Dominionisme

Dominion theology, also known as dominionism, is a group of Christian political ideologies that seek to institute a nation that is governed by Christians and based on their understandings of biblical law. Extents of rule and ways of acquiring governing authority are varied. For example, dominion theology can include theonomy but does not necessarily involve advocacy of adherence to the Mosaic Law as the basis of government. The label is primarily applied to groups of Christians in the United States. Prominent adherents of those ideologies include Calvinist Christian reconstructionism, Charismatic and Pentecostal Kingdom Now theology, and the New Apostolic Reformation. Most of the contemporary movements that are labeled dominion theology arose in the 1970s from religious movements asserting aspects of Christian nationalism. Roman Catholic integralism is also sometimes considered to fall under the dominionist umbrella, but the Catholic integralist movement is much older and theologically markedly different from Protestant dominionism since it is tied to the doctrine of the Catholic Church as being the only true church. Dominion theology is a reference to the King James Bible's rendering of Genesis 1:28 in which God grants humanity "dominion" over the Earth. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." In the late 1980s, several prominent Evangelical authors used the phrase dominion theology and other terms such as dominionism to label a loose grouping of theological movements that made direct appeals to the passage in Genesis. Christians typically interpret the passage as meaning that God gave mankind responsibility over the Earth, but one of the most distinctive aspects of dominion theology is that it is interpreted as a mandate for Christian stewardship in civil affairs, no less than in other human matters.

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Terrorisme chrétien

Le terrorisme chrétien est l'ensemble des activités considérées comme terroristes et entreprises par des personnes ou des groupes qui expriment des motivations liées au christianisme il est très souvent lié au terrorisme d'extrême droite et au suprémacisme blanc. Il se fonde souvent sur une lecture soit raciste, soit intégriste de la Bible. À la fin du siècle, il est représenté par exemple par l'attentat du cinéma Saint-Michel à Paris en 1988, par l'attentat d'Oklahoma City en 1995 ou par l'attentat du parc du Centenaire.

Nationalisme chrétien

Le nationalisme chrétien est un nationalisme religieux affilié au christianisme. Les nationalistes chrétiens se concentrent principalement sur la politique intérieure, comme l'adoption de lois qui reflètent leur vision du christianisme et de son rôle dans la vie politique et sociale. Ils promeuvent activement les discours religieux et nationalistes dans divers domaines de la vie sociale, de la politique à l'histoire en passant par la culture et la science.

Christian reconstructionism

Christian reconstructionism is a fundamentalist Calvinist theonomic movement. It developed primarily under the direction of Rousas Rushdoony, Greg Bahnsen and Gary North and has had an important influence on the Christian right in the United States. Its central theme is that society should be reconstructed under the lordship of Christ in all aspects of life. In keeping with the biblical cultural mandate, reconstructionists advocate for theonomy and the restoration of certain biblical laws said to have continued applicability.