A Theocratic Kuyperianism: A Response to the Two-Kingdom Theology of Westminster Seminary in Escondido, CA

This spirit pushes me to declare that God’s kingdom cannot be neatly divided into spiritual and physical, heavenly and earthly, but that all spheres must conform to Jesus' rule.

Introduction

I came to the Reformed faith primarily through Christian Reconstructionist writings in Gary North, James B. Jordan, and David Chilton. But another man was quite influential in my thinking in those days, Dr. Michael Horton. I didn’t know then, but both groups would offer starkly different visions of cultural engagement.

I had only read Horton’s Putting Amazing Back into Grace in 2001, which had me in a Genevan spell. It was only in 2003 that I reacquainted myself with other works from Dr. Horton.

He is a Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Seminary in Escondido, California. He was prolific 20 years ago when I was first introduced to him. Since then, he has added several books, including a massive Systematic Theology, where he develops his views on Covenant and other categories.

In 2003, I was reading Horton and listening to his well-known White Horse Inn podcast. The White Horse Inn was an excellent show of catholicity. It included Horton, a Reformed theologian; Rod Rosenbladt, a Lutheran pastor; and Ken Jones, a Baptist pastor.