The Good of politics : a biblical, historical and contemporary introduction

Author

• Skillen, James W.

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2014

Language

English

ISBN

9780801048814

Series

Engaging culture

Subject(s)

• CHRISTIANITY AND POLITICS

Notes

. . Index: p. 211 - 214

Abstract

Posits "that constructive Christian engagement depends on the belief that those made in the image of God are created not only for family life, agriculture, education, science, industry, and the arts but also for building political communities, justly ordered for the common good [and] argues that God made us to be royal stewards of public governance from the outset and that the biblical story of God's creation, judgment, and redemption of all things in Jesus Christ has everything to do with politics and government"--Amazon.com

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xxi, 214 p.

Dimension

23 cm.

Other Desc.

-

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Part 1. The biblical drama. God's kingdom coming --
The revealing image --
Citizenship in the kingdom --

Part 2. Key historical developments. Constantine, Augustine, and the fraught future of "Christian" politics --
From Augustine to the splintering of Christendom --
Nations, states, and Protestant reformers --
From the Reformation to contemporary engagement --

Part 3. Engaging politics today. Viewpoint as standpoint: where do we begin? --
Engagement for what kind of political community? --
Citizenship as vocation --
Family, marriage, and education --
Economics and the environment --
Politics in one world.

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	01470/15	261.7 Ski G	Library - 7th Floor/CLC	Available
2.	01990/16	261.7 Ski G	Library - 7th Floor/CLC	Available