The Dangers of a Deal with Iran
The Islamic Republic would be emboldened and Israel’s hands would be tied.
May 11, 2026
A Protestant’s intra-Christian polemic.
In a remarkable essay, the political theorist Joshua Mitchell examines the major rifts that have divided Christianity over the years and the particular relationship of American Christianity to the American political future. I should note that this is a work of intra-Christian polemic, and that Mosaic neither rejects nor endorses its position on the theopolitical issues at stake. Indeed, a reader not especially knowledgeable about church doctrine and history might find some of it obscure—but it is very much worth reading.
The Islamic Republic would be emboldened and Israel’s hands would be tied.
And why it might backfire.
Sanctions and legal measures are available, if the West will use them.
A Protestant’s intra-Christian polemic.
“So damn goyishe.”
In a remarkable essay, the political theorist Joshua Mitchell examines the major rifts that have divided Christianity over the years and the particular relationship of American Christianity to the American political future. I should note that this is a work of intra-Christian polemic, and that Mosaic neither rejects nor endorses its position on the theopolitical issues at stake. Indeed, a reader not especially knowledgeable about church doctrine and history might find some of it obscure—but it is very much worth reading.
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