Jesus, Political Wisdom, and Human Flourishing


Is President Obama's "worldview" Christian? Forget about pointing the finger. How consistently do we ourselves see political life through the eyes of Jesus? How much of our political wisdom, to put it in the words of Colossians 2:8, depends on the basic principles of this world rather than on a philosophy based on Christ? A philosophy based on Christ giving direction to our politics, it seems to me, takes personally very seriously Jesus' call to shalom. That is the challenge before us. Meeting it may change your political wisdom.

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