Christianity and the Political Order

Beyond electoral campaigns and government structures, the relationship between the political realm and Christianity has always involved the important questions of how we ought to live together, and how we should organize and govern our common life. As the author notes, politics—and the political choices we make—must be "guided by considerations of national and global justice and peace and, for Christians, by the teachings of Jesus," as interpreted by tradition.
Himes examines the relationship between Christianity and politics from the teachings of the Old and New Testaments through the patristic and medieval eras, and from the age of reform to the age of revolution, and throughout the twentieth century into the third millennium. He takes on questions of the role of the church in politics, responsible voting, concerns of globalization, and issues of human rights and war and peace.
With discussion questions and suggestions for further reading, Christianity and the Political Order is a timely and compelling review of the relationship between Christian faith and the political realm both past and present in a classroom-friendly text.

Dincolo de campaniile electorale si structurile guvernamentale, relatia dintre taramul politic si crestinism a implicat intotdeauna intrebarile importante despre cum ar trebui sa traim impreuna si cum ar trebui sa ne organizam si sa ne guvernam viata comuna. Dupa cum remarca autorul, politica - si alegerile politice pe care le facem - trebuie sa fie „ghidate de consideratii de justitie si pace nationale si globale si, pentru crestini, de invataturile lui Isus”, asa cum este interpretat de traditie. Himes examineaza relatia dintre crestinism si politica de la invataturile Vechiului si Noului Testament prin epocile patristice si medievale si de la epoca reformei pana la epoca revolutiei si de-a lungul secolului al XX-lea pana in mileniul al treilea.