God And The Public Square

Author : Richard John Neuhaus
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802800807

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The Naked Public Square by Richard John Neuhaus Pdf

Underlying the many crises in American life, writes Richard John Neuhaus, is a crisis of faith. It is not enough that more people should believe or that those who believe should believe more strongly. Rather, the faith of persons and communities must be more compellingly related to the public arena. "The naked public square"--which results from the exclusion of popular values from the public forum--will almost certainly result in the death of democracy. The great challenge, says Neuhaus, is the reconstruction of a public philosophy that can undergird American life and America's ambiguous place in the world. To be truly democratic and to endure, such a public philosophy must be grounded in values that are based on Judeo-Christian religion. The remedy begins with recognizing that democratic theory and practice, which have in the past often been indifferent or hostile to religion, must now be legitimated in terms compatible with biblical faith. Neuhaus explores the strengths and weaknesses of various sectors of American religion in pursuing this task of critical legitimation. Arguing that America is now engaged in an historic moment of testing, he draws upon Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish thinkers who have in other moments of testing seen that the stakes are very high--for America, for the promise of democratic freedom elsewhere, and possibly for God's purpose in the world. An honest analysis of the situation, says Neuhaus, shatters false polarizations between left and right, liberal and conservative. In a democratic culture, the believer's respect for nonbelievers is not a compromise but a requirement of the believer's faith. Similarly, the democratic rights of those outside the communities of religious faith can be assured only by the inclusion of religiously-grounded values in the common life. The Naked Public Square does not offer yet another partisan program for political of social change. Rather, it offers a deeply disturbing, but finally hopeful, examination of Abraham Lincoln's century-old question--whether this nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.

Author : Rowan Williams
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781408187586

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Faith in the Public Square by Rowan Williams Pdf

Rowan Williams on critical contemporary issues in his final book as Archbishop of Canterbury.

Author : G. Elijah Dann
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739147092

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God and the Public Square by G. Elijah Dann Pdf

Offers a response to the Christian Right's viewpoint and argues against the conservative Christians who still wish to impose religious fundamentalism on our public life.

Author : Edwin E. Gantt,Jeffrey L. Thayne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1733738339

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Who Is Truth: Reframing Our Questions for a Richer Faith by Edwin E. Gantt,Jeffrey L. Thayne Pdf

Nearly two thousand years ago, Christ's followers asked, "How can we know the way?" Christ's reply was simple and profound: "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). What happens when we think of truth as a living, breathing person instead of as a set of abstract ideas? We wrote this book for Latter-day Saints who wish to re-examine their faith in a way that strengthens their faith in the Restoration of the Gospel. Many of our questions may not have answers because they start with the wrong premises. When we reframe our questions with God as our ultimate goal, rather than a set of abstract doctrines or ideas, they are easier to answer using the scriptures and more likely to strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ.

Author : James K. A. Smith
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493406609

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Awaiting the King (Cultural Liturgies Book #3) by James K. A. Smith Pdf

In this culmination of his widely read and highly acclaimed Cultural Liturgies project, James K. A. Smith examines politics through the lens of liturgy. What if, he asks, citizens are not only thinkers or believers but also lovers? Smith explores how our analysis of political institutions would look different if we viewed them as incubators of love-shaping practices--not merely governing us but forming what we love. How would our political engagement change if we weren't simply looking for permission to express our "views" in the political sphere but actually hoped to shape the ethos of a nation, a state, or a municipality to foster a way of life that bends toward shalom? This book offers a well-rounded public theology as an alternative to contemporary debates about politics. Smith explores the religious nature of politics and the political nature of Christian worship, sketching how the worship of the church propels us to be invested in forging the common good. This book creatively merges theological and philosophical reflection with illustrations from film, novels, and music and includes helpful exposition and contemporary commentary on key figures in political theology.

Author : Greg Forster
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830879090

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The Contested Public Square by Greg Forster Pdf

Christian thinking about involvement in human government was not born (or born again!) with the latest elections or with the founding of the Moral Majority in 1979. The history of Christian political thinking goes back to the first decades of the church's existence under persecution. Building on biblical foundations, that thinking has developed over time. This book introduces the history of Christian political thought traced out in Western culture--a culture experiencing the dissolution of a long-fought-for consensus around natural law theory. Understanding our current crisis, where there is little agreement and often opposing views about how to maintain both religious freedom and liberal democracy, requires exploring how we got where we are. Greg Forster tells that backstory with deft discernment and clear insight. He offers this retrospective not only to inform but also to point the way beyond the current impasse in the contested public square. Illuminated by sidebars on key moments in history, major figures and questions for further consideration, this book will significantly inform Christian scholars' and students' reading and interpretation of history.

Author : Mark A. Chancey,Carol Meyers,Eric M. Meyers
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781589839830

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The Bible in the Public Square by Mark A. Chancey,Carol Meyers,Eric M. Meyers Pdf

Explore perceptions and interpretations of scripture in American politics, identity, popular culture, and public education Essays from the perspectives of American history, the history of ideas, film studies, visual studies, cultural studies, education, and church-state studies provide essential research for those interested in the intersection of the Bible and American culture. The contributors are Yaakov Ariel, Jacques Berlinerblau, Mark A. Chancey, Rubén Dupertuis, John Fea, Shalom Goldman, Charles C. Haynes, Carol Meyers, Eric M. Meyers, David Morgan, Adele Reinhartz, and David W. Stowe. Features: Ten essays and an introduction present research from professors of biblical studies, Judaism, English, and history Articles relevant to scholars, students, and the general public Analysis of the tensions in American society regarding the Bible and its role in public life.

