Jonathan McIntosh: Theonomy, Westminster, and Libertarianism

This lecture covers the definition of theonomy, the historic Reformed rejection of theonomy in favor of the principle of "general equity," and the Reformed explanation of general equity in terms of the "law of nations" (ius gentium). The lecture concludes by relating libertarianism to both the Reformed principle of general equity on the one hand and the theonomic regulative principle of the state on the other.
Recorded July 23, 2021, at the 2021 Summer Forum in Moscow, Idaho. The George Buchanan Forum was created to further develop consistent Christian thought through the integration of theology, Natural Law, and history.