George Grant (author)

For other people named George Grant, see George Grant (disambiguation).

George Grant (born 1954) is an Evangelical educator, a Reformed scholar, and a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) pastor. He served as an assistant to D. James Kennedy at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church and taught at Knox Theological Seminary.

Following his move to Tennessee in 1991, Grant founded the Franklin Classical School in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as the King’s Meadow Study Center which is focused on developing a cultural expression of the Protestant and Reformed Christian worldview in art, music, literature, politics, social research, community development and education. He is the chancellor of New College Franklin, a classical Christian liberal arts college being founded in Franklin. He is the author of more than 80 books and hundreds of articles. His Grand Illusions was an influential and best-selling pro-life book, published in four editions. He is currently involved in a church planting movement throughout Middle Tennessee and is the organizing pastor of Parish Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tennessee.

In addition to his pastoral responsibilities and regular classes in history, literature, theology, and the arts, he maintains an active writing and speaking schedule in this country and around the world. He has degrees in political science from the University of Houston (B.A.), philosophy from Whitefield Theological Seminary (M.A., D.Litt., Ph.D.), humanities from Belhaven College (D.Hum.), and theology from Knox Theological Seminary (D.Min. cand.). He lives in Middle Tennessee near Franklin with his wife and co-author Karen. Together they have three grown children and two grandchildren.

Beliefs

Grant looks to Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984), founder of L'Abri in Switzerland, and Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847), founder of New College Edinburgh, as his chief spiritual and intellectual influences. He has also been profoundly influenced by Martin Bucer (1491-1551), Jan Amos Comenius (1592-1670), Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892), Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920), G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), and C.S. Lewis (1898-1963).

(See also Quotes section, below, for an example of his Dominionism)

Published Books

Author or Co-Author

• The American Vision, 1984;
• Bringing in the Sheaves: Replacing Government Welfare with Biblical Charity, 1985, ’89, ’95;
• In the Shadow of Plenty: Biblical Principles for Welfare, 1986, ’98, 2009
• The Dispossessed: Homelessness in America, 1986
• The Changing of the Guard: The Vital Role Christians Play in America’s Unfolding Cultural Drama, 1987, ’95
• The Catechism of the New Age: A Response to Dungeons and Dragons, with Peter Leithart, 1987
• Rebuilding the Walls: A Biblical Strategy for Restoring America's Greatness, with Peter Waldron, 1987
• Grand Illusions: The Legacy of Planned Parenthood, 1988, ’93, ’98, 2000
• Trial and Error: The American Civil Liberties Union and Its Impact on Your Family, 1989, ’93
• The Legacy of Planned Parenthood, 1989
• Third Time Around: The History of the Pro-Life Movement from the First Century to the Present, 1990
• Clean Air: A Citizen's Handbook for Media Accountability, with Peter Leithart, 1990
• In Defense of Greatness: How Biblical Character Shapes A Nation's Destiny, with Peter Leithart, 1990
• The Walls Came Tumbling Down: The Fall of Communism in Our Time, with Peter Leithart, 1990
• The Blood of the Moon: Understanding the Conflict between Islam and Western Civilization, 1991, 2001
• The Quick and the Dead: RU-486 and the New Chemical Warfare Against Your Family, 1991
• Homelessness In America: Its Causes and Its Cures, 1991
• Unnatural Affections: The Impuritan Ethic of the Modern Church, with Mark Horne, 1991
• The Last Crusader: The Untold Story of Christopher Columbus, 1992
• Hillarious: The Wacky Wit, Wisdom, and Wonderment of Hillary Rodham-Clinton, 1992
• Perot: The Populist Appeal of Strong-Man Politics, 1992
• The 57% Solution: A Conservative Strategy for the Next Four Years, 1993
• Where Do We Go From Here: An Agenda for Conservatives During Cultural Captivity, 1993
• Legislating Immorality: The Homosexual Movement Comes Out of the Closet, with Mark Horne, 1993
• The Family Under Siege: What the New Social Engineers Have in Mind for Your Children, 1994
• The Micah Mandate: Balancing the Christian Life, 1995, ’99
• Killer Angel: A Biography of Margaret Sanger, 1995, 2000
• The Dittohead’s Little Instruction Book, 1996
• You Might Be a Liberal If, 1996
• Our Character, Our Future: Reclaiming America’s Moral Destiny, with Alan Keyes, 1996
• Immaculate Deception: The Shifting Agenda of Planned Parenthood, 1996
• Buchanan: Caught in the Crossfire, 1996
• Moral Earthquakes, with O.S. Hawkins, 1996
• Bless This Food, with Karen Grant and Julia Pitkin, 1996
• The Patriot’s Handbook: A Citizenship Primer, 1996, 2001, ’09
• Carry a Big Stick: The Uncommon Heroism of Theodore Roosevelt, 1996
• Faithful Volunteers: The History of Religion in Tennessee, with Stephen Mansfield, 1997
• Letters Home: Counsel from the Sages of the Past to their Loved Ones, with Karen Grant, 1997
• Logomorphs: A Politically Incorrect Dictionary, 1997
• The Reader’s Journal: The Stirling Bridge Classics Program, 1997
• Best Friends: Lessons from Extraordinary Relationships through the Ages, with Karen Grant, 1998
• Kids Who Kill: Confronting our Culture of Violence, with Gov. Mike Huckabee, 1998
• Y2K: A Novel, with Michael Hyatt, 1998
• Just Visiting: How Travel Has Enlightened Lives Throughout History, with Karen Grant, 1999
• Lost Causes: The Romantic Attraction of Defeated Men and Movements, with Karen Grant, 1999
• Shelf Life: How Books Have Changed the Destinies of Men and Nations, with Karen Grant, 1999
• Going Somewhere: A Dan and Bea Adventure, 1999
• Christmas Spirit: The Celebrations of the Season, with Gregory Wilbur, 1999
• The Pocket Patriot: Citizenship Basics for the New Millennium, 2000
• The Christian Almanac: Each Day in History, with Gregory Wilbur, 2000, ’02
• Garden Graces: How the Tasks of Gardening Have Shaped Art, Music, and History, with Karen Grant, 2001
• The Absolutes: The Indisputable Principles of Civilized Society, with James Robison, 2002
• Center of the Storm: Practicing Principled Leadership in Times of Crisis, with Katherine Harris, 2002
• An Emerging Nation: The American War of Independence, 2003

