Author : Gary Scott Smith
Publisher : Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Company
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,12 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780875524481
16 contributors represent four positions on the biblical role of civil government. Originally delivered at a consultation on that topic, each of the four major papers is presented by a leading representative of that view and is followed by responses from the three other perspectives. The result is a vigorous exchange of ideas aimed at pinpointing areas of agreement and disagreement and equipping God's people to serve him more effectively in the political arena.
Author : Jim Wallis
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 34,42 MB
Release : 2006-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0060834471
New York Times bestseller God's Politics struck a chord with Americans disenchanted with how the Right had co-opted all talk about integrating religious values into our politics, and with the Left, who were mute on the subject. Jim Wallis argues that America's separation of church and state does not require banishing moral and religious values from the public square. God's Politics offers a vision for how to convert spiritual values into real social change and has started a grassroots movement to hold our political leaders accountable by incorporating our deepest convictions about war, poverty, racism, abortion, capital punishment, and other moral issues into our nation's public life. Who can change the political wind? Only we can.
Author : Garry Wills
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 47,93 MB
Release : 2007-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 141654335X
One of our most distinguished political commentators--author of Reagan's America--offers a rich, original look at why religion and politics will never be separate in the United States.
Author : Charles W. Colson
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,4 MB
Release : 1989-01-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780310397717
" ...Definitely worth reading" -Billy Graham "Colson's criticisms of the Religious Right are especially noteworthy...Colson's warnings echo a concern that religious conservatives would be reckless to ignore." -Richard N. Ostling, Religion Editor, Time "The timing could hardly be better for an author with a new book." -Newsweek "Kingdoms in Conflict speaks with wisdom and "guts" to the major issues of our day." -Charles R. Swindoll "Kingdoms in Conflict is a classic that belongs on every Christian's bookshelf." -Dr. James C. Dobson "This was a book waiting for Chuck Colson to write. As no other evangelical author can, Colson brings his political experience, thoroughly changed life, and lucid writing together at just the right time..." -Moody Monthly "The arguments- church-state, the correct admixture between the two- are familiar grist for controversial mills, but Colson does wonderful theatrical instruction in his book..." - William F. Buckley, Jr. "In Kingdoms in Conflict Charles W. Colson masterfully weds the two subjects he knows best- politics and Christian faith." -Russell Chandler "Kingdoms in Conflict offers a welcomed new insight into an age-old question." - Jack Anderson "One cannot be a passive reader of Chuck Colson's Kingdoms in Conflict." -Mark O. Hatfield
Author : Mark A. Noll
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 15,16 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195148010
This collection of essays offers a close look at the connections between American Protestants and money in the Antebellum period. They provide essential background to an issue that continues to generate controversy in the Protestant community today.
Author : J. Aaron Simmons
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,28 MB
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0253222842
In this book the author suggests how Continental philosophy of religion can intersect with political philosophy, environmental philosophy, and theories of knowledge.
Author : Jacques Ellul
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 25,15 MB
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 161097798X
Man's freedom--God's omnipotence: how can they be reconciled? That question is central to this penetrating study of political action and the prophetic function. Ellul's answer to that question, though based on events recorded in the Second Book of Kings, is immediately relevant to contemporary issues and to the church today. Emerging from these reflections is an eloquent testimony to the immense love of God--"which not only creates and saves, but which also in its incomprehensible humility wants to associate man with its work."
Author : Yoram Hazony
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 38,39 MB
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 1107132053
This book explores the political crisis that erupts when the Persian government falls to fanatics and a Jewish insider goes rogue.
Author : Dr. Amy E. Black
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,86 MB
Release : 2012-05-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802483283
Politics isn’t a four-letter word. Everyone’s been at that dinner party. The conversation takes a political turn. The arguments start, the atmosphere grows tense, and all that remains is a hopeless stalemate and an awkward silence. Makes you wonder . . . is thoughtful and productive dialogue about politics even possible? In Honoring God in the Red or Blue, Dr. Amy Black addresses the debaters as well as those intimidated or annoyed by the debaters; political junkies and the contented uninvolved. She explains the purposes and limitations of our system and helps readers create realistic expectations for government. While God’s truth is perfect, human application of it is not, a reality that shouldn’t deter us from engaging in debate and staying informed. Rather, it should challenge us to raise our standards for how we speak about the issues—and those in office. It’s time to approach political divides with an extra measure of grace. Success begins with seeking God’s honor first and foremost, regardless of where we fall on the political spectrum. Don’t limit yourself to chatting about the weather.
Author : Dawne Moon
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 13,97 MB
Release : 2004-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0226535126
God, Sex, and Politics examines both sides of the church controversy over homosexuality to consider the ways in which people develop, in everyday thought and interaction, their beliefs about God and justice. Dawne Moon explores how members of Protestant congregations determine what is just and what is not, what is right and what is wrong, what is loving and what is sinful. Through this compelling work we learn that the considerable turmoil surrounding homosexuality in churches has less to do with homosexuality than with the fear of weakening the church's spiritual, communal solidarity. We learn too how the church mirrors the secular world—the fear of division and politics leads members to avoid conflict in the congregations Moon examines. And so, the Protestants who are the subject of her study avoid debating the key issue of whether homosexuality is sinful because of its potentially polarizing effects. The religious culture Moon uncovers is ultimately critical of politics and of the intense moral and social discord that members believe it entails. God, Sex, and Politics will be of enormous value to sociologists of religion and anyone interested in religious controversies over sexuality.
