Just Politics
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Brazos Press (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2012
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Publisher's Description
Evangelicals today probably have more political influence in the United States than at any time in the last century--but they might not be certain what to do with it. It has been difficult to develop a unified voice on pressing issues such as social justice and moral renewal. Bestselling author and theologian Ron Sider offers a biblically grounded, factually rooted, Christian approach to politics that cuts across ideological divides. Shaped by a careful study of society, this book will guide readers into more thoughtful and effective political activity. It addresses perennially tough questions that often divide the church and includes a case study of the federal deficit debate. Practical, balanced, and nonpartisan, this book will be a welcome resource during the 2012 presidential race. This is a revised version of what was previously published as The Scandal of Evangelical Politics.
Endorsements (7)
“This is a significant contribution to the emerging evangelical center in Christian political ethics.”
“Reflecting well his own Anabaptist history, Sider consistently brings a quiet, thoughtful yet compelling voice to the policy table. Ron’s work has undoubtedly helped usher in an era in which fewer believers rush to embrace the secular ideologies of either Left or Right—and even less the rancorous behavior associated with them—and instead embrace a deeper biblical ethic as a guide to political positions as well as public conduct.”
“This is vintage Sider: an abundance of biblical texts to ground and inspire the kind of civic action Christians should take to serve God and neighbors. American evangelicals should read and discuss this book and think hard about the kind of organizing that will be needed to fulfill genuine political responsibility.”
“Ron Sider could well be our nation’s best professor of Christian social activism. He not only equips us to understand the Bible’s teaching on current issues, he also trains us for loving and effective political involvement. Just Politics should be a guidebook for Christians who want to be a voice for Jesus in shaping social policy. This book is becoming a part of my personal discipleship process.”
“For decades now, Sider has been the evangelical Christian world’s clearest, sanest, and most biblically faithful voice on politics and public policy. Now, in Just Politics, Sider serves up his most compelling statement ever on how Christians can and should influence American government to promote the common good, both at home and abroad. It would be a scandal for anyone who truly cares about the subject not to read and heed this marvelous book by the evangelical thinker who puts the fact-based in faith-based and practices what he preaches. Sider is a civic and intellectual treasure.”
“This is the book that we’ve been waiting for Ron Sider to write for years. In Just Politics he persuasively brings the Bible to bear on the major issues of our day. In so doing he provides a road map, a guide to help Christians of all political persuasions to develop a relevant and just political philosophy. This work shows how political philosophy should ultimately result in civic responsibility.”
“Thirty years ago, Ron Sider prophetically challenged the evangelical world with Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger. Now he raises the bar with a new challenge: to develop a holistic, biblically grounded political philosophy. If you’re wondering what it means to say Christ is Lord of our political life, Sider has, as always, credible and compelling answers. This book again establishes why Ron Sider is one of our most important public theologians.”
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