Clark Banack’s journal article “Evangelical Christianity and Political Thought in Alberta” delves into how three prominent Christian fundamentalists have influenced Alberta’s political development through their religious political thought. He believes that other political scientists who have studied Alberta’s political development have made a grave mistake by disregarding the importance of how their religious beliefs have affected their political thought. He provides a comprehensive explanation of their religious philosophies and how it shaped their political movements. Banack’s main argument is that religion was the driving force behind these leaders and it deeply influenced their thinking about human agency, the role of the state, nature of the economy and the proper duties of the citizens (Banack, 71). In this …show more content…
Wood and Aberhart’s political thought derives from American strain of evangelicalism rather than Canadian. Within American evangelicalism is a controversial subject called, “millennialism”, which subject talks about the coming of Christ. The two most prominent millennial theories are postmillennialism and premillennialism, postmillennialism believes that we live through the millennial, meaning we must establish the Kingdom of God on earth, where as, premillennialism believes that God takes us to heaven before the millennial (Banack, 74). These concepts are key to understanding the political intentions of these three political leaders. A significant aspect to understand is that postmillennialism believes that society must prepare the earth for God, whereas pre-millennialists believe that God prepares the earth for His