{"product_id":"five-views-on-the-church-and-politics-9780310517924","title":"Five Views on the Church and Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn to think deeply about the relationship between church and state in a way that goes beyond mere policy debates and current campaigns.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew topics can grab headlines and stir passions quite like politics, especially when the church is involved. Considering the attention that many Christian parachurch groups, churches, and individual believers give to politics--and of the varying and sometimes divergent political ideals and aims among them\u003cem\u003e--Five Views on the Church and Politics \u003c\/em\u003eprovides a helpful breakdown of the possible Christian approaches to political involvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeneral Editor Amy Black brings together five top-notch political theologians in the book, each representing one of the five key political traditions within Christianity: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnabaptist (\u003cem\u003eSeparationist\u003c\/em\u003e: the most limited possible Christian involvement in politics) - represented by Thomas Heilke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLutheran (\u003cem\u003eParadoxical\u003c\/em\u003e: strong separation of church and state) - represented by Robert Benne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Church (\u003cem\u003eProphetic\u003c\/em\u003e: the church's mission is to be a voice for communal reform) - represented by Bruce Fields\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReformed (\u003cem\u003eTransformationist\u003c\/em\u003e: emphasizes God's sovereignty over all things, including churches and governments) - represented by James K. A. Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatholic (\u003cem\u003eSynthetic\u003c\/em\u003e: encouragement of political participation as a means to further the common good of all people) - represented by J. Brian Benestad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach author addresses his tradition's theological distinctives, the role of government, the place of individual Christian participation in government and politics, and how churches should (or should not) address political questions. Responses by each contributor to opposing views will highlight key areas of difference and disagreement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThorough and even-handed, \u003cem\u003eFive Views on the Church and Politics\u003c\/em\u003e will enable readers to consider the strengths and weaknesses of the most significant Christian views on political engagement and to draw their own, informed conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeilke, Thomas W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eThomas W. Heilke (Ph.D., Duke University) is associate dean of graduate studies and professor of political science at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. He is author, co-author, or co-editor of more than 40 publications, including\u003cem\u003eVoegelin on the Idea of Race\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003eNietzsche's Tragic Regime: Culture, Aesthetics, and Political Education\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenestad, J. Brian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJ. Brian Benestad (PhD, Boston College) is the D-Amour Chair of Catholic Thought at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. The editor of \u003cem\u003eFellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, his published works include \u003cem\u003eThe Pursuit of a Just Social Order\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChurch, State, and Society: An Introduction to Catholic Social Doctrine\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenne, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRobert Benne (Ph.D., University of Chicago) is Jordan-Trexler Professor Emeritus and research associate at Roanoke College. He founded the Roanoke College Center for Religion in 1982 and is the author of twelve books including \u003cem\u003eGood and Bad Ways to Think About Religion and Politics, Reasonable Ethics, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Christian Approach to Social, Economic, and Political Concerns. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zondervan Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460109144338,"sku":"9780310517924","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93cff0af-5897-4a14-95b2-d8274bb5db10.jpg?v=1730027701","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/five-views-on-the-church-and-politics-9780310517924","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}