Matthew Taylor Exposes the Fallacies of Christian Dominionism in the War on Iran

About this episode

Matthew D. Taylor discusses the fallacies of Christian Dominionism and its implications in the context of the war on Iran.

Scholar Matthew D. Taylor joins Jim Wallis to unpack the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)—self‑styled apostles/prophets whose “spiritual warfare” and Seven Mountains dominionism sacralize Trump and fuel war enthusiasm. Taylor reveals how NAR sees Iran as ruled by demonic "territorial spirits" like the biblical "Prince of Persia." NAR also teaches that Christians must seize control of society's seven key areas: 1) Education, 2) Religion, 3) Family, 4) Business, 5) Government/Military, 6) Arts/Entertainment, and 7) Media. In response, Taylor urges Jesus‑shaped resistance: "The Gospel of Jesus Christ… is not a gospel of empire." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Jim Wallis

Guest: Matthew D. Taylor

Topics covered

• Christian Dominionism
• New Apostolic Reformation
• spiritual warfare
• war on Iran
• Jesus-shaped resistance

Keywords

• Christian Dominionism
• New Apostolic Reformation
• spiritual warfare
• Trump
• Iran
• territorial spirits
• Seven Mountains
• Gospel of Jesus Christ

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Apostolic Reformation

Books & works: The Gospel of Jesus Christ

Places: Iran, Prince of Persia

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