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God & Government: An Insider's View on the Boundaries Between Faith & Politics
How should Christians live their faith in the public arena?
Twenty years ago, the first edition of Chuck Colson's Kingdoms in Conflict became a bestseller, a must-read for people interested in politics and the relationship between church and state. Now, with a passion for truth and moved by the urgency of the times we live in, Colson has written God and Government, re-voicing his powerful and enduring message for our post-9/11 world.
In an era when Christianity is being attacked from every side--books being written charging Christians with being theocrats and trying to impose their views on an unwilling culture--what is the message of the Christian church? What does the Bible say, and what do we learn from history about the proper relationship between faith and culture? Appealing to scripture, reason, and history, this book tackles society's most pressing and divisive issues. New stories and examples reflect the realities of today, from the clash with radical Islam to the deep division between "reds" and "blues."
In an era of angry finger-pointing, Colson furnishes a unique insider's perspective that can't be pigeonholed as either "religious right" or "religious left." Whatever your political or religious stance, this book will give you a different understanding of Christianity. If you're a Christian, it will help you to both examine and defend your faith. If you've been critical of the new religious right, you'll be shocked at what you learn. Probing both secular and religious values, God and Government critiques each fairly, sides with neither, and offers a hopeful, fair-minded perspective that is sorely needed in today's hyper-charged atmosphere.
Twenty years ago, the first edition of Chuck Colson's Kingdoms in Conflict became a bestseller, a must-read for people interested in politics and the relationship between church and state. Now, with a passion for truth and moved by the urgency of the times we live in, Colson has written God and Government, re-voicing his powerful and enduring message for our post-9/11 world.
In an era when Christianity is being attacked from every side--books being written charging Christians with being theocrats and trying to impose their views on an unwilling culture--what is the message of the Christian church? What does the Bible say, and what do we learn from history about the proper relationship between faith and culture? Appealing to scripture, reason, and history, this book tackles society's most pressing and divisive issues. New stories and examples reflect the realities of today, from the clash with radical Islam to the deep division between "reds" and "blues."
In an era of angry finger-pointing, Colson furnishes a unique insider's perspective that can't be pigeonholed as either "religious right" or "religious left." Whatever your political or religious stance, this book will give you a different understanding of Christianity. If you're a Christian, it will help you to both examine and defend your faith. If you've been critical of the new religious right, you'll be shocked at what you learn. Probing both secular and religious values, God and Government critiques each fairly, sides with neither, and offers a hopeful, fair-minded perspective that is sorely needed in today's hyper-charged atmosphere.
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About the author
Charles W. Colson
138 books197 followersAlmost 40 years ago, Charles W. Colson was not thinking about reaching out to prison inmates or reforming the U.S. penal system. In fact, this aide to President Richard Nixon was "incapable of humanitarian thought," according to the media of the mid-1970s. Colson was known as the White House "hatchet man," a man feared by even the most powerful politicos during his four years of service to Nixon.
When news of Colson's conversion to Christianity leaked to the press in 1973, The Boston Globe reported, "If Mr. Colson can repent of his sins, there just has to be hope for everybody." Colson would agree.
In 1974 Colson entered a plea of guilty to Watergate-related charges; although not implicated in the Watergate burglary, he voluntarily pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in the Daniel Ellsberg Case. He entered Alabama's Maxwell Prison in 1974 as a new Christian and as the first member of the Nixon administration to be incarcerated for Watergate-related charges. He served seven months of a one- to three-year sentence.
After leaving prison, Colson founded Prison Fellowship Ministries in 1976, which has since become the world's largest outreach to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families. Today, Colson remains a member of the board of Prison Fellowship Ministries.
A sought-after speaker, Colson has written more than 30 books, which collectively have sold more than 5 million copies. His autobiographical book, Born Again, was one of the nation's best-selling books of all genres in 1976. Another bestseller, co-authored by Nancy Pearcey, How Now Shall We Live, is considered one of the most important books written on the subject of Christian worldview. His most recent book, The Faith, is a powerful appeal to the Church to re-embrace the foundational truths of Christianity.
In 1991 Colson launched BreakPoint, a unique radio commentary that provides a Christian perspective on today's news and trends. BreakPoint is currently aired weekdays to more than 1,300 outlets nationwide that reach and estimated 2 million listeners.
Today Colson is focused full time on developing other Christian leaders who can influence the culture and their communities through their faith. The capstone of this effort is The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, an online research and training center launched in 2009 for the promotion of Christian worldview teaching. In addition to a vast library of worldview materials, the Colson Center provides online courses and serves as a catalyst for a growing movement of Christian organizations dedicated to impacting the culture. The Colson Center website also hosts Colson's popular weekly Two-Minute Warning video commentary aimed at engaging a younger generation with a biblical perspective on cultural issues.
In 2009, Colson was a principal writer of the Manhattan Declaration, which calls on Christians to defend the sanctity of human life, traditional marriage and religious freedom. Nearly half a million people have signed the Manhattan Declaration. Collaborating with other Christian ministries, BreakPoint aims to launch other ecumenical grassroots movements around moral and ethical issues of great concern.
In recognition of his work, Colson received the prestigious Templeton Prize for progress in religion in 1993, donating the $1 million prize to Prison Fellowship. Colson's other awards have included the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor (2008); the Humanitarian Award from Dominos Pizza Corporation (1991); The Others Award from The Salvation Army (1990); the Outstanding Young Man of Boston from the Boston Chamber of Commerce (1960); and several honorary doctorates from various colleges and universities (1982-2000).
