Have you ever heard of “biblical economics”? At first blush, you might presume that the phrase must involve the application of love-thy-neighbor moral teachings to business practices and economic policy. There is indeed a long and varied tradition of applying various principles associated with Christianity to matters of economic concern. Some American Protestants of the late nineteenth century,…

When Christian Nationalist firebrand and Reformed Pastor Doug Wilson of Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho, provocatively stated in a 2025 interview with CNN that “Women are people that people come out of,” it commanded attention from both critics and fellow travelers.

Wilson holds steadfastly to a theology of “biblical patriarchy” – the idea that God divinely instituted the rule of male leadership in…