Author : J. Budziszewski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114415149

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Evangelicals in the Public Square by J. Budziszewski Pdf

In this work, J. Budziszewski examines evangelical political thought over the past fifty years through four key figures--Carl F. H. Henry, Abraham Kuyper, Francis Schaeffer, and John Howard Yoder--to argue that, in addition to Scripture, the evangelical political movement should be informed by the tradition of natural law. David L. Weeks (Azusa Pacific University) responds on Henry, William Edgar (Westminster Seminary) responds to the Schaeffer section, John Bolt (Calvin Seminary) comments on Kuyper, and Ashley Woodiwiss (Wheaton College) offers remarks on the Yoder portion. Jean Bethke Elshtain (University of Chicago) provides the afterword, summarizing the dialogue and offering her own observations. In addition, the book includes an introduction by Michael Cromartie of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

Author : Bill Haslam
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781400224432

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Faithful Presence by Bill Haslam Pdf

Two-term governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam reveals how faith--too often divisive and contentious--can be a redemptive and unifying presence in the public square. As a former mayor and governor, Bill Haslam has long been at the center of politics and policy on local, state, and federal levels. And he has consistently been guided by his faith, which influenced his actions on issues ranging from capital punishment to pardons, health care to abortion, welfare to free college tuition. Yet the place of faith in public life has been hotly debated since our nation's founding, and the relationship of church and state remains contentious to this day--and for good reason. Too often, Bill Haslam argues, Christians end up shaping their faith to fit their politics rather than forming their politics to their faith. They seem to forget their calling is to be used by God in service of others rather than to use God to reach their own desires and ends. Faithful Presence calls for a different way. Drawing upon his years of public service, Haslam casts a remarkable vision for the redemptive role of faith in politics while examining some of the most complex issues of our time, including: partisanship in our divided era; the most essential character trait for a public servant; how we cannot escape "legislating morality"; the answer to perpetual outrage; and how to think about the separation of church and state. For Christians ready to be salt and light, as well as for those of a different faith or no faith at all, Faithful Presence argues that faith can be a redemptive, healing presence in the public square--as it must be, if our nation is to flourish.

Author : Christopher J. H. Wright
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310291121

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The Mission of God's People by Christopher J. H. Wright Pdf

Author Chris Wright offers a sweeping biblical survey of the holistic mission of the church, providing practical insight for today's church leaders. Wright gives special emphasis to theological trajectories of the Old Testament that not only illuminate God's mission but also suggest priorities for Christians engaged in God's world-changing work.

Author : Thomas J. Olmsted
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:851329878

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Catholics in the Public Square by Thomas J. Olmsted Pdf

Author : Os Guinness
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830837670

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The Global Public Square by Os Guinness Pdf

Recognizing that tyranny takes on secular as well as traditional guises, Os Guinness seeks a return to the first principles of religious and political freedom. Hearkening back to the "soul liberty" of English Puritan Roger Williams, Guinness argues that a society's greatest bulwark against abuse lies in its people's freedom of conscience.

Author : James M. Patterson
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812250985

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Religion in the Public Square by James M. Patterson Pdf

In Religion in the Public Square, James M. Patterson considers religious leaders who popularized theology through media campaigns designed to persuade the public. Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Rev. Jerry Falwell differed profoundly on issues of theology and politics, but they shared an approach to public ministry that aimed directly at changing how Americans understood the nature and purpose of their country. From the 1930s through the 1950s, Sheen was an early adopter of paperbacks, radio, and television to condemn totalitarian ideologies and to defend American Catholicism against Protestant accusations of divided loyalty. During the 1950s and 1960s, King staged demonstrations and boycotts that drew the mass media to him. The attention provided him the platform to preach Christian love as a political foundation in direct opposition to white supremacy. Falwell started his own church, which he developed into a mass media empire. He then leveraged it during the late 1970s through the 1980s to influence the Republican Party by exhorting his audience to not only ally with religious conservatives around issues of abortion and the traditional family but also to vote accordingly. Sheen, King, and Falwell were so successful in popularizing their theological ideas that they won prestigious awards, had access to presidents, and witnessed the results of their labors. However, Patterson argues that Falwell's efforts broke with the longstanding refusal of religious public figures to participate directly in partisan affairs and thereby catalyzed the process of politicizing religion that undermined the Judeo-Christian consensus that formed the foundation of American politics.

Author : Richard John Neuhaus
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802827203

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The Best of "The Public Square", Book Three by Richard John Neuhaus Pdf

Since its inception in 1990, the journal First Things has concluded each issue with Richard John Neuhaus's "The Public Square." His column has attracted the attention of America's most influential journalists, opinion-makers, and intellectuals. All who read it appreciate its serious discussions of religious and social topics, its lively prose, and its occasional dash of wicked humor. This volume presents a sampling of the best of "The Public Square." Culled from columns written from 1996 to 2000, these thirty-two insightful pieces range from reflections on theology, philosophy, and politics to education, bioethics, law, and family life. Each one demonstrates Neuhaus's authorial flair and keen intellect. As Neuhaus argues, "public life is mainly about culture, and at the heart of culture is morality, and at the heart of morality is religion." Few thinkers today can illumine this relationship as directly as Neuhaus.

Author : Varughese John,Nigel Ajay Kumar
Publisher : SAIACS Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788187712312

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Christians in the Public Square by Varughese John,Nigel Ajay Kumar Pdf

Christians in the Public Square is a collection of essays from the 2nd SAIACS Consultation that took place during November 2011 at SAIACS, Bangalore. The articles are about Christian engagement in the arena where politics and religion, environment and ethics, leadership and education, all collide. The authors of these essays come as scholars and practitioners and they address various issues related to the South Asian context from a Christian point of view. The 11 articles featured here include a wide range of topics such as Business as Mission, Christians in Government, Justice and Law, Public Religion, Education, and Environment.