Christendom redux

Theocracies are not new, of course. They spring up all throughout history (and literature), sometimes as a result of a group that sees itself as a “remnant” and splits off from a larger religious culture, and sometimes they come about as a result of a reactive or pro-active stance against the wider “secular city.” In a world that many describe as “post Christendom” a Christian “city of God” seems newsworthy:

The Ave Maria community website.

You can read a Newsweek story here.

What do you think? Would you buy a home and rear children in such a place? Is this what “discipleship” means? What questions or issues does this type of community raise in your mind?