
A variety of perspectives exist within the Christian community when it comes to political issues and political involvement. This comprehensive and readable book presents a political philosophy from the perspective that the Gospel pertains to all of life so Christians...
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A variety of perspectives exist within the Christian community when it comes to political issues and political involvement. This comprehensive and readable book presents a political philosophy from the perspective that the Gospel pertains to all of life so Christians should be involved in political issues. In brief, this is an analysis of conservative and liberal plans to do good for the nation, evaluated in light of the Bible and common sense. In this ground-breaking book, recognized evangelical Bible professor Wayne Grudem rejects five mistaken views about Christian influence on politics: (1) ?compel religion,? (2) ?exclude religion,? (3) ?all government is demonic,? (4) ?do evangel-ism, not politics,? and (5) ?do politics, not evangelism.? He proposes a better alternative: (6) ?significant Christian influence on government.? Then he explains the Bible's teachings about the purpose of civil government and the characteristics of good or bad government. Does the Bible support some form of democracy? Should judges and the courts hold the ultimate power in a nation? With respect to specific political issues, Grudem argues that most people's political views depend on deep-seated assump-tions about several basic moral and even theological questions, such as whether God exists, whether absolute moral stan-dards can be known, whether there is good and evil in each person's heart, whether people should be accountable for their good and bad choices, whether property should belong to individuals or to society, and whether the purpose of the earth's resources is to bring benefit to mankind. After addressing these foundational questions, Grudem provides a thoughtful, carefully-reasoned analysis of over fifty specific issues dealing with the protection of life, marriage, the family and children, economic issues and taxation, the environment, national defense, relationships to other nations, freedom of speech and religion, quotas, and special interests. He makes frequent application to the current policies of the Democratic and Republi-can parties in the United States, but the principles discussed here are relevant for any nation.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 344760
- Product Code 9780310413585
- ISBN 0310413583
- EAN 9780310413585
- Department Academic
- Category Christian Worldview
- Sub-Category Power/politics
- Publisher Zondervan
- Publication Date Sep 2010
- Sales Rank 49277
- DRM Adobe
- Printable No
- Size 4.61 MB (EPUB)
Wayne Grudem
Wayne A. Grudem (Ph.D., University of Cambridge) is research professor of Bible and theology at Phoenix Seminary, Scottsdale, Arizona. Previously he taught for twenty years at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, and is a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society. He is the author of a number of books including The Gift of Prophecy in the New Testament and Today, The First Epistle of Peter (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries) and Evangelical Feminism and Biblical Truth, Systematic Theology and editor of Are Miraculous Gifts for Today? Four Views. .
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