a thought experiment: a healthy population of devout christian individuals have decided to found a new nation. somehow, they have a large piece of land that belongs to them outright, is uncontested and so free of any geopolitical tension that would make such an undertaking impossible in real life. their hope is to create a state that is not, and never will be, hostile to the philosophical and theological foundation of their faith in god, in the christ Jesus, and in a kingdom come.
being a deep, but simple people, they realize that, to succeed, they will need to consult an expert in political philosophy. that's where you come in. you are a renowned consultant to governments across the world, and a tenured professor of imperial anthropology at Stanford University. having paid you a $7.7 million retainer, they ask: what political philosophy should allow them to organize society in a way that both ensures the security and sovereignty of their state, and promises a robust and creative economy?
[look: it’s generally understand that there are three kinds of government. Monarchy means rule by a single individual, like an authoritarian despot or a king. Oligarchy means rule by a few, not necessarily rich, but it helps. And, of course, democracy means- everybody rule! Whatever political philosophy you suggest, it will be born of one of these basic organizing principles.]
so? professor? no. wrong; no philosophy of politic- none- suits to the Christian state. there is no government or mode of governance that can sustain a Christian life- ethic to ritual. It was a trick question. all government is manifested condition. All true love is unconditional, and no love is not true. You really oughta seen that coming.
I could spend a few days laying out myriad the ways that political philosophy is incompatible with any monopolar society suspended in agape, but I'll spare you that. The short version goes in like this: the state, government, politics is a systematic means to rule. rule requires rules. rules necessitate authority. authority is always and inherently a conditional relationship. It should be clear on the face of it, if possible, it is prohibitively difficult to live unconditional love. you will not tell me there's any sort of necessity in that, and this is a deeply antiChristian place to live.
do no harm is the whole of the law. christ is a apt concern and a measured deference. heaven is no empire.
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