The German Peasants’ War of 1524-25, seen by communists as a proto-Marxist uprising, is perhaps the least understood episode of the Reformation

Introducing “just statecraft,” a new term designed to provoke discussion on the nature of responsible national leadership with reference to principles of just war and just peace

How advocates of international religious freedom should approach with the Trump Admin is a complicated issue. Fortunately, the Bible provides three models of Christian engagement with governing authorities

Romans 13 is often thought of as a key passage in political theology, but how should it be applied to international relations?

The difference between immoral revenge and lawful retribution is in the principle of proportionality

Romans 13 is an important scripture in political theology, but it is not the only relevant scripture for Christians in politics

Part 3 of Eric Patterson’s series on Just War

Human societies do not “fall into” a libertarian peace, nor do they self-organize at the grass-roots level into peaceful communes. No, they fall into anarchy, which is an open invitation to tyranny.

The Christian challenge is to identify a role for good government to restrain evil alongside other God-given institutions while at the same time establishing robust means to check the evil of government.