Just politics : a guide for Christian engagement

Author

• Sider, Ronald J.

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2012

Language

English

ISBN

9781587433269

Series

Subject(s)

• CHRISTIANITY AND POLITICS

Notes

. Bibliography : p. 201- 236..

Abstract

"Evangelicals today probably have more political influence in the United States than at any time in the last century--but they might not be certain what to do with it. It has been difficult to develop a unified voice on pressing issues such as social justice and moral renewal. Bestselling author and theologian Ron Sider offers a biblically grounded, factually rooted, Christian approach to politics that cuts across ideological divides. Shaped by a careful study of society, this book will guide readers into more thoughtful and effective political activity. Practical, balanced, and nonpartisan, this book will be a welcome resource during the 2012 presidential race. It is a revised version of what was previously published as The Scandal of Evangelical Politics and includes a new introduction and revisions throughout"--Publisher description.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xvvii, 249 p.

Dimension

23 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Tragic failure, new opportunity --
Developing a faithful methodology --
Politics and the biblical story --
The state: its nature, purpose, and limits --
Justice --
Human rights, democracy, and capitalism --
The sanctity of human life --
Marriage and family --
Religious freedom, church, and state --
Peacemaking, just war, and nonviolence --
Creation care --
Nation-states and international affairs --
Biblical balance, historic opportunity.

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