Political Gospel: Public Witness in a Politically Crazy World

by Patrick Schreiner

Publisher:

B&H

, 2022

Overview

Christians are constantly being accused of being too political or not political enough.

Often, the accusations are fair. Christians tend to get stuck in one of two political ditches: we either privatize our faith or make it partisan. We think religion and politics should be separate and never intermingle, or we align so tightly with a political party that we conflate the gospel with a human agenda.

In Political Gospel, Patrick Schreiner argues Christianity not only has political implications but is itself a politic. The gospel at its very core is political––Jesus declared Himself to be King. But He does not allow you to put Him in your political box.

In a supercharged political climate, Political Gospel explores what it means for Christians to have a biblical public witness by looking to Scripture, the early church, and today. Should we submit to governing authorities or subvert them? Are we to view them as agents of the dark forces or entities that promote order? In these pages, we’ll see that Christians live in a paradox, and we’ll see how to follow Christ our King right into the political craziness of our day.

Key Features

• Argues Christianity not only has political implications but is itself a politic
• Explores what it means for Christians to have a biblical public witness
• Shows how to follow Christ our King right into the political craziness of our day

Product Details

• Title: Political Gospel: Public Witness in a Politically Crazy World
• Author: Patrick Schreiner
• Publisher: B&H
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 212
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Witness bearing (Christianity); Christian life; Christianity and Politics
• ISBNs: 9781430075820, 9781087755175, 1087755174, 1087755204, 9781087755205, 1430075821
• Resource ID: LLS:POLITICALGOSPEL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-09T17:50:06Z

About Patrick Schreiner

Patrick Schreiner (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of New Testament language and literature at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He is also an elder at Christ Church Sellwood in Portland. Schreiner is the author of The Body of Jesus: A Spatial Analysis of the Kingdom in Matthew and The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross.