For the New Christian Intellectual

“Charity is no part of the legislative duty of government,” said James Madison in 1794. When Congress voted to provide relief for French refugees, Madison dissented: “I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” That is the vision of the Fo...

Thomas Jefferson wrote that the proper purpose of government is to “guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it.” He wrote that a legitimate government “shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the br...

What  IS Americanism? This question amounts to: How is society in the United States different from most other societies throughout history? What is American society’s  essential  characteristic? How can that characteristic be preserved and strengthened? There are many opinions on the question. In the  Americanism   Book Study , we are exploring the best answer—an answer given by Ayn Rand. The esse...

They hate it. Most of today’s evangelical teachers hate individualism. Have you noticed how they use the term? Individualism is taken to mean self-obsession and the failure to live for God. Why is this? There are two groups within the evangelical teachers we are describing here: Those being fooled, and those doing the fooling. That latter group consists of political collectivists eager to tw...

The Americanism Book Study met for 9 weeks, from October 23rd to December 19th, 2021 to discuss A New Textbook of Americanism . The goals of the group were to help our viewers: ​ -Meet Christians who care about individual rights and capitalism. -Sharpen skills in defending America’s unique principles. -Explore connections between Christianity and Ayn Rand’s political work. List of dates and readin...

Can Christians actually benefit from Ayn Rand? Is it worth it to take the time to understand Ayn Rand’s philosophy? “To reject truth because a pagan discovered it is not to reject the pagan, but to reject the God whose natural light is shed upon all men indiscriminately.” That is a thought posted by Josh Sommer on Twitter recently. He is referring to the value of Aristotle for Christians. I apprec...

How do you engage on social media in a way that is effective? There is more to social media than “owning the libs.” In this episode we explore the benefits and the challenges of using social media as a conservative culture warrior. We look at ways to connect with people and positively influence them with an honest method of thought. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Wartime Polemics Page 770 Verse...

Christians can win the culture war. At this site, we advocate not only for a specific set of ideas, but also for the fact that you, as a Christian, ought to be fighting for the truth. You may not agree with all of our positions, but part of the benefit we hope to offer is that you will learn how to fight in the culture war. That’s going to require specific convictions about what is true. But...

We’re finding out that many “conservative” Christians never really believed that abortion is murder — which would explain why they have been so incompetent in ending it. Abortion has come to the forefront of the news recently. In that storm of headlines, there is another controversy in the Southern Baptist Convention over what our goals in the abortion debate should be. We’...

Anti-individualism hangs in the air. Within Evangelical Christianity, the discussion on CRT (Critical Race Theory) has changed. But what has not changed is the rejection of individualism. This episode offers our unique analysis from the point of view of a rational Christian philosophy. If you have seen Carl Trueman’s book  The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, and if you have seen Christi...

Pastors who will not support wartime polemics are not worthy of your funds. There are pastors who kick out those who are engaged in the culture war, but who invite those who are succumbing to the culture war (or even those who are fighting on the wrong side of the culture war). Such pastors need to be kicked out of their churches. That is one of the ways that accountability is going to come to our...

Is a “wartime polemics” approach necessary? In this episode we discuss several friendly objections to our polemical approach. In this Series: Why Christians Need Wartime Polemics (Pt. 1) Why Christians Need Wartime Polemics (Pt. 2) Why Christians Need Wartime Polemics (Pt. 3) Related Resources: #TrustedForTruth? — An Open Plea To Dr. Al Mohler Renouncing Disgraceful & Underhanded Ways—A Plea t...

“Better is open rebuke than hidden love,” Says Proverbs 27. “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.” Christians need to make use of polemics—even wartime polemics. Our goal at ChristianIntellectual.com is to edify people and to point people to the goodness of God. As we seek to equip the saints, there are times for building and times for tearing down. Both activit...

We are talking about theistic arguments and natural theology today. We have been talking a lot about natural theology in general lately, and that’s been a hot topic on Facebook and Twitter. We wanted to bring the theory of that into practice. One of the primary ways natural theology is relevant is in theistic arguments. In this episode we overview our understanding of right Christian Apologe...

The traditional Protestant doctrine of Natural Theology has recently come under fire from followers of Cornelius Van Til, including Jeffrey Johnson, Owen Strachan, and James White. In this Q&A we summarize the traditional answers to some of the main confusions and objections that tend to come up when defending Natural Theology. “The Reformation doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture does not...

Are you willing to do what John MacArthur, James White, and many reformed conservatives won’t do? It’s simple: Name Albert Mohler as a danger to the church. John MacArthur has said, “I will fight error, but I will not fight my friends.” We think he needs to reconsider his friendships. Those friends have already rejected him. He needs to be willing to warn people that such men (Albert M...

In this episode we’re looking at a common misconception:  that moral pronouncements or ideas do not matter unless they are found in the Bible . Is there any value in philosophy, or what has been called Natural Theology? We made this video in response to statements made by Dr. Jeffrey Johnson and Dr. Owen Strachan of Grace Bible Theological Seminary. They have repeatedly derogated Natural Theology...

Ironically, the pro-abortion slogan “my body, my choice” is now being used by those opposing Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. Is either side using the concept correctly? That’s what we cover in our new episode. We also include: Why we must call for Joe Biden’s impeachment (even if it will never happen) How to resist the vaccine mandate The moral and legal status of aborti...

Is it moral to refuse the vaccine? At For the New Christian Intellectual , we promote rational Christianity, for those who love their lives. We want the world to be filled with Christians who are skilled in moral reasoning. This episode will equip you to understand one way Ayn Rand’s rational egoism matters at this moment in history. We discuss the argument taking place right now between those who...

Have you noticed a shift in the Conservative movement? Conservatives and Republicans are not what they have historically claimed to be. They no longer seem to prioritize limited government, individual rights, free markets, and the Constitution. Today we’re reviewing a new publication that represents this sad trend. It’s called  American Reformer . It aims at “…equipping evangelical Christians to c...

For the New Christian Intellectual is an online community and publication dedicated to equipping intellectual activists with the principles and tactics necessary to reform the church and nation. The following video explains the philosophical trends leading to our wrecked cultural landscape. We overview the corrupt ideas from Europe 200 years ago that continue to stretch out their poisonous roots,...

For the New Christian Intellectual is an online community and publication dedicated to equipping intellectual activists with the principles and tactics necessary to reform the church and nation. In this episode, we look at why “selflessness” from the pulpit leads to socialism in the pews. This means: If a pastor believes in pathological altruism, he will have a hard time helping his pe...

In this episode we’re talking about traditionalism and ethno-nationalism: why we oppose these ideas and what sets us apart from them. At FTNCI we are about helping you morally reason through important political and cultural issues. That means we want to be about more than just opposing the leftists. We love owning the libs. We love owning “progressives.” We love making them mad. But that is not th...

Is it true that God actually hates some people? This is a tricky concept for a lot of people in our society today. It shouldn’t be, especially if you have been in church. But a lot of churches aren’t teaching a theology of God’s love and His hate. Such churches are not showing us how we should apply the Bible’s teaching in order to make proper distinctions in our minds. In...

Why should Christians reject the presuppositional apologetics of Van Til, Bahnsen, Frame, and other Presuppositionalists? That’s the topic of our latest episode. At FTNCI , we have made many criticisms against Presuppositional Apologetics. (You can find the links below.) The main Presuppositionalist claims raise severe concerns to those who affirm Classical Foundationalism. Within the Presuppositi...