• The Importance of the Electoral College, 2004
• The Courage of Theodore Roosevelt, 2005
• On the Road to Independence, with Gary DeMar, 2006

Editor

• Homosexuality, the Military, and the Future: The Moral and Strategic Crisis, editor, 1993
• Gays in the Military: A Caveat Collection, editor, 1993
• Hero Tales: How Common Lives Reveal the Uncommon Genius of America, editor, 2000
• From Bannockburn to Flodden: Tales by Sir Walter Scott, editor, 2001
• From Gileskirk to Greyfriars: Tales by Sir Walter Scott, editor, 2001
• From Glencoe to Stirling: Tales by Sir Walter Scott, editor, 2001
• From Montrose to Culloden: Tales by Sir Walter Scott, editor, 2001
• Q and I: An Arthur Quiller-Couch Anthology, editor, 2003
• Parish Life: A Thomas Chalmers Anthology, editor, 2003
• Thomas Jefferson, by John Morse, 2005
• George Washington, by Henry Cabot Lodge, 2005

Quotes

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Christians have an obligation, a mandate, a commission, a holy responsibility to reclaim the land for Jesus Christ — to have dominion in civil structures, just as in every other aspect of life and godliness.

But it is dominion 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.

World conquest. That’s what Christ has commissioned us to accomplish. We must win the world with the power of the Gospel. And we must never settle for anything less.

If Jesus Christ is indeed Lord, as the Bible says, and if our commission is to bring the land into subjection to His Lordship, as the Bible says, then all our activities, all our witnessing, all our preaching, all our craftsmanship, all our stewardship, and all our political action will aim at nothing short of that sacred purpose.

Thus, Christian politics has as its primary intent the conquest of the land — of men, families, institutions, bureaucracies, courts, and governments for the Kingdom of Christ. It is to reinstitute the authority of God’s Word as supreme over all judgments, over all legislation, over all declarations, constitutions, and confederations. True Christian political action seeks to rein the passions of men and curb the pattern of digression under God’s rule.Thus, Christian politics has as its primary intent the conquest of the land — of men, families, institutions, bureaucracies, courts, and governments for the Kingdom of Christ.

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— The Changing of the Guard: Biblical Blueprints for Political Action, Dominion Press, pp. 50–51 (italics emphasis in original)

External links

• The King's Meadow Study Center
• Parish Presbyterian Church
• Franklin Classical School