Theonomy
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Theonomy is a theory in Christian theology that God is the sole source of human ethics. The word theonomy derives from the Greek words “theos” God, and “nomos” law. Cornelius Van Til argued that there "is no alternative but that of theonomy or autonomy" (Christian Theistic Ethics p. 134). Among Reformed Christians, John Calvin, the Continental Reformers, the Westminster Divines and other Puritans, and Christian Reconstructionists have developed similar ethical perspectives, but the term is not limited to the Reformed.
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See also
- Biblical law in Christianity
- Calvinism
- Christian anarchism
- Christian Reconstructionism
- Dominionism
- Dominion Theology
- Law in Christianity
- Neo-Calvinism
- Postmillennialism
- Theocracy
- Theodicy
- Divine command theory
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