Christian political witness /
Christian political witness /
edited by George Kalantzis & Gregory W. Lee.
- 239 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Church matters / The peril and potential of Scripture in Christian political witness / Extra ecclesiam nullum regnum: the politics of Jesus / The political vision of the apostle to the nations / A witness to the nations : early Christianity and narratives of power / Not so private : a political theology of church and family / Are corporations people? : the corporate form and the body of Christ / Violence / Just war as Christian politics / Repentance as political witness / Toward an evangelical social tradition : key current debates / "You are in the world but not of it" / Stanley Hauerwas -- Mark A. Noll -- Scot McKnight -- Timothy G. Gombis -- George Kalantzis -- Jana Marguerite Bennett -- William T. Cavanaugh -- Peter J. Leithart -- Daniel M. Bell Jr. -- Jennifer M. McBride -- David P. Gushee -- David Gitari.
"My kingdom is not of this world." Followers of Jesus have been struggling to understand these words ever since he first uttered them -- often in sharply contradictory ways. Today the inescapably political nature of Christian witness is widely recognized. But what is the shape of this witness? What should Christian political engagement look like today? The twelve essays in this volume, originally presented at the 2013 Wheaton Theology Conference, present biblical, historical and theological proposals for thinking responsibly about the intersection of church and state in the contemporary cultural situation. Prophetic and pastoral, this book offers a fresh look at a crucial and contested dimension of the Christian life.
9780830840519 0830840516
2014004983
Christianity and politics--Congresses.
BR 115 .P7 / C243 2014
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Church matters / The peril and potential of Scripture in Christian political witness / Extra ecclesiam nullum regnum: the politics of Jesus / The political vision of the apostle to the nations / A witness to the nations : early Christianity and narratives of power / Not so private : a political theology of church and family / Are corporations people? : the corporate form and the body of Christ / Violence / Just war as Christian politics / Repentance as political witness / Toward an evangelical social tradition : key current debates / "You are in the world but not of it" / Stanley Hauerwas -- Mark A. Noll -- Scot McKnight -- Timothy G. Gombis -- George Kalantzis -- Jana Marguerite Bennett -- William T. Cavanaugh -- Peter J. Leithart -- Daniel M. Bell Jr. -- Jennifer M. McBride -- David P. Gushee -- David Gitari.
"My kingdom is not of this world." Followers of Jesus have been struggling to understand these words ever since he first uttered them -- often in sharply contradictory ways. Today the inescapably political nature of Christian witness is widely recognized. But what is the shape of this witness? What should Christian political engagement look like today? The twelve essays in this volume, originally presented at the 2013 Wheaton Theology Conference, present biblical, historical and theological proposals for thinking responsibly about the intersection of church and state in the contemporary cultural situation. Prophetic and pastoral, this book offers a fresh look at a crucial and contested dimension of the Christian life.
9780830840519 0830840516
2014004983
Christianity and politics--Congresses.
BR 115 .P7 / C243 2014