Steve Jeffery speaks with Peter Leithart about Christian Nationalism; a critique of some recent works defending this notion; the problem of a spiritual vs. worldly distinction; the methodological problems of natural law as a basis for political theology; the problems of theological analysis constrained by misconstrued pre-existing categories; the church as the people of Abraham; the inescapably political dimensions of the gospel; the Old Testament inclusion of non-Abrahamites among the people of God; the (political) New Testament vocabulary of the Kingdom of God, the gospel, the Song of God, savior, Lord, Son of Man, justification, righteousness, and koinonia; the mistake of “mere metaphorical” understandings of these terms; the significance of Solomon, Psalms 72, and 2 Sam 23; understanding delegated human authority in the light of Christ as King of Kings; Jonah and the King of Nineveh as a political paradigm; the significance of Elijah as a paradigm of the church speaking to political powers; the meaning of authority as the source of liberty; DC Schindler; political authority and the sin/crime distinction; political prudence and pragmatic variability in political structures; the “America First” agenda; the problems of economic ignorance among political leaders; tax and welfare programs; the injustice of crony capitalism, political lobbying, regulation; the centrality of impartiality in the administration of justice; the church’s practice of worship, evangelism, and nurture; and other topics.

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