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Lädt ... God and Caesar: Christian Faith and Political Actionvon John Eidsmoe
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. The first couple chapters were a helpful read for their approach upon theology and scriptures insight themes of government and Bible. The rest of the book is badly dated and is strongly republican worldview which doesn’t apply if you are anywhere outside of US. It’s a nice history with bias perspective but it gets 3 stars for first few chapters. The rest is skippable ( ) I've had this book for so long that I no longer remember where I got it or why. I suspect it is one that I got from a congregation member's library that he bequeathed to the pastor. The pastor offered duplicates and some other books to the rest of the congregation. It's very dry reading. For the most part, I can follow the author's reasoning even if I don't agree with his interpretations. I did take issue with the fact that he felt "life begins at implantation" made no common sense. Without implantation in the uterus, the embryo ceases to develop and dies (at least in nature--not sure about laboratories). How does that not make sense? As to whether that unimplanted embyro has a soul, I will need to leave that to more theological minds than mine. To be fair to the author, he does say in his last chapter that his interpretations are not infallible and does encourage readers to study on their own and to take action according to what they believe the scripture says after careful study. For that reason I will give it three stars, despite the dry subject matter. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Jesus said, Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's, thereby approving (at least for this age) the idea of human government. The hard part is deciding what actually belongs to Caesar and what should be reserved exclusively for God. How Christians are to understand and apply Jesus' words has been a point of controversy since the days of the apostles. Many difficult issues that continue to trouble Christians are dealt with in this book:-Is there a biblical pattern for human government?-What should we as Christians expect from government?-Should Christians participate in government?-What does the Bible have to say about issues related to government such as wealth and poverty, left and right, crime and punishment, the family, education, censorship and pornography, civil disobedience, liberation theology, military service?-Do some systems of government follow biblical teaching more closely than others? What about American democracy - how does it measure up? Would a socialist or redistributive economic and governmental system be more biblical?John Eidsmoe brings a wealth of biblical insight, theological reflection, and practical experience to bear on the crucial issue of how biblical Christianity and politics relate. Here at last is a book that simply and clearly shows how we really can give both God and Caesar their due. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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