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prominent churchman to sound the alarm about the revival of replacement theology

We prefer the term 'covenant theology,' or better yet, the name of our eschatological beliefs--amillenialism or postmillenialism (depending on which we hold to).

topcat, Dr. E: Apparently, according to the Anglican cleric cited in the article, postmillenialism is something about which to be "alarmed."

he was the first (and so far, only) prominent churchman to sound the alarm about the revival of replacement theology (see posts below)

Obviously he's no student of Christian history and the ancient theology of the Church, which has alway been supersessionist.

If one does not believe that Christ will accomplish all that God has tasked Him with, it then becomes much easier not to work to convert all nations to Christ, not to work to revitalize the earth into a garden, and not to be encouraged by the glorious assurance of Scripture, "according to the purpose of him who worketh all-things after the counsel of his own will" (Ephesians 1:2).

"He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law." (Isaiah 42:4)

"This does not mean that there will ever be a time on this earth when every person will be a Christian, or that all sin will be abolished. But it does mean that evil in all its many forms eventually will be reduced to negligible proportions, that Christian principles will be the rule, not the exception, and that Christ will return to a Christianized world." -- Loraine Boettner.

"Postmillennialism is essentially optimism for the present age. This confident attitude in the power of Christ's kingdom, the power of the gospel, the powerful presence of the Holy Spirit, the power of prayer, and the progress of the great commission, sets postmillennialism apart from the essential pessimism of amillennialism and premillennialism." -- Dr. Greg Bahnsen

"So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." -- Isaiah 55:11

"For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God." -- Romans 14:11

"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth." -- Philippians 2:10