When news of Colson's conversion to Christianity leaked to the press in 1973, The Boston Globe reported, "If Mr. Colson can repent of his sins, there just has to be hope for everybody." Colson would agree.
In 1974 Colson entered a plea of guilty to Watergate-related charges; although not implicated in the Watergate burglary, he voluntarily pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in the Daniel Ellsberg Case. He entered Alabama's Maxwell Prison in 1974 as a new Christian and as the first member of the Nixon administration to be incarcerated for Watergate-related charges. He served seven months of a one- to three-year sentence.
After leaving prison, Colson founded Prison Fellowship Ministries in 1976, which has since become the world's largest outreach to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families. Today, Colson remains a member of the board of Prison Fellowship Ministries.
A sought-after speaker, Colson has written more than 30 books, which collectively have sold more than 5 million copies. His autobiographical book, Born Again, was one of the nation's best-selling books of all genres in 1976. Another bestseller, co-authored by Nancy Pearcey, How Now Shall We Live, is considered one of the most important books written on the subject of Christian worldview. His most recent book, The Faith, is a powerful appeal to the Church to re-embrace the foundational truths of Christianity.
In 1991 Colson launched BreakPoint, a unique radio commentary that provides a Christian perspective on today's news and trends. BreakPoint is currently aired weekdays to more than 1,300 outlets nationwide that reach and estimated 2 million listeners.
Today Colson is focused full time on developing other Christian leaders who can influence the culture and their communities through their faith. The capstone of this effort is The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, an online research and training center launched in 2009 for the promotion of Christian worldview teaching. In addition to a vast library of worldview materials, the Colson Center provides online courses and serves as a catalyst for a growing movement of Christian organizations dedicated to impacting the culture. The Colson Center website also hosts Colson's popular weekly Two-Minute Warning video commentary aimed at engaging a younger generation with a biblical perspective on cultural issues.
In 2009, Colson was a principal writer of the Manhattan Declaration, which calls on Christians to defend the sanctity of human life, traditional marriage and religious freedom. Nearly half a million people have signed the Manhattan Declaration. Collaborating with other Christian ministries, BreakPoint aims to launch other ecumenical grassroots movements around moral and ethical issues of great concern.
In recognition of his work, Colson received the prestigious Templeton Prize for progress in religion in 1993, donating the $1 million prize to Prison Fellowship. Colson's other awards have included the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor (2008); the Humanitarian Award from Dominos Pizza Corporation (1991); The Others Award from The Salvation Army (1990); the Outstanding Young Man of Boston from the Boston Chamber of Commerce (1960); and several honorary doctorates from various colleges and universities (1982-2000).
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January 4, 2017
Chuck Colson is one of my heroes. From political crony to born-again Christian Chuck foresaw the challenges and underlying issues of our day. In God & Government, first published in 1987, he answers the critical questions of: should religious and political realms intersect? If so, how? What are the domains and boundaries for each sphere? And what happens when those boundaries are crossed?
His thinking is balanced and practical, mixing story, observation, science and history in a compelling narrative. This is a book for those concerned about the condition and direction of America. It is a book for those who sense there is a deeper history and stronger foundation to America than we've been taught. But, at the same time, it's not just about the US, it's about government in general and politics; the insatiable appetite that power creates and the ends to which man will go to gain and preserve that power. It's also about the role of faith and religion in politics and how the church and state should always play in tension with one another.
Chuck argues that the role of government is to restrain evil, preserve order and promote justice. The role of the church is to be the community that administers and encourages the worship of God and meets the spiritual needs of God's people. At times it is to be the independent moral voice that holds gove
His thinking is balanced and practical, mixing story, observation, science and history in a compelling narrative. This is a book for those concerned about the condition and direction of America. It is a book for those who sense there is a deeper history and stronger foundation to America than we've been taught. But, at the same time, it's not just about the US, it's about government in general and politics; the insatiable appetite that power creates and the ends to which man will go to gain and preserve that power. It's also about the role of faith and religion in politics and how the church and state should always play in tension with one another.
Chuck argues that the role of government is to restrain evil, preserve order and promote justice. The role of the church is to be the community that administers and encourages the worship of God and meets the spiritual needs of God's people. At times it is to be the independent moral voice that holds gove
November 10, 2021
Some helpful quotes:
on the different roles of church and state:
“The state was instituted by God to restrain sin and promote a just social order.” (p. 101)
“The church is the community that administers and encourages the worship of God and meets the spiritual needs of God’s people, by teaching, offering the sacraments, and encouraging us to bear one another’s burdens.” (p. 103)
“In addition to the state, which preserves order, God has provided two other institutions for the ordering of society; the family for the propagation of life and the church for the proclamation of the Kingdom of God.” (p. 100)
on the exclusion of religious influences from public debate:
“As a result, the government is free to make its own ultimate judgments. Hence government ideology acquires the force of religion.” (p. 258)
“The Kingdom of God provides unique moral imperatives that can cause men and women to rise above their natural egoism and serve the greater good. God intends His people to do this; furthermore, He commands them to influence the world through their obedience to Him, not by taking over the world.” (p. 268)
“If there is no morally binding standard above the state, it becomes god and human beings mere beasts of bureaucratic burden. A government cannot be truly just without affirming the intrinsic value of human life.” (p. 83)
“The Judeo-Christian ethic does more than affirm human dignity, however; it also insists that we are inclined to do evil. Man is more than a beast, but