It has been variously referred to as "distorted", "radical," "utopian", and "threatening," and this is by members of the same general school of thought (those outside of the tradition have not been quite so kind; Barker. 11, 89, 257, 392)! Moreover, many regard it as an innovation and a more recent development, rather than an inherited distinctive (245). "A school of thought bearing the label 'Christian Reconstruction' and characteristically using the term theonomy has been making an impact on American religious and political life in recent years" (9). Westminster Seminary's symposium on theonomy, Theonomy: A Reformed Critique, represents to many the standard academic and theological answer to theonomy, despite the fact that theonomists generally regard themselves as faithful and consistent champions of the very Reformed faith that Westminster Seminary professes to embody.