The Scandal of Evangelical Politics

Why Are Christians Missing the Chance to Really Change the World?

The Scandal of Evangelical Politics by Ronald J. Sider was published by Baker Publishing Group in March 2008 and is our 38916th best seller. The ISBN for The Scandal of Evangelical Politics is 9780801068379.

Best-selling author Ron Sider provides provides evangelical Christians with a systematic political philosophy that is balanced and nonpartisan to guide and sustain political activism....

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An Analysis of contemporary evangelical political engagement leads Ron Sider to the comment “Christian political activity today is a disaster.” He believes that Christians have failed in all aspects of the political ladder to subject their inherited political perspectives to the lordship of Christ via thoughtful biblical critique. Resulting in a lack of political influence and harm to the gospel witness.

Combining biblical principles and sociology will help evangelicals to have the opportunity to promote the well being all, by developing an irenic approach of doing politics in a wise and biblical manner, honouring Christ.

Ron Sider provides evangelical Christians with a road map to help Christians develop a systematic political philosophy that is balanced and nonpartisan to guide and sustain political activism.

Contents:

Acknowledgements
Preface

Part 1 The Scandal of Evangelical Political Engagement
1. Tragic Failure, New Opportunity

Part 2 A better Approach
2. Developing a Faithful Methodology
3. The Biblical Story and Polotics

Part3 Building a Solid Framework: From Biblical Paradigms and Societal Anaysis to an Evangelical Political Philosophy
4. The State: Its Nature, Purpose, and Limits
5. Justice
6. Human Rights, Democracy, and Capitalism
7. The Sanctity of Human Life
8. Marriage and Family
9. Religious Freedom, Church, and State
10. Peacemaking, Just War, and Nonvolience
11. Creation Care
12. Nation-States and International Affairs

Part 4 Loving One’s Neighbor through Faithful Political Engagement
13. Biblical Balance, Historic Opportunity

Bibliography
Notes