Kingdoms Apart: Engaging the Two Kingdoms Perspective

The subject of Christ and culture has occupied the church since its inception. Some emphasize the reality of redemption and the imperative of cultural transformation; others criticize this approach because of the transient nature of this current life and the specific function of "kingdom" activity. This project focuses on the two competing positions rooted in the Reformed tradition: neo-Calvinism, a nineteenth-century school of thought associated with the Calvinist polymath Abraham Kuyper, and the Two Kingdoms perspective. How you think on this issue will affect how you interact with the culture around you. It's an important debate because we want to speak God's words fairly into that culture.