Paradise Restored: A Biblical Theology of Dominion
TL;DR — A foundational text of Christian Reconstructionism — postmillennial eschatology as a mandate for cultural dominion.
Dominion Press, Tyler, Texas, 1985 (and reprinted repeatedly).
Chilton argues a postmillennial eschatology — that the gospel will progressively Christianise the world before Christ’s return — and draws from it a mandate for Christians to take responsibility for law, culture and institutions now.
A primary source for Christian Reconstructionism, a movement whose influence on the American religious right substantially exceeds its numbers. Filed for the same reason as the other movement texts here: it is more useful to read what a position actually says than to read about it.
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351 pages. A copy is archived locally against link rot; the header links the original source.