Five views on the church and politics

Book

Five views on the church and politics / J. Brian Benestad, Robert Benne, Bruce L. Fields, Thomas W. Heilke, James K.A. Smith ; Amy E. Black, general editor.

Summary:

Few topics can grab headlines and stir passions quite like politics, especially when the church is involved. Considering the attention that many Christian parachurch groups, churches, and individual believers give to politics--and of the varying and sometimes divergent political ideals and aims among them--Five Views on the Church and Politics provides a helpful breakdown of the possible Christian approaches. Readers will find themselves equipped to think more deeply about the relationship between church and state in a way that goes beyond mere policy debates and current campaigns.

Record details

ISBN: 9780310517924
ISBN: 0310517923
Physical Description: 240 pages ; 21 cm.
Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction: Christian traditions and political engagement / Amy E. Black -- The Anabaptist (separationist) view / Thomas W. Heilke -- Responses: A Lutheran response / Robert Benne ; A black church response / Bruce L. Fields ; A reformed response / James K.A. Smith ; A Catholic response / J. Brian Benestad -- The Lutheran (paradoxical) view / Robert Benne -- Responses: An Anabaptist response / Thomas W. Heilke ; A black church response / Bruce L. Fields ; A reformed response / James K.A. Smith ; A Catholic response / J. Brian Benestad -- The black church (prophetic) view / Bruce L. Fields -- Responses: An Anabaptist response / Thomas W. Heilke ; A Lutheran response / Robert Benne ; A reformed response? James K.A. Smith ; A Catholic response / J. Brian Benestad -- The Reformed (transformationist) view / James K.A. Smith -- Responses: An Anabaptist response / Thomas W. Heilke ; A Lutheran response / Rober Benne ; A black church response / Bruce l. Fields ; A Catholic response / J. Brian Benestad -- The Catholic (Synthetic) view / J. Brian Benestad -- Responses: An Anabaptist response / Thomas W. Heilke ; A Lutheran response /Robert Benne ; A black church response / Bruce L. Fields ; A reformed response / James K.A. Smith -- Conclusion: Christian witness in the public square / Amy E. Black.