John Bolt

In the following viewpoint, John Bolt argues that those who intend to maintain America’s constitutional liberties should adhere to religious conservatism rather than liberalism or secularism. The nation’s current cultural war is largely between progressive liberals—those who believe in rationalism and subjective definitions of reality—and orthodox conservatives—those who believe in absolute truth and a transcendent authority. Bolt contends that while progressives champion political correctness, revisionist history, and revolutions that often lead to violence, religious conservatives share a common moral worldview and a belief in unchanging truths that safeguard genuine freedom. Religious conservatives should therefore be willing to engage in political and cultural battles to preserve liberty. Bolt is professor of systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary.

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