A Christian Theory of Political Truth

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>godless </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>political theory can only be opposed by a </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>godly </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>one. Groen van Prinsterer's (1801-1876) political theory is both Augustinian and simple. The forsaking of the supremacy of God's transcendent moral order in favor of the supremacy of mankind leads-not to freedom-but to arbitrary authority and tyranny. True and reliable knowledge begins with knowledge received from God; without this man becomes lost in all spheres of knowledge. This includes political knowledge. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Like the rest of Europe the Netherlands was abandoning the supremacy of God's transcendent moral order in politics. This same secular political theory wreaks havoc in politics today. As a devout Christian statesman Groen opposed this anti-Christian liberalism with a theory grounded upon God's Word and God's providence in history a faithful political theory still true today.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Students of neo-Calvinism Reformed Conservatism or Christian political philosophy will all alike enjoy the easy prose rhetorical elegance and fiery punch delivered by one of Holland's greatest parliamentarians.</span></p><p></p>