Christianity's Impact on World Politics : Not by Might, nor by Power

by Jefferson, Kurt W.

• ISBN13: 9780820461168
• ISBN10: 0820461164
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc

Summary

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Christianity is having a profound impact on politics around the world. The rather salient role that religion - namely Christianity - plays in world affairs is illustrated by the rise of evangelical Christian leaders in secular politics in Africa, the attempts at a profound and historic peace between Palestinian Arabs and Israelis in Israel, and the role of Christianity as a new system of belief for those who formerly adhered to the atheistic and purposely secular vision of the Marxist-Leninist ideology in Russia and the lands of the former Soviet Union. This book reviews important political developments around world and explains where Christianity, especially in its evangelical forms, has affected politics and society.

Author Biography

Kurt W. Jefferson is Associate Professor of Political Science at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: The Resurrection of Christianity as an International Political Force	p. 1
The Arab-Israeli Conflict	p. 22
Africa: The Wind Bloweth Where it Listeth...	p. 57
America: Christianity, Politics, and the GOP Revolution in Congress	p. 80
Russia and the Soviet Successor States: Life Without and with God	p. 115
The Persecution of Christians Around the World	p. 132
Christians Continue to Make a Difference in Politics	p. 166
Notes	p. 177
Index	p. 203
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