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The Prophetic Voice of Amos as a Paradigm for Christians in the Public Square

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  • Gerald A. Klingbeil, Hendrik De Cock

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.

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Christian Norms in the Ethical Square: An Impossible Dream?

  • Semi-Technical
  • Michael McKenzie

This article reflects on the place and function of Christian ethics in the public square. It contrasts Christian ethics with competing ethical visions of secular views in bioethics and points out the inherent difficulty in bringing Scripture (or scriptural values) into the ethical square. It concludes with an assessment of the future of Christian values within public ethics.

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Defending Christian freedom: Our Civic Responsibility

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  • Cornelis van Dam

How must we as Christians be involved in society? This article looks at the fact the we have a very specific task in society we cannot just ignore. The article is about our task towards the government (obey, pray and interact), and how we should participate in the public square.

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