I recently read through the Q&A with Pope Benedict, an interview published as Light of the World: The Pope, The Church and The Signs Of The Times. I highlighted several sections and would like to share them here (along with some corresponding thoughts of my own). On the State of Our World First, George Weigel prefaces [...]
Tag Archives: politics
This Pro-Lifer Wants to Change Laws AND Hearts
January 25, 2011 – 3:12 am
Yesterday, my friend Jared Wilson wrote on the need for churches and Christians to focus not just on changing laws regarding abortion, but also to focus on changing hearts. I agree with Jared that we need a both/and approach, not an either/or (a point he makes explicitly). I do worry, however, that some people might [...]
Applying the Sermon on the Mount to Politics
January 17, 2011 – 3:46 am
What happens when a government official, emperor, or politician decides to rule according to the politics of Jesus? Peter Leithart powerfully describes the picture in Defending Constantine: The whole of Jesus’ teaching and activity is abundantly instructive to rulers. Welcomed into the city of man, the Eucharistic city models and teaches rulers to rule like Jesus. [...]
