Body Broken: Can Republicans and Democrats Sit in the Same Pew? - Exploring Political Unity in American Churches and Faith Communities" (Note: This appears to be a book or political commentary title rather than a typical e-commerce product. The optimized version maintains the original meaning while adding context for SEO and clarifying the subject matter for potential readers interested in political and religious discussions.)

$22.5

$30

Safe 25%

Body Broken: Can Republicans and Democrats Sit in the Same Pew? - Exploring Political Unity in American Churches and Faith Communities

$22.5

$30

25% Off

Delivery & Return: Free shipping on all orders over $50

Estimated Delivery: 10-15 days international

27 people viewing this product right now!

SKU: 40510243

Guranteed safe checkout

Description

Can Christians be political activists without hating those who disagree? As the next presidential election comes into view, Americans are deciding where to stand on the key issues. The church has often been as politically divided as the culture, leading many Christians to withdraw from politics or to declare alliances prematurely. But Charles Drew offers an alternative for people who care deeply about their faith and about the church's corporate calling in the world. In this updated and revised version of A Public Faith (NavPress 2000), Drew helps Christians to develop practical biblical convictions about critical social and political issues. Carefully distinguishing between moral principle and political strategy, Body Broken equips believers to build their political activism upon a thoughtful and biblical foundation. This balanced approach will provide readers Democrats, Republicans, or Independents with a solid biblical foundation for decision making. Drew even helps Christians of all political persuasions to understand how they can practice servanthood, cooperation and integrity in today's public square. With questions at the end of each chapter to help readers explore and apply principles, Body Broken will train believers to actively engage with political issues while standing united as a church.

Shipping & Returns

For all orders exceeding a value of 100USD shipping is offered for free.

Returns will be accepted for up to 10 days of Customer’s receipt or tracking number on unworn items. You, as a Customer, are obliged to inform us via email before you return the item.

Otherwise, standard shipping charges apply. Check out our delivery Terms & Conditions for more details.

Reviews

*****

Verified Buyer

Does this book have all the answers? No.Does this book have some VERY GOOD answers? Absolutely!This book was brought to my attention by the youth ministry leader at my church. We recently had a talk about issues I was having (perceiving?) in the church -- which is a very conservative Southern Baptist church. As much as I love my church, I often find myself at odds with other people in it. For example: I don't believe Noah brought dinosaurs on the ark, I think gay marriage is fine as long as the government doesn't force religious institutions to perform them (it should be the church's choice), and I have no problem believing evolution is science. Even though I am actually a registered independent, most people I talk to probably think I am a democrat because of things like that.It can be extremely frustrating being one of a handful of people that feel or believe a certain thing, and feeling like it's not okay to talk about it because I don't want to cause problems. I was whispering to another member of my church, "I believe in evolution. Don't tell anyone." He whispered back, "Me too!" Why do we feel like we have to whisper?!The author has an answer for that: We are so used to polarizing in our culture that we unfortunately bring that bad habit to church with us. It's either all or nothing -- there's not much room for discussing or compromise. He has some ideas to help churches facilitate productive discussion among its members, including praying for people we may perceive as enemies (Iraqi military for example), asking the question "Is this good for the community in which God has placed me?" instead of simply "Is this legal/acceptable?," and resist the temptation to make people "Christian by force." For example, supporting particular laws or amendments that would force people to adhere to a particular Christian doctrine. Jesus never intended for any one nation to establish a theocracy. It is a great error if we attempt to do so.The author is certainly a conservative, but not glaringly so. He treats each issue with thought and care, and challenges each of us to do the same. I would highly recommend this to all Christians.

-25% Off