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Dominionism is most often used to describe politically active conservative Christians, mostly Calvinist in orientation, with a specific agenda. The term is rarely used as a self-description; many feel it is a loaded or [[pejorative]] term, and use of the term is primarily limited to critics of the Christian Right on the political left. Leftist commonly assign the pejoritive label ''"Christer"'' to those they percieve as being ''"Dominionists"''.
Dominionism is most often used to describe politically active conservative Christians, mostly Calvinist in orientation, with a specific agenda. The term is rarely used as a self-description; many feel it is a loaded or [[pejorative]] term, and use of the term is primarily limited to critics of the Christian Right on the political left. Leftist commonly assign the pejoritive label ''"Christer"'' to those they percieve as being ''"Dominionists"''.
The origin of the term can be found in the writings of the founder of Christian Reconstructionism, Rousas J. Rushdoony, whose 1973 book, The Institute of Biblical Law, uses the word “domininion” quite frequently:
1. "God's covenant with Adam required him to exercise dominion over the earth and to subdue it (Gen. 1:26 ff) under God according to God's law-word."<br />
2. "The restoration of that covenant relationship was the work of Christ, His grace to His elect people."<br />
3. "The fulfillment of that covenant is their great commission: to subdue all things and all nations to Christ and His law-word." <ref>The Institutes of Biblical Law, R. J. Rushdoony, Pge 14</ref>
“…the first step in the mandate is to bring men the word of God and for God to regenerate them. The second step is to demolish every kind of rampart or opposition to the dominion of God in Christ. The world and men must be brought into captivity to Christ, under the dominion of the Kingdom of God and the law of that kingdom. Third, this requires that, like Paul, we court-martial or "administer justice upon all disobedience" in every area of life where we encounter it. To deny the cultural mandate is to deny Christ and to surrender the world to the devil.” <ref>The Institutes of Biblical Law, R. J. Rushdoony, pp 724-725</ref>
It’s a term echoed by other Christian Reconstructionists. George Grant wrote in 1987:
“Christians have an obligation, a mandate, a commission, a holy responsibility to reclaim the land for Jesus Christ - to have dominion in the civil structures, just as in every other aspect of life and godliness.
But it is dominion that we are after. Not just a voice.
It is dominion we are after. Not just influence.
It is dominion we are after. Not just equal time.
It is dominion we are after.” <ref>”The Changing of the Guard: Biblical Principles for Political Action," George Grant, 1987 </ref>
==Generic dominionism==
==Generic dominionism==