From Library Journal
As American political thought polarizes into mutually exclusive viewpoints on the role of religion in politics, Marshall (Their Blood Cries Out: The Untold Story of Persecution Against Christians in the Modern World) attempts to help both sides understand the Christian concept of politics. Drawing on scriptural scholarship as well as modern thinking in both Catholic and Protestant churches, the author shows the relevance of religion in the political arena. Believers, he says, must adapt their concepts to the modern world, and secularists must respect the insights that faith-based values can provide without reflexively condemning or dismissing them. A senior fellow at the Center for Religious Freedom in Washington, DC, Marshall is not merely rehashing Christian positions on issues, nor is he advocating theocracy. Readers will find food for thought no matter where they stand on the issues, as he insightfully addresses such subjects as church and state, religious freedom, democracy, and rights. Recommended for public and academic libraries.C. Robert Nixon, MLS, Lafayette, INCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Is there a place for religion in politics? In this insightfully written book, Paul Marshall argues that Christians can and should approach politics in a way informed by faith. Drawing on traditions of both Catholic and Protestant political thought, Marshall analyzes the ways in which religion influences our understanding of power, justice, and democracy. In an age when the relationship between politics and religion is becoming ever more important--and ever more blurred--both in America and beyond, God and the Constitution is an indispensable guide for Christians interested in exploring how they can interject their religious convictions into their political actions.
God and the Constitution: Christianity and American Politics FROM THE PUBLISHER
This book is an indispensible guide for Christians interested in exploring how they can interject their religious convictions into their political actions.
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Library Journal
As American political thought polarizes into mutually exclusive viewpoints on the role of religion in politics, Marshall (Their Blood Cries Out: The Untold Story of Persecution Against Christians in the Modern World) attempts to help both sides understand the Christian concept of politics. Drawing on scriptural scholarship as well as modern thinking in both Catholic and Protestant churches, the author shows the relevance of religion in the political arena. Believers, he says, must adapt their concepts to the modern world, and secularists must respect the insights that faith-based values can provide without reflexively condemning or dismissing them. A senior fellow at the Center for Religious Freedom in Washington, DC, Marshall is not merely rehashing Christian positions on issues, nor is he advocating theocracy. Readers will find food for thought no matter where they stand on the issues, as he insightfully addresses such subjects as church and state, religious freedom, democracy, and rights. Recommended for public and academic libraries.-C. Robert Nixon, MLS, Lafayette, IN Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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