Monday, February 1st, 2010
Given the controversy surrounding the publication of alumnus Reuben Lindeman’s article in the last issue, it is appropriate to explore the relationship between the Old Testament legal code, or Mosaic law, and contemporary legal systems. There are some Christians, especially those labelling themselves reconstructionists or dominionists, who believe that our current polities are obligated to follow these laws. Rousas J. Rushdoony’s Institutes of Biblical Law is one of the major written works in this movement.
