Dominionism

Dominionism or Dominionist is a term used to describe politically active conservative Christians who are believed to seek influence or control over secular civil government through political action, especially in the United States, with the goal of establishing either a nation governed by Christians or one governed by a conservative Christian understanding of biblical law.

Although the term "dominionist", as a shorthand for Dominion Theology, is sometimes used without controversy to refer to adherents of certain radical groups that explicitly advocate theocracy, the term as described in this article is intended by its users to refer to much or all of the Christian right, and the latter usage is controversial. Apart from a handful of social scientists who first coined it, the term in this sense is almost exclusively used by journalists and bloggers, and there is an ongoing debate about its usefulness.