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)
Tag: Public Theology
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?
The root of the “Shepherds for sale” myth
This is the last in our Faithroots Podcast series “Are the Shepherds for sale?”
The future of the centre right
At the General Election, the Conservatives were reduced to a rump of 121 out of 650 MPs. If we consider Reform, or at least their voters as belonging to the centre-right too, then we are still only looking at 126 seats. However, that’s one part of the story. Whilst barely 24% of the electorate voted… Continue reading The future of the centre right
However you vote …
31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”[1] This is how Paul instructs Christians in Corinth to act when making decisions about what to eat and how that might affect other believers. Seeking God’s glory, of course, from context, meant doing what was loving towards… Continue reading However you vote …
Tomorrow’s dilemma
So, have you made your mind up yet, or are you still undecided? Back in 2016, I honestly walked into the polling station and picked up the pencil, still working through the issues in my head and not fully certain about whether my cross would go against leave or remain. Many of us may feel… Continue reading Tomorrow’s dilemma
Misalignment?
“Would you be willing to write an article for Faithroots about reasons for voting a particular way?” I asked a couple of people. I’d hoped to draw in a few guest writers. Unfortunately, I had no takers. A common response was that people did not want to talk, as ministers about politics and their own… Continue reading Misalignment?
The election and immigration
Immigration was always going to be one of the big issues in this General Election Campaign. Rishi Sunak made that so when he made “stopping the boats” one of his key objectives and pushed ahead with the Rwanda policy. His opponents were going to be happy with this given that the Tories had been promising… Continue reading The election and immigration
Pensions, social care and an honest election conversation about the future
In 2017, Theresa May in effect blew up her own election campaign by attempting to tackle the question of social care. The taxing question was about how we meet the rising cost of supporting an increasingly elderly population. Her focus was on the bill for providing residential care for those who needed support in day… Continue reading Pensions, social care and an honest election conversation about the future
Good for the economy?
D day draws closer for voters as we approach the 4th July General Election. Previously, I’ve argued that: I said that I’d return to look in a little more detail at some of the big questions facing us. At a General Election, these tend to involve: There are also the big ethical issues such as… Continue reading Good for the economy?
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