What is 'Reconstruction Theology"?

Question

I have also heard it refered to Dominion Theology. I do know that part of this belief is making the USA under the laws of the Bible.

Answer 1

What part? Taxation? Jesus' command to "do this in memory of me"?

Answer 2

http://www.religioustolerance.org/reconstr.htm

Dominionism & Dominion Theology are derived from Genesis 1:26 of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament):

"Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth and over all the creatures that move along the ground.'" (NIV)

Most Christians interpret this verse as meaning that God gave mankind dominion over the animal kingdom. Dominion theologians believe that that this verse commands Christians to bring all societies, around the world, under the rule of the Word of God.
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Theonomy (Greek for "God's Law") includes the concept that "God’s revealed standing laws are a reflection of His immutable moral character and, as such, are absolute in the sense of being nonarbitrary, objective, universal, and established in advance of particular circumstances (thus applicable to general types of moral situations)." 6,7 Thus, each of the 613 laws given to Moses and recorded in the Pentateuch (the first 5 books of the Hebrew Scriptures) are binding on people of all nations, cultures, and religions forever, except for those laws which have been specifically rescinded or modified by further revelation.
bulletChristian Reconstructionism arose out of conservative Presbyterianism in the early 1970's. Followers believe "that every area dominated by sin must be 'reconstructed' in terms of the Bible."

Answer 3

Origins of Christian Reconstructionism:

Christian Reconstructionism took off during the early 1970s in part as a disillusioned reaction to the failure of America’s government to solve various social issues like poverty. Reconstructionism offers an appealing solution to all of society’s ills: human laws cannot govern human institutions, therefore we must return dominion over human institutions to God. Submission to the moral principles of the Bible guarantees that everything will turn out well because God and the Bible are perfect.

Basic Beliefs of Christian Reconstructionism:

Christian Reconstructionists agree on these principles:
God’s sovereignty over all humanity and the world
Postmillenialism
Application of Old Testament laws to modern society
Presuppositionism in apologetics
For Reconstructionists, the Christian Church is the New Israel: Christians, not Jews, are God’s chosen people and are those with whom God has a special covenant. If Christians keep the covenant, they will be rewarded; if they don’t, they will be punished — as will the whole nation.

Christian Reconstructionism, Dominion Theology and Theonomy:

In Christian Reconstructionism, a great deal is made of the distinction between autonomous human dominion over human institutions and God’s sovereign dominion over humanity. Humans, being sinners, are unable to accomplish anything on their own — autonomy is a recipe for disaster. According to Dominion Theology, God is already sovereign over all humanity. According to Theonomy, all human institutions must be brought under the dominion of God and controlled by God’s representatives: Christians.

Christian Reconstructionism & Post-Millennialism:

Most evangelicals are pre-millennialists, believing that Christ will return before establishing a utopian 1,000 year reign of believers. Reconstructionists believe that this 1,000 year reign must be come first, and only after this will Christ return. Jesus is literally waiting for Christians to establish a Christian theocracy. Christian Reconstructionism is thus more optimistic than evangelicalism and fundamentalism because it teaches that a perfect Christian society is possible.

Christian Reconstructionism & Old Testament Law:

Christian Reconstructionists believe that the whole law of God is binding on all of humanity. The “whole law of God” includes the 613 laws given by God to Moses and recorded in the Old Testament. “Binding” means both in a personal sense (individuals must strive to keep the law) and in a public sense (civil laws must enforce God’s laws). The consequence would be capital punishment for homosexuality, disobedient children, blasphemy, idolatry, adultery, etc.

Christian Reconstructionism: Biblical Law, Theocracy, and Rule by Christians

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