Theonomy talk has resurfaced. Perhaps, this is the Protestant-evangelical concomitant to the Integralist debate presently occupying politically astute Catholicism. I welcome it. If nothing else, it means that Christians are taking politics (and public morality) seriously again. A robust debate is needed, and previously discarded options need to be reconsidered. This, however, does not mean that all suggestions are viable, desirable, or theologically coherent. If the temptation of Integralism is owed to its elegance, then the temptation of Theonomy is owed to its relative simplicity.
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