"The Lord will raise a standard up and lead His people on."
- King Alfred the Great
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Defending Christendom

The Alfred the Great Society aims to equip men and woman to defend Christendom from pagan attack. In the days of King Alfred, the attack against Christendom was physical; today it is primarily spiritual and intellectual. It meet this challenge, we provide a variety of online resources, tools and information for the defence of Christian civilization.
Gender, Morality and Modesty

Gender, Morality and Modesty

This six-part series explores the effect that the ideas of the European Enlightenment had on modern notions of gender, morality and modesty....

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Learning from the BP Oil Spill

Learning from the BP Oil Spill

The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the gulf of Mexico has much to teach us about human nature, politics and the role of government....

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Historic Breakthrough in American Politics

Historic Breakthrough in American Politics

This article explores the historical basis for states' rights and the resurgence that ideas such as nullification and state sovereignty is now having in American politics....

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The Devotion of J.S. Bach

The Devotion of J.S. Bach

Behind the extraordinary musical legacy left to us by J.S. Bach was a legacy of devotion and faithfulness that stretched back many generations....

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Taming the Storm with Manly Strength: The Courage of Saint Columbanus

Taming the Storm with Manly Strength: The Courage of Saint Columbanus

Fierce, bold, rugged and adventurous, Saint Columbanus is an inspiration to evangelists and a model of Christian piety....

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Review of Robin Hood Movie

Review of Robin Hood Movie

For all it's aesthetic problems, Ridley Scott’s recent movie get's one thing right: Robin Hood was no socialist. Click here to read what "Robin Hood Economics" is really all about. ...

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A Critique of Hume’s Dialogue Concerning Natural Religion

A Critique of Hume’s Dialogue Concerning Natural Religion

One of the characters in David Hume’s Dialogue Concerning Natural Religion attempts to undermine the classic design argument for God's existence. But are his counter-arguments valid? And which character really represents Hume's ...

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European Union Invokes New Heavens and New Earth

European Union Invokes New Heavens and New Earth

Earlier this month, a blasphemous service was conducted at Westminster Abbey in honor of the European Union. The liturgy used in the service helped to expose the true aims of the European Union, which has always been to use the st...

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Totalitarian Creep

Totalitarian Creep

Health care and totalitarianism are not concepts that we normally associate with each other. However, the nationalization of the health care industry is but one symptom of the "totalitarian creep" that is becoming commonplace with...

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Hundreds of Nigerian Christians Ambushed in Mass Genocide

Hundreds of Nigerian Christians Ambushed in Mass Genocide

At 3 am on the morning of 7 March, over 500 Nigerian Christians were subject to an indescribable genocide. It began when Muslim Fulani herdsmen set the homes of Christian villagers on fire. As the occupants (mostly women and child...

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The defense of Christendom requires believers to think critically about what is happening in culture and the arts. Towards this end, we are offering a growing collection of book and film reviews.

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Here you will find inspiring stories about the great defenders of Christendom, from ancient to modern times. These heroes show us what it means to put the gospel into action and to defend Christendom against the forces of paganism, barbarism and decivilization....
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This growing collection of resources and links will help you to better defend Christendom in your own sphere of influence....
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In many parts of the world today, Christians are facing intense persecution, even as they did during the time of King Alfred. The Alfred the Great society aims to support these Christians as they struggle to uphold the values of Christendom against incredible odds.

Since the 790s, the Danish Vikings had been using fast mobile armies to raid England’s coasts in search of plunder. Destroying and utterly decimating everything that stood in their way, the Vikings became the terror of the countryside. Far and wide they ranged on stolen hors...

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Contemporary culture is a constant collision between the forces of Christendom and the forces of barbarism. AGS aims to alert Christians to this conflict with continually updated commentary on current events....
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