The good of politics : a biblical, historical, and contemporary introduction / James W. Skillen.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Engaging culturePublisher: Grand Rapids : Baker Academic, 2014Description: xxi, 214 pages ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780801048814 (pbk.)
- 0801048818 (pbk.)
- 261.7 23 Sk33
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. The biblical drama. God's kingdom coming -- The revealing image -- Citizenship in the kingdom -- Part 2. Key historical developments. Constantine, Augustine, and the fraught future of "Christian" politics -- From Augustine to the splintering of Christendom -- Nations, states, and Protestant reformers -- From the Reformation to contemporary engagement -- Part 3. Engaging politics today. Viewpoint as standpoint: where do we begin? -- Engagement for what kind of political community? -- Citizenship as vocation -- Family, marriage, and education -- Economics and the environment -- Politics in one world.
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