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A Snyder’s Soapbox Review of, “Christian Nationalism: A Biblical Guide For Taking Dominion And Discipling Nations” by Andrew Torba & Andrew Isker.

This book is a brief treatment of the idea of Christian Nationalism. It is not an in depth theological, or philosophical work. It is only 106 pages long. Don’t expect a detailed, and compelling, set of arguments. Think of this more as a manifesto of Torba & Isker. While I agree with some of the sentiments, I found the work lacking. It wasn’t a compelling argument for Christian Nationalism. I do believe that the U.S.A. started out as a Christian nation, comprised of Christian states, in a loose understanding, but the authors call Roman Catholics, and Orthodox Christians, brothers way to often. They may be co-belligerents, but they are not brothers in Christ. It is sloppy ecumenism at best, and dangerous conflation at worst. The line spacing is excessive, and the font size is pretty large. If it were formatted like most other books, it would probably be 75 pages long. I am a fan of what Torba is doing with Gab.com, and many of his other projects. I like some of what he has to say in this book, but I don’t find it compelling. If you are looking for a deeper, and more compelling treatment of the topic, that might convince you that Christian Nationalism is a good thing, you may have to look further. This book may be the one that starts you looking into the topic. The authors blame pre-mil eschatology for the problems in our nation, and insist the early Church knew nothing about this view, but my Church father can beat up your Church father. I could cite from the works of the early Church that would demonstrate that they did hold a pre-mil view, but I digress. The point is, he didn’t really cite those works. He simply listed some well known names. I do recommend staying far away from books written by liberal theologians, Roman Catholics, and other non-Christian authors, until you’ve grown enough in your faith to know the difference between truth, and lies. If you are interested in the topic, I suggest reading what the founders of the colonies wrote. Read, and understand the idea of manifest destiny that drove them. Also, look at all of the wonderful results of Christianity. If not for Christianity, you would not be here. It is irrefutable. You can try, but that is like an atheist arguing that he had no creator. It is self-refuting.

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8849517070

4 thoughts on “A Snyder’s Soapbox Review of, “Christian Nationalism: A Biblical Guide For Taking Dominion And Discipling Nations” by Andrew Torba & Andrew Isker.

  1. “I do recommend staying far away from books written by liberal theologians, Roman Catholics, and other non-Christian authors, until you’ve grown enough in your faith to know the difference between truth, and lies.” There was a time when this statement would have deeply offended me. However, I have been reexamining my beliefs and am shoring up my foundations. Now, I comprehend and appreciate the wisdom in this statement. It’s been a long journey and there are miles to go before I sleep. But the journey is much easier with my eyes open. Thank you.

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    1. You’re welcome. As a rule, I don’t set out to offend, but as a consequence of having one objective truth, expressing it is necessarily offensive to people who deny any part of it. While the unintended consequence is offense to some, it is not unexpected. I hope as you mature in the faith, that the God of perfect truth grows in knowledge, love, and awe, of Him, for His glory, and our good.

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