This is a guest post by Joel Knight in response to an article I wrote engaging with his take on Donald Trump in Evangelicals Now. Joel is minister at Christ Church Wokingham Dave asks me what I mean by ‘political theology’ and I’ll begin here because I think it will illuminate the question about ethical… Continue reading Speaking Scripture to Power: Why we need a robust Evangelical Political Theology (by Joel Knight)
Category: ethics
How should we respond to Donald Trump?
Joel Knight, writes for Evangelicals Now about President Trump and UK Evangelical response that: “Much of the response to Donald Trump’s presidency from Christians in the UK has centred on ethical assessment. Christians rightly recognise that character matters and have a concern for the disadvantaged and disenfranchised. Moral clarity is indeed a gift Christians can… Continue reading How should we respond to Donald Trump?
Should Christians celebrate Seder meals on Maundy Thursday?
The document I refer to in the video from the Council of Christians and Jews can be found here
When a leader falls, is their past teaching still valid?”
This was the title of Tom Forryan’s article in Evangelicals Now, part of a series of articles on Jude. Disappointingly, the article doesn’t answer the question, although it poses it in the text as well as the headline. Maybe that is due to the crucial section got cut in editing. The article’s focus is more… Continue reading When a leader falls, is their past teaching still valid?”
Should Christians have sought judicial review on school fees VAT … And can they win?.
Here’s my latest walk and talk as a Judicial review case is under way. For those wanting the headlines and who don’t have time to watch all the way through. On the last point, I believe that Christians should not be charging parents on low incomes of 7k and more. Nor should Christians be underpaying… Continue reading Should Christians have sought judicial review on school fees VAT … And can they win?.
Is one US party demonic and the other merely non-Christian?
This is likely to be the final part of my engagement with Robert Gagnon and this is where we turn our attention to the specific question.* Can and should we regard the present Democratic Party in the United States as demonic whilst the Republicans are merely non-Christian? It is important at this point to be… Continue reading Is one US party demonic and the other merely non-Christian?
Why I don’t tend to answer those “tell me now ‘yes or no’? ” questions
In my engagement with Robert Gagnon about Christian perspectives on US politics, we had the following interaction. The reason for my response was that Gagnon ‘s question really amounted to an assertion which he was trying to get me to affirm or deny. It felt rather like one of those trick/trap questions intended to skewer… Continue reading Why I don’t tend to answer those “tell me now ‘yes or no’? ” questions
How are Christians meant to live in a world where Satan rules?
I’m intending to focus in on the specific question about how US Evangelicals should respond to the political situation concerning Donald Trump and the Republican/Democrat parties shortly.[1] However, first of all, it is worth teasing out the theology behind my thinking a little further. This means that we need to think about the nature of… Continue reading How are Christians meant to live in a world where Satan rules?
Desire (the YouTube walk and talks)
I’ve been fleshing out my thoughts on Desire and the affections in a series of video talks. You can now watch them all together here.
How dare I?
I’m planning to come back shortly to the questions raised by Robert Gagnon’s approach to the current political debate in the US. My plan is to address the specific questions about US politics, with a friendly outsider’s perspective. However, before I do, I thought it was worth addressing two other things. First, why should I… Continue reading How dare I?
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