Christianity and Contemporary Politics: The Conditions and Possibilities of Faithful Witness

ISBN: 978-1-4051-9968-1

Hardcover

272 pages

December 2009, Wiley-Blackwell

Other Available Formats: Paperback

< >

Explores the relationship between Christianity and contemporary politics through case studies of faith-based organizations, Christian political activism and welfare provision in the West; these case studies assess initiatives including community organizing, fair trade, and the sanctuary movement
Offers an insightful, informative account of how Christians can engage politically in a multi-faith, liberal democracy
Integrates debates in political theology with inter-disciplinary research on and analysis of policy and practice regarding religious social, political and economic engagement in the USA, UK, and continental Europe
Reveals how Christians can help prevent the subversion of the church – and even of politics itself – by legal, bureaucratic, and market mechanisms, rather than advocating withdrawal or assimilation
Solves the need for a text that relates theological issues to the different models of practice relating to church-state relations