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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
How can Christians think about politics?
Brent talks with Miranda Zapor Cruz about her new IVP book ‘Faithful Politics: Ten Approaches to Christian Citizenship and Why It Matters’.
Miranda is professor of historical theology at Indiana Wesleyan University. She holds a Phd in religion, politics and society from Baylor University’s J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies and a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.
- (1:04) Faith and politics;
- (2:00) A framework for faithful Christian participation in politics?
- (3:30) Why is our faith disconnected with our politics?
- (5:20) The influence and witness of the church?
- (8:30) What does the term politics actually mean?
- (9:15) Aristotle and politics;
- (10:15) Augustine;
- (11:30) Living as dual citizens;
- (13:30) The Kingdom of God is not the U.S;
- (14:45) Christianity and political conservatism;
- (17:20) Separation of church and state;
- (19:15) Luther’s two kingdoms theology;
- (20:45) The 2 Calvinist approaches;
- (23:45) Problems with the direct Christian influence model;
- (25:20) Christian nationalism.
Links mentioned in this episode:
mirandazaporcruz.com/faithful-politics/
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