Christians and Politics
By Adrian Birks, 2008
Introduction:
In polite English society, the two subjects never to be discussed at the dinner table are Religion and Politics. Commenting in 2005, Rabbi Sir Jonathon Sacks wrote in The Times "Religion becomes political at its peril, and ours." Similarly, Pope John Paul II "untiringly [stated] that Priests should steer clear of politics".
However, the relationship between these spheres is, for Christians, too important to merely be sidelined or ignored for the sake of avoiding controversy. Tom Wright suggests that for many Christians the subject is treated as "a footnote to more important things, an aside, almost an irrelevance in a modern democracy where Christians are quite happy with things as they are and are free to preach the gospel and save souls." Likewise, James Skillen writes of "a large number of Christians who simply ignore or remain apathetic about government and politics, treating that realm as inconsequential for their Christian witness". This simply will not do. We must have a clear and Biblical understanding of the ways in which Christianity and Christians relate to Politics. >>To read more, click the link below to download the PDF. Christians and Politics
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Adrian Birks, 19/06/2009 |
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