Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies by Gushee, David P.
Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies by Gushee, David P.

Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies

American democracy is in danger. How do we protect it from authoritarian reactionary Christianity? On January 6,...
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Author: David P. Gushee
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Language: English
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Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies by Gushee, David P.

Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies

$33.89
Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies by Gushee, David P.

Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies

$33.89
Author: David P. Gushee
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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American democracy is in danger. How do we protect it from authoritarian reactionary Christianity?

On January 6, 2021, hundreds of Americans stormed the Capitol to prevent the certification of their political opponent's election. At the forefront were Christians claiming to act in the name of Jesus Christ and his supposed representative on earth, Donald Trump. How can this have happened?

David P. Gushee tackles the question in this timely work of Christian political ethics. Gushee calls us to preserve democratic norms, including constitutional government, the rule of law, and equal rights for all, even as many Christians take a reactionary and antidemocratic stance. Surveying global politics and modern history, he analyzes how Christians have discarded their commitment to democracy and bought into authoritarianism. He urges us to fight back by reviving our hard-won traditions of congregational democracy, dissident Black Christian politics, and covenantal theology. 

Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies makes a robust case for a renewed commitment to democracy on the part of Christians--not by succumbing to secular liberalism, but by drawing on our own best traditions. Any concerned Christian will leave its pages with eyes wide open to the dangers of our current form of political engagement. Readers will gain insight into what democracy is truly meant to be and why Christians once supported it wholeheartedly--and should do so again.



Author: David P. Gushee
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 10/03/2023
Pages: 235
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780802882936


Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2024

About the Author

David P. Gushee is Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia. He also serves as chair in Christian social ethics at Vrije Universiteit and senior research fellow at International Baptist Theological Study Centre, both in Amsterdam. His many other books include Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust: Genocide and Moral Obligation.
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