How the Nations Rage
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How the Nations Rage

Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided Age

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

How the Nations Rage

Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided Age

About this book

How can the church move forward in unity amid such political strife and cultural contention?

As Christians, we've felt pushed to the outskirts of national public life, yet even within our congregations 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 by

  • shifting our focus from redeeming the nation to living as a nation already redeemed
  • rejecting the false allure of building heaven on earth while living faithfully as citizens of a heavenly kingdom
  • letting Jesus' teaching shape our public engagement as we love our neighbors and seek justice

When we identify with Christ more than a political party or social grouping, we can return to the church's unchanging political task: to become the salt and light Jesus calls us to be and offer the hope of his kingdom to the nations.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Chapter 1: A Nation Raging, a Church Unchanging
  3. Chapter 2: Public Square: Not Neutral, but a Battleground of Gods
  4. Chapter 3: Heart: Not Self-Exalting, but Born Again and Justified
  5. Chapter 4: Bible: Not Case Law, but a Constitution
  6. Chapter 5: Government: Not a Savior, but a Platform Builder
  7. Chapter 6: Churches: Not Lobbying Organizations, but Embassies of Heaven
  8. Chapter 7: Christians: Not Cultural Warriors, but Ambassadors
  9. Chapter 8: Justice: Not Just Rights, but Right
  10. Final Thoughts: Why the Battle Might Get Worse, but Our Political Hopes Can Remain Unchanged, Untroubled, Untouched
  11. Notes
  12. Acknowledgments
  13. About the Author