Horton’s “contrived empire”: Calvin denied Christendom?

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A colleague asked me about a claim made by Michael Horton: allegedly John Calvin referred to “Christendom”—the idea that Christianity should prevail in all aspects of society—as a “contrived empire.” “Did Calvin really say that?” was the question, because, “I can’t find it anywhere.” So, I set out to see what Horton said that Calvin [...]

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The Only Christian Nation

Is there no single best way to run a country? Today’s host Joel McDurmon responds to a recent article by Michael Horton (under the pen name Knox Bucer-Beza) in Christianity Today magazine. Horton uses the works of John Calvin in an attempt to make the case that “Christendom is a contrived empire” rather than a [...]

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