the theology of Jesus. ...
An ethnic group is a group of people who identify with one another, or are so identified by others, on the basis of a boundary that distinguishes them from other groups. ...
Eugène Delacroixs Liberty Leading the People, symbolising French nationalism during the July Revolution. ...
Agrarian has two meanings: It can mean pertaining to Agriculture It can also refer to the ideology of Agrarianism and Agrarian parties. ...
Kingdom Now theology -
Kingdom Now theology is another example of Dominion Theology, according to some writers who use this terminology. The Kingdom Now movement appears to belong to a very different, somewhat antithetical theological stream, compared to Christian Reconstructionism. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
See also Tenth Crusade is a term sometimes used by those opposed to the US-led occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq that followed the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States of America. ...
This article is on the political-religious concept of dominionism. ...
This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
Theonomy The word theonomy derives from the Greek words “theos†God, and “nomos†law. ...
Christian Reconstructionism is a religious and theological movement within Protestant Christianity. ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Fundamentalism originally referred to a movement in North American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism (see below, History), stressing that the Bible is literally inerrant, not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record. ...
Calvinism is a theological system and an approach to the Christian life that emphasizes Gods sovereignty in all things. ...
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Reconstructionist Postmillennialism or Theonomic Postmillennialism is a form of Christian millennial eschatology which applies Christian Reconstructionism to the advancement of the Kingdom of God through out the millennium spoken of in chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation. ...
Revivalist Postmillenialism or Pietistic Postmillennialism is a distinct categoary of Postmillennialism that sees that the millennium or Golden age or era of Christian prosperity and dominance spoken of in chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation will come about not from Christians changing society from the top down (ie it...
References - Barron, Bruce. 1992. Heaven on Earth? The Social & Political Agendas of Dominion Theology. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan.
- Rushdoony, Rousas John. 1973. The Institutes of Biblical Law. Nutley, NJ: P & R Publishing (Craig Press).
- Diamond, Sara. 1995. Roads to Dominion: Right-Wing Movements and Political Power in the United States. New York: Guilford Press.
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