Politics and Public Policy: A Christian Response : Crucial Considerations for Governing Life

by Demy, Timothy J.

• ISBN13: 9780825423628
• ISBN10: 0825423627
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Kregel Pubns

Summary

Written from within the U.S. and Canadian evangelical and national experience, this insightful volume presents views of Christian engagement with society that are applicable to citizens under any government. The contributing authors examine the shape of local, national, and international citizenship and how it can be lived in submission to the supreme Christ. Also included are helpful insights into the inner workings of politics, government, and international relations.

Table of Contents

Contributors	9	(6)
Acknowledgments	15	(2)
Introduction	17	(6)
Part 1: Theological Perspectives on Politics and Public Policy
The Purpose of Government: A Theological Perspective	23	(16)
Dennis P. Hollinger
Government in the Old Testament and Its Relevance to Modern Politics	39	(18)
Eugene H. Merrill
Linking the Bible to Public Policy	57	(14)
Carl F. H. Henry
Living in Tune with Christ's Supremacy	71	(12)
James W. Skillen
Judgment Day at the White House: A Critical Review	83	(14)
J. Daryl Charles
Part 2: Historical Perspectives on Politics and Public Policy
The Political Theory of John Calvin	97	(18)
G. Joseph Gatis
Bonhoeffer and the Sovereign State	115	(8)
Jean Bethke Elshtain
The Evangelical Kaleidoscope: A Survey of Recent Evangelical Political Engagement	123	(16)
Michael Cromartie
Discipleship, Citizenship, and Christian Civic Education	139	(22)
Stephen P. Hoffmann
Paul Henry: A Model for Integrating Christian Faith and Politics	161	(16)
Douglas L. Koopman
Gary L. Visscher
Christians in the Vortex of National Controversy: Effectively Debating Stem-Cell Research in the Political Arena	177	(26)
Frank E. Young
Part 3: Contemporary Perspectives on Politics and Public Policy
The Place of Law and Politics in a Civil Society	203	(10)
Don Eberly
A Christian Perspective on American Government	213	(10)
Kerby Anderson
Language Rules: The Importance of Language in the Political and Ethical Discussion	223	(10)
Harold O. J. Brown
Disagreement Without Debate: The Republican Party Platform and the Human Life Amendment Plank	233	(22)
Francis J. Beckwith
Reconciliation: Witness to a Prepared and Redeemed People, Invitation to Real Community	255	(10)
Darrell L. Bock
What in the World Is the Church Supposed to Be Doing?	265	(12)
H. Wayne House
Evangelicals, Politics, and the Dawn of the New Millennium	277	(12)
Ed Hindson
Part 4: International Perspectives on Politics and Public Policy
Keeping the Faith: Religion, Freedom, and International Affairs	289	(8)
Paul Marshall
Foundations for Post-Cold War International Justice: Creation, Polyarchy, and Realism	297	(20)
Lawrence Adams
Holy Hatred: The Return of Religious Nationalism and Future Global Conflict	317	(14)
Timothy J. Demy
Some Christian Reminders for the Statesman	331	(14)
Alberto R. Coll
Index	345