God & Government: An Insider's View on the Boundaries Between Faith & PoliticsHow should Christians live their faith in the public arena? Twenty years ago, the first edition of Chuck Colson's Kingdoms in Conflict became a bestseller, a must-read for people interested in politics and the relationship between church and state. Now, with a passion for truth and moved by the urgency of the times we live in, Colson has written God and Government, re-voicing his powerful and enduring message for our post-9/11 world. In an era when Christianity is being attacked from every side--books being written charging Christians with being theocrats and trying to impose their views on an unwilling culture--what is the message of the Christian church? What does the Bible say, and what do we learn from history about the proper relationship between faith and culture? Appealing to scripture, reason, and history, this book tackles society's most pressing and divisive issues. New stories and examples reflect the realities of today, from the clash with radical Islam to the deep division between "reds" and "blues." In an era of angry finger-pointing, Colson furnishes a unique insider's perspective that can't be pigeonholed as either "religious right" or "religious left." Whatever your political or religious stance, this book will give you a different understanding of Christianity. If you're a Christian, it will help you to both examine and defend your faith. If you've been critical of the new religious right, you'll be shocked at what you learn. Probing both secular and religious values, God and Government critiques each fairly, sides with neither, and offers a hopeful, fair-minded perspective that is sorely needed in today's hyper-charged atmosphere. |
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... White House signal agency calling, sir. Shall I patch it in?” “Of course,” Slocum grunted. Almost instantly he heard a second voice, crisp and precise. “General Slocum, POTUS has asked you to come immediately, sir. The diplomatic ...
... White House was a ten-minute drive without traffic. His driver, the Army's best, had practiced many times. Fortunately, the city was just coming to life. Most of the streets were gray and deserted. The general sat back and tried to ...
... White House chief of staff, was the only one to nod at Slocum as he entered. The others were preoccupied in knots of uneasy conversation. Parrish waved the general into the last empty seat, a hard-backed antique chair next to the ...
... White House. Almost dangerously so, Parrish thought. Finally, slumped on a rosewood chair purchased by Mary Todd Lincoln, was the professorial attorney general, Hyman Levin. How the man could talk! He kept the right-wingers happy ...
... White House anymore. “Mr. President,” he said angrily, “whatever cosmic forces may be involved here, Tzuria must be stopped. There's nothing more dangerous than allowing religious fanaticism to replace reasoned political judgment.” “Are ...
Contents
Presence of the Kingdom 16 Benefits of the Kingdom | 267 |
Christian Patriotism | 276 |
Little Platoons | 286 |
The Problem of Power | 300 |
Christians in Politics | 313 |
Signs of the Kingdom | 333 |
Perils of Politics | 343 |
People Power | 356 |
For the Good of the Nation | 106 |
The Cross and the Crown | 122 |
Part Three Absence of the Kingdom | 139 |
Roots of War Part I 141 | 172 |
Year Zero | 194 |
Marxism and the Kingdom of God | 204 |
Conflict and Compromise in the West | 232 |
The Naked Public Square | 257 |
Part Four | 265 |
The Political Illusion | 380 |
The Indestructible Kingdom | 391 |
Epilogue | 418 |
With Gratitude | 422 |
Notes | 425 |
For Further Reading | 435 |
Index | 437 |