Miranda Zapor Cruz Faithful Politics

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/

/ivpress.com

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