God's Politician

2007-01-01 Abolitionists

Author : Garth Lean
Release : 2007-01-01
Genre : Abolitionists
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Download or read book God's Politician written by Garth Lean. This book was released on 2007-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A faith that changed history: this is the story of William Wilberforce's struggle to abolish the Slave Trade and reform the morals of Great Britain. In God's Politician, Garth Lean provides an insightful and stirring account of how Wilberforce and his colleagues in the Clapham circle put their faith into action and changed the course of history. Their legacy was one of far-reaching moral renewal as well as testimony to the power of the individual to effect change in his world. Foreword by Charles W. Colson

God's Politics

2006-08-29 Religion

Author : Jim Wallis
Release : 2006-08-29
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 471/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book God's Politics written by Jim Wallis. This book was released on 2006-08-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestseller God's Politics struck a chord with Americans disenchanted with how the Right had co-opted all talk about integrating religious values into our politics, and with the Left, who were mute on the subject. Jim Wallis argues that America's separation of church and state does not require banishing moral and religious values from the public square. God's Politics offers a vision for how to convert spiritual values into real social change and has started a grassroots movement to hold our political leaders accountable by incorporating our deepest convictions about war, poverty, racism, abortion, capital punishment, and other moral issues into our nation's public life. Who can change the political wind? Only we can.

Under God

2007-09-25 History

Author : Garry Wills
Release : 2007-09-25
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 35X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Under God written by Garry Wills. This book was released on 2007-09-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of our most distinguished political commentators--author of Reagan's America--offers a rich, original look at why religion and politics will never be separate in the United States.

In God's Shadow

2012-06-05 Political Science

Author : Michael Walzer
Release : 2012-06-05
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book In God's Shadow written by Michael Walzer. This book was released on 2012-06-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eagerly awaited book, political theorist Michael Walzer reports his findings after decades of reading and thinking about the politics of the Hebrew Bible. Attentive to nuance while engagingly straightforward, Walzer examines the commentary of the ancient biblical writers and discusses the implications for such urgent modern topics as the nature of political society, hierarchy and justice, the use of political power, the justification for and rules of warfare, and the responsibilities of clerical figures, monarchs, and their subjects./divDIV DIVBecause there are many biblical writers, and because they represent different political views, pluralism is a central feature of biblical politics, Walzer observes. Yet pluralism is never explicitly defended in the Bible—indeed it couldn't be defended since God's word is one. There is, however, an anti-political teaching which recurs in biblical texts: if you have faith in God, you have no need for particular political institutions or prudent political leaders or deliberative assemblies or loyal citizens. And, Walzer finds a strong moral teaching common to the Bible's authors. He identifies God's decree for ethics and investigates its implications for just policymaking in our own times./div

The Stillborn God

2008-09-23 Religion

Author : Mark Lilla
Release : 2008-09-23
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 71X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Stillborn God written by Mark Lilla. This book was released on 2008-09-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant account of religion's role in the political thinking of the West, from the Enlightenment to the close of World War II.The wish to bring political life under God's authority is nothing new, and it's clear that today religious passions are again driving world politics, confounding expectations of a secular future. In this major book, Mark Lilla reveals the sources of this age-old quest-and its surprising role in shaping Western thought. Making us look deeper into our beliefs about religion, politics, and the fate of civilizations, Lilla reminds us of the modern West's unique trajectory and how to remain on it. Illuminating and challenging, The Stillborn God is a watershed in the history of ideas.

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