Federalist or Anti-Federalist
Central authority, local liberty, faction, rights, representation, and republican scale.
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Magisterial or Evangelical Reformed
Church, civil order, piety, revival, confessions, and public theology.
Classical Liberal or Bronze Age Conservative
Liberty, authority, markets, excellence, technology, and civilizational memory.
Three Western Inheritances
Platonist West, Aristotelian West, and Hebraic Reformed West by percentage.
Quiz one
Federalist or Anti-Federalist?
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Federalist
Anti-Federalist
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Reading lists
Good material for after the reveal.
A first shelf for the conversations this site is meant to start: founding-era constitutional argument, Reformed political theology, magistracy, resistance, and the two kingdoms.
American founding arguments
- The Federalist Papers, full textPrimary source collection for the Federalist side of ratification.
- Introduction to the AntifederalistsHelpful orientation to the Anti-Federalist critique and the ratification debate.
Rulers, subjects, and tyranny
- Lex, Rex by Samuel RutherfordA classic Reformed argument that law stands over kingly power.
- Concerning the Rights of Rulers by Theodore BezaResistance theory, obedience, tyranny, and the duties of rulers and subjects.
- Historic political theology sourceA longer academic source worth reviewing alongside the Reformed resistance tradition.
Public duty before God
- Pastoral and Political Discourses of Lemuel HaynesEarly American sermons and political reflection from Lemuel Haynes.
- What Does the Bible Teach About the Responsibility of Those Who Govern the Nations?A contemporary Reformed treatment of civil rulers and national responsibility.
Church, state, and citizenship
- Defining the Two KingdomsMichael Horton on Reformed two kingdoms categories and Christian citizenship.
What to watch
Conversation starters, not homework.
Videos and playlists that can sit beside the reading list when the group wants to watch first and argue afterward.
Political theology and founding questions
- The Federalist: Publius and The FederalistHillsdale College Podcast Network. A useful companion for the Federalist side of the ratification debate.
- The Federalist: The Anti FederalistsHillsdale College Podcast Network. A direct fit for comparing Anti-Federalist objections with Publius.
- Lesson One | The Connection Between the Constitution and the DeclarationHillsdale Digital. Connects the Declaration's principles to the constitutional order.