Effective Political Involvement Winning vs. Witnessing what's the Real Goal?
Should We Get Involved Politically?
Christian Politics Today – A Firm Foundation and Perspective
Influencing For Good
Politics and Biblical Servanthood
This article looks at the role and responsibilities of politicians, and discusses how individuals should apply biblical servanthood in politics.
Christians and Political Responsibility
Christianity and Social Involvement
Four Horsemen on the Earth
Do Christians Have a Political Agenda?
What about Christian Politics?
Christian Politics Today - To Build and to Preserve
Shaping the Nation Ten Words on How Christians can Influence Politics
Political Passions Should Christians be Involved? Up to a Point
More Salt, Please Christians have an Active Duty to get Involved in Politics
Can the Church Disengage from Politics?
The church ought to be engaged and involved in politics. This article considers how the New Testament points to callings informed by the gospel, in the area of "politics."
Me ... A Gate Keeper?
Moving Beyond a “Doom And Gloom” Message
When Christians become concerned about social issues in society they are sometimes viewed as bearers of bad news. This article is a call to Christians to give biblical hope in politics through the gospel.
Influencing Society For Good
Looking at homosexuality, same-sex marriages and civil unions, this article shows how the Christian can uphold God's standard in politics and social life.
To Rule Is Sacrifice
For a Christian, taking leadership in politics means personal sacrifice.
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely (Part 2)
This article shows how Christians can overcome corruption and limit its spread by building institutions that can stand up to the government and hold those in power accountable.
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely (Part 1)
This article shows how Christians can overcome corruption when they are in position of power in politics. A life lived in obedience to God out of love for God and neighbour is the solution to corruption.
Political Self-Defense: Some People Find Christianity Quite Offensive – It Just Isn’t So
The accusation against Christian political activism which says individuals force their morality on others is not true. In fact, it is the other way around. Christians involved in politics simply defend the old morality.
The Lunchroom Comes Before the Legislature
The Bible and Politics: How Do They Mix?
Can Christians use the Bible for public policy and politics? This article shows that both natural law and the Bible have a place in public policy and politics. This author shows how to argue from both the Bible and natural law, and appeals to Christians to have the courage to use the Bible when discussing public affairs.
Political Calling
Our Political Task
Kuyper's Growing Perspective: Politics and Perspective
What Makes a Nation?
How Should Christians Vote?
How should Christians vote? This article argues that Christians as citizens have the obligation to vote. It gives four common misconceptions, and discusses the need for assessing the stances of parties.
Incorporating Both Grace and Truth in our Political Action
Christian Politics, What Does It Involve?
This article looks at the history of politics in the Netherlands and the Christian involvement. Christian political involvement was hampered by pillarization. Christians today can learn from this history and work together in addressing political issues.
The Private and the Public
The division between the private and public has bred hypocrisy in that it has encouraged the appointments of public leaders who are unfaithful in their personal lives. This article shows that Christians must aim to have leaders who are faithful in all areas of their lives.
The Perfumed Butler and the Wisdom of Civil Obedience
This article shows by way of Ezra and Nehemiah how Christians today can in good conscience be faithful servants of governments here below because we serve the higher King in heaven.
Christian Politicians in English History
Jesus, Anarchy and Marx: The Theological and Political Contours of Ellulism
In this article, the author gives a critical evaluation of what he calls Ellulism—the theology and politics of Jacques Ellul. The focus of this article is to bring into view what the author views as flaws through an exposure of its exegetical shortcomings, and to reveal its political and philosophical inadequacies by tracing its ideological roots back to their source.
Defending Christian freedom: Our Civic Responsibility
The Prophetic Voice of Amos as a Paradigm for Christians in the Public Square
How should Christians conduct themselves in the public square? This article focuses upon the Old Testament prophet Amos, and his life, mission, and message and its relevance for Christians in the public square. The author first introduces the concept of the public square and then make use of relevant biographical, geographical and historical facts that are helpful to understand Amos’ prophetic voice in the public square.
Lamentations and the Poetic Politics of Prayer
This article wants to indicate the political dimensions of the book of Lamentations. The Babylonian politics of violence are vividly depicted in the poetry of Lamentations. In the second part of the article, the author argues that Lamentations contributes to modern theo-political reflections. Readers are encouraged to bring political calamity into God’s presence through prayer.
