Should We Say “Don’t Be Political?”

I recently spoke to a teacher who, on the very next day, would enter into a classroom in which he was asked to use preferred pronouns for his students. By using preferred pronouns, this teacher would find himself either affirming or denying a way of life in Canada. Would he affirm that Canadians can and should define their identity based on choice of will? Or would he avoid using pronouns because he disagreed with current political trends? That is the real question. And it is a political-theological question. No, I do not mean voting for a politician or party but...

Wyatt Graham

On the Necessity of Being Political

Wyatt Graham

Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck on Church and State

Jessica Joustra

Political Theology in the History of the Church

Wyatt Graham

What Would God’s Judgment on Canada look like?

Wyatt Graham

“Elizabeth the Faithful”—a Small Reflection on our Queen

Michael A. G. Haykin

Having been born in the mid-1950s, Elizabeth II (1926–2022) is the only monarch I have ever had. And so, it is very strange to hear the time-hallowed refrain, “The Queen is dead. Long live the King!” Perusing some of the comments about her going home to her God and her King on Facebook, one stood out to me especially. It was the epithet noted by the Revd. Dr. Lee Gatiss, the Director of the Anglican Church Society: Elizabeth the Faithful. This epithet well captures her praiseworthy devotion to serving her people as their Queen to the very end of her...

“Elizabeth the Faithful”—a Small Reflection on our Queen

Michael A. G. Haykin

In Remembrance of Queen Elizabeth II

Shao Kai Tseng

As a Canadian, I have lived most of my life to this day with a strong sense of the Queen’s presence in deeply personal ways. The constancy of this presence has given many of us the impression that she will always be with us, and like many of my fellow Canadians, I feel disoriented and deeply saddened by her sudden though supposedly not unexpected death. Amidst this feeling of confusion, I am reminded that this should be an occasion on which we may find comfort by reflecting on God’s gift of constitutional monarchy to our nation, and of our late...

In Remembrance of Queen Elizabeth II

Shao Kai Tseng

Making Sense of a Christian’s Relationship to the Government

Wyatt Graham

To help Christians make sense of their relationship to the government, this article provides a simple, biblical, and theological outline of this relationship. Under each of the points below, it links to other resources that provide more detailed explanations. The following does not intend to be anything like a comprehensive guide. It merely aims to be a very simple and basic resource for Christians who want to think more carefully about their relationship to governing authorities. 1. God institutes government (the Bible, but Romans 13 too). To read an article that outlines how Romans 13 fits into the big...

Making Sense of a Christian’s Relationship to the Government

Wyatt Graham

Into Theology 40: John Calvin on Civil Government (Inst. 4.20)

Wyatt Graham • Ian Clary

In this episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discuss Calvin’s view of the civil government and the church. We contrast Calvin’s view, often called the two-kingdom view, with Theonomy, Roman Catholicism, and Anabaptism. We also discuss whether or not Christians should submit to unjust or even wicked rulers. Possibly, this might be one of the most practical episodes that we have recorded, given our current context (pandemic, restrictions, etc.). We think there is deep wisdom in looking to the past, to the great thinkers of Christianity like John Calvin. It protects us from creating a theology merely in response to...