Christian History Magazine—Issue 94: Building the City of God in a Crumbling World
Overview
“Faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” In this issue, Christian History and Biography offers you a selection of articles focused on building the City of God—living in love—in a crumbling world. As we confront the major issues of our time and seek to love all people in all circumstances, Augustine’s writings, Chrysostom’s preaching, Catherine’s compassion, Kivengere’s joy, Lutuli’s devotion to justice, and many more examples from our history will guide us and inspire us.
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Top Highlights
“What can we learn from Augustine’s understanding of history in light of the fall of Rome? Augustine teaches us that Christians are those who live in time but who belong to eternity. He also teaches us that we must not equate any political entity—whether it be the Roman Empire, the American Republic, the United Nations, or anything else—with the kingdom of God. This is one side of the Augustinian equation, but there is another. Christians hold a double citizenship in this world. Like the apostle Paul—who could claim that his true political identity was in heaven (Phil. 3:20), but who also appealed to Caesar as a Roman citizen when his life was at stake—so believers in Christ live as sojourners, resident aliens, in a world of profound discontinuity and frequently contested loyalty.” (source)
“‘You must live with people to know their problems, and live with God in order to solve them.’” (source)
“It helped Augustine to see ever more clearly the peril of identifying the City of God too closely with any earthly city, including Rome. ‘The Heavenly City outshines Rome, beyond comparison,’ he wrote. ‘There, instead of victory, is truth; instead of high rank, holiness; instead of peace, felicity; instead of life, eternity.’” (source)
“The Lutheran stance is ‘Christ and Culture in Paradox,’ which emphasizes the sinfulness of even ‘Christian’ governments” (source)
“Indifference to the poor, therefore, reveals poor worship” (source)
- Title: Christian History Magazine—Issue 94: Building the City of God in a Crumbling World
- Author: Christian History Institute
- Series: Christian History Magazine
- Publisher: Christianity Today
- Print Publication Date: 2007
- Logos Release Date: 2009
- Era: era:Contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Church history › General; Social justice
- Resource ID: LLS:CH94
- Resource Type: Magazine
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T16:41:07Z