Christian Body Politic: 21st Century Reformed Christian Perspectives on Church and State Edited by Christian Kim
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Christian Body Politic: 21st Century Reformed Christian Perspectives on Church and State contains a collection of essays written by Reformed Christians. Professor Stephen Joel Garver, a philosophy professor at La Salle University in Philadelphia brings his vast erudition in Philosophy and Theology to bear in writing about the kingship of Jesus Christ. Today's Christians will find his article not only in-formative about the past but relevant for today. Professor Cliff Bates, a Political Science professor at the University of Warsaw in Poland, leads readers through critical thinking on government and Christian ideas relating to the concept of the state. A major leader in evangelical Christian students' movement, Rev. David Kim discusses St. Augustine's concept of the City of God and its import for the Christian view of the world. A prolific and controversial thinker with an active cyberspace Christian think-tank, Rev. Lee Irons shares his ideas regarding the nature of relationship between church and state. Editor Christian Kim, who is a visiting professor at Asia Evangelical College and Seminary in Bangalore, India, and at Cebu Bible College in Cebu, the Philippines, outlines Jesus Christ's teaching on the Death Penalty. All the essays in this volume are challenging and will spur the reader to think critically about issues relevant to today's world. This volume on church and state is a part of the ongoing effort of many Christians today who are trying to encourage Christians to think actively about the relationship between church and state and the individual Christian responsibility in the world. Christians of all denominations will find food for thought and sources of encouragement.
