In The Sword of Christ, author Giles Corey examines the transformation of historical Christianity into the deracinated, egalitarian form we see preached today and argues that Christianity must be recaptured and returned to its roots as the foundation of the West. This course correction cannot happen while Christians remain unaware that the organized denominations have largely abandoned orthodox Biblical Christianity in favor of heresies like Christian Zionism and antinationalism, nor can it occur while pagan or secular Westerners remain unaware that the "Christianity" they see preaching the doctrine of dispossession today is a modern aberration that has nothing whatsoever in common with Biblical Christianity, having been usurped by anti-Christian forces. The topics discussed include, among others, an exposition of the history and heretical theology of Christian Zionism, a discussion of Christian ethnonationalism, and an investigation into theories of Christian violence, such as the Crusades. Corey boldly proclaims the ethnonationalist struggle of our day as not only righteous but necessary to fight for the cause of Christ, just as generations of Christians have fought for justice in their own times. Banned by Amazon after its initial release in 2020, Giles Corey's The Sword of Christ is back in a newly-edited second edition, proudly published by Antelope Hill Publishing, with a foreword by evolutionary psychologist Kevin MacDonald.
Very heavy, with a focus on topics that many within Christendom shy away from. The author pulls no punches with his language and conclusions, and while I do not agree with everything he says, it is clear that Giles Corey has not only done his research, but he has sought to be thoroughly consistent across the board.
This book is great to keep on hand if you have dissident friends of a pagan persuasion, or simply friends who are questioning / put off by Christianity due to the onslaught of zioboomers (who don't understand biblical supercession) lining the church pews.
It doesn't shy away from speaking candidly about the failures of both lukewarm neoconservativism, and down right left wing liberation theology infecting much of mainstream Christianity.
It gives great insight into how these heresies spread, delving into the atrocity that is the Scofield annotated bible - and what a horrible person Scofield was. It covers the flaws of dispensationalism and the premillenialist eschatology that leads to this poor understanding of religion as a whole that is so often politically exploited.
Best of all it explains how Christianity was never supposed to be this way, and that prior to the postwar consensus it really never was. This is a recent worldly phenomenon that deviates from the historical norm of what Christianity truly is. We're actually supposed to have a backbone and order our loves correctly - who would've thought.
My only complaints are:
1. the author assigns too much blame to Protestantism and has a few anti-protestant implications in his writings. I suspect he may be of orthodox bias. 2.He's a muh KJV is the only valid translation type (yes his criticism of NIV is valid but NKJV, ESV etc are all perfectly fine translations too as far as I'm aware)
But regardless of these two issues it's still a 5 star worthy book in my eyes.
Do not be deceived by the Byzantine Cross on the cover of this book, as this book is deeply Protestant in ways that cannot be overlooked when examining the contents of its pages.
The author is sorely lacking in an understanding of early church history. Claiming that, in order for Christianity to spread through Western Europe, missionaries had to change their message in Germany to convince pagans to convert. That Christianity was a universalist religion for beggars, tramps, and thieves prior to this “reformation”. This is disproven with a simple google search. Here is a list of some the modern European countries which had already been christianized before Germany: Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, the entirety of the U.K., Ireland, and Greece. Constantine had already become a saint prior to the christianization of Germany, so where is any of this information coming from? This destroys the Ethos of the author, poisoning any claim he makes, and this all takes place in the first chapter of the book! All claims made thereafter I could only believe if I already had prior knowledge of it to be true, but everything else was read with skepticism.
Another source of frustration was the strange use of references for theological backing of his arguments. Baptist, Calvinist, Quakers, Lutherans, Orthodox, Catholics, all are free game for use as sound bites if they say something that he agrees with, but strangely absent when they say something that does not. Particularly the Orthodox Church, which is only referenced twice in the 256 pages of this book I read despite the use of their cross on its cover.
I give this book 2/5 stars because the pages going into the history of Jews in reference to pornography, blood libel, and their oral history I can vouch for to be accurate, but I suggest skipping everything else. Especially the weird Slavery chapter, what a slog of Calvinist and Baptist rhetoric. I only recommend this book if you want to catch a friend up on the JQ, nothing else.
Corey presents his thesis very well. However, there is one issue I have with his worldview.
During one chapter he asserts that non-White countries and churches are largely a fusion of indigenous religions that can hardly be called Christian. The differences are hardly only doctrinal. If that truly is the case, then how can he believe in Christianity? How do you square Christian belief with the idea that Whites are the only group capable of becoming genuine Christians in large numbers?
That's not to say that he's incorrect; the evidence he presents is compelling and appears genuine. However, does it really make sense that the Christian god would create all of these races for only one to be able to be saved in large numbers, especially with the race in question not including the people he is said to have "chosen"?
This is by far one of the most comprehensive and eye opening book I have read on Christian nationalism and the Jewish question. Absolutely necessary reading for anyone that is looking to learn why Christian society and moral law is superior to any secular society. Most importantly it informs you of all the subversion currently afflicting the west via the nation of Israel. 100/10 amazing book.