How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided Age - Rilegato

Leeman, Jonathan

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ISBN 10: 1400207649 ISBN 13: 9781400207640

Casa editrice: Thomas Nelson Inc, 2018

Riassunto

How can we move forward amid such political strife and cultural contention?

 We live in a time of division. It shows up not just between political parties and ethnic groups and churches but also inside of them. As Christians, we&;ve felt pushed to the outskirts of national public life, yet even then we are divided about how to respond. Some want to strengthen the evangelical voting bloc. Others focus on social-justice causes, and still others would abandon the public square altogether. What do we do when brothers and sisters in Christ sit next to each other in the pews but feel divided and angry? Is there a way forward?

In How the Nations Rage, political theology scholar and pastor Jonathan Leeman challenges Christians from across the spectrum to hit the restart button. First, we shift our focus from redeeming the nation to living as a redeemed nation. Second, we take the lessons learned inside the church into our public engagement outside of it by loving our neighbors and seeking justice. When we identify with Christ more than a political party or social grouping, we avoid the false allure of building heaven on earth and return to the church&;s unchanging political task: to represent a heavenly and future kingdom now. It&;s only when we realize that the life of our churches now is the hope of the nation for tomorrow that we become the salt and light Jesus calls us to be.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jonathan Leeman is the editorial director at 9Marks, a ministry that helps church leaders build healthy churches. He teaches theology at several seminaries and has written a number of books on the church. He is also a research fellow with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. He has degrees in political science and English, a master of science in political theory, a master of divinity, and a doctorate in political theology. Jonathan served for years as an elder at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, but has since left to plant a nearby church. He lives in the DC area with his wife and four daughters.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Thomas Nelson Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1400207649
• ISBN 13: 9781400207640
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 251
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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