Christ and the Kingdoms of Men
by David C. Innes | Book Summary
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Author: David C. Innes
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Christians should be involved in politics since politics ultimately deals with our shared lives together. Government is a good gift of God. Believers ought not merely obey the government but also seek to be good citizens in their respective countries by promoting truth and liberty even while making sure that their highest allegiance is to Christ. Politics is not, from the biblical perspective, ultimately about power grabs, but about how people can live in shared values and goals in a just society that is conducive to true human flourishing that consists of glorifying God and enjoying Him forever. "Politics is important because life is important." (p. xviii) Every Christian ought to understand politics becauses life matters and they seek to see every image bearer of God treated with dignity and respect even as they seek to share the gospel with all in hopes of seeing them come into the kingdom of Christ. |
David C. Innes (MDiv, Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary; PhD, Boston College) is professor of politics and chairman of the Program in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at The King's College in New York City. His scholarly research has been the political philosophy of Francis Bacon, with articles in Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy (1993), Piety and Humanity (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1997), and Civil Religion in Political Thought (Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2010), and a book-length study, Francis Bacon (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2019)… He is author of The Voting Christian: Seeking Wisdom for the Ballot Box (2016) and coauthor of Left, Right & Christ: Evangelical Faith in Politics (2011). He is alo an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and lives on Long Island, New York, with his wife and four children." (p. 237, hyperlinks added)
Christ and the Kingdoms of Men
by David C. Innes
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | David C. Innes |
| Publisher | P&R Publishing |
| Date | August 1, 2019 |
| Pages | 259 |
Overview:
When the word politics is mentioned, a flurry of negative connotations often comes to mind. Yet "politics is ubiquitous because we were made not for ourselves but for God and for one another" (p. 197).
Christians should be involved in politics since politics ultimately deals with our shared lives together. Government is a good gift of God. Believers ought not merely obey the government but also seek to be good citizens in their respective countries by promoting truth and liberty even while making sure that their highest allegiance is to Christ.
Politics is not, from the biblical perspective, ultimately about power grabs, but about how people can live in shared values and goals in a just society that is conducive to true human flourishing that consists of glorifying God and enjoying Him forever.
"Politics is important because life is important." (p. xviii) Every Christian ought to understand politics becauses life matters and they seek to see every image bearer of God treated with dignity and respect even as they seek to share the gospel with all in hopes of seeing them come into the kingdom of Christ.
David C. Innes (MDiv, Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary; PhD, Boston College) is professor of politics and chairman of the Program in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at The King's College in New York City. His scholarly research has been the political philosophy of Francis Bacon, with articles in Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy (1993), Piety and Humanity (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1997), and Civil Religion in Political Thought (Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2010), and a book-length study, Francis Bacon (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2019)… He is author of The Voting Christian: Seeking Wisdom for the Ballot Box (2016) and coauthor of Left, Right & Christ: Evangelical Faith in Politics (2011). He is alo an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and lives on Long Island, New York, with his wife and four children." (p. 237, hyperlinks added)