First, an update: Thomas Achord has acknowledged the tweets as being his, and his statement is here. And Stephen Wolfe has a series of statements on it he re. For my own part, I thought that Achord's ...
A Letter, and Then After That, Some Others
My Part in a Delightful Little Proxy Row
Introduction: There are two kinds of controversy that have followed our publication of The Case for Christian Nationalism by Stephen Wolfe (Canon Press, November 2022). The first kind is most welcome, ...
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Canon Press With a Christian Nationalism Press Release
For Immediate Release: In an attempt to silence productive conversation surrounding the book, The Case for Christian Nationalism, or to cancel it completely, critics have recently focused a great deal of effort on guilt by association. Allegations have recently been made against a man named Thomas Achord, allegations which he denies. Those allegations are that …
Girlfriend Music
“Most contemporary worship songs would be appropriate to sing to your girlfriend. Substitute ‘darling’ for ‘Jesus’ and the song still works. Try doing that with ‘Immortal, invisible, God only wise’. . . After a generation of singing such sentimental offerings to the Lord, He then becomes a girlfriend, at least in the minds of those who worship. But there is a vast difference between the omnipresent God who is everywhere present and a girlfriend who is ‘always there.’”
The Cultural Mind, pp. 195-196
The Very One
A Thirst for Imitation
“When we hold modern evangelicalism and liberalism side by side, we see that both have a thirst for imitation. The liberals have sought to imitate high culture, while evangelicals have pursued popular culture. The liberals wanted to imitate Philistine violin concertos and textual criticism, while modern evangelicals wanted to ape Philistine stress therapy. But the fact of adultery is not altered simply because a man pursues a Susie instead of Constance.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 194
In Which I Toot My Own Horn, Albeit in a Modest and Becoming Fashion
Introduction: In the month of November, recall, it is imperative that I write slashing and critical prose, and that I do so without qualification. This is a standard I believe all of us (by this point) ...
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The Wrong Kind of Special
“Our uncertainty about what we are doing accounts for our desire that the Lord’s Supper be rare. We want to think that rarity makes the meal ‘special.’ In a distorted way, it does, but it has many harmful effects. A husband would not make love to his wife on a quarterly basis to keep the experience ‘special.’ A man would not have dinner with his family once a month to keep the event wonderful. Neither should we pull away from communion with Christ and His people to ‘drive the price up.’ We should pray for the opportunity to begin weekly Communion in our churches.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 191
Always Good to Get Letters From You Guys
Letter to the Editor: Do you believe that all of the Baptized posses the grace of justification, adoption, and the forgiveness of sins, and as such can *lose* that grace if they do ...
The True Pleasure Dome
“Augustine exhorted us somewhere to love God and do as we please. This makes us nervous, and more than a little bit jumpy. Of course the protection resides in the first clause—loving God affects what will please us. Psalm 37:4 says that if we delight in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our hearts. Taking delight in the Lord necessarily transforms what we consider delightful. Having said this, and having pointed to every necessary qualification, we cannot get away from the right hand of God and all the pleasures there (Ps. 16:11).”
The Cultural Mind, p. 189