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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... young marine. He steered the general through the oval-shaped Diplomatic Receiving Room and up the flight of marble steps to the Great Center Hall. From there Slocum followed another flight of stairs carpeted in thick red pile. They led ...
... Paramount biblical epic. On reaching his Pentagon office, he had called in a young captain whom he knew to be highly religious. “What do you know about the Temple Mount?” Slocum had asked. Captain Bryce had Prologue 23.
... young man who was converted to Christ after reading Christian tracts had been forced to leave his rural village by his outraged family. Another man who had been preaching on the street was cornered and beaten by an angry crowd. Many ...
... young.” God was irrelevant, if He existed at all. The measure of a man's life was what he did—his experiences, actions, his courage in the face of death. Life was a wine glass to be filled to the brim and relished. Papa's books of short ...
... young man who had survived three years in the camp darted away from the group. The guards shouted for him to stop as he ran toward the electrified fence. The other prisoners cried out, but it was too late; there was a blinding flash and ...
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 |