I’m reading a new book about religion and politics. More specifically,what role should our Christian faith play in our politics? It’s called, City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era, by Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner.
The fundamental question they are seeking to answer is this:
“So what does it mean to be a Christian citizen in history’s most influential nation; in a world marked by growing interconnection, danger, and need; in a time of bitter domestic polarization and economic stress?”
Great question! How we answer it will not only effect the way we vote this November but how we live regardless of who is in office.
I’ll interact with their ideas in future posts. For now, one of the most striking comments that I’ve read so far is that, in their opinion, the religious right is on it’s deathbed. They write that we have, “entered a period of transition…the model of the religious right–is passing. Another, still unformed, is taking its place.”
Join the Groove: Do you sense that the religious right is on its way out? If so, what do you see replacing it as the dominant model for Christian political engagement?
Here’s a brief video of the authors explaining why they wrote the book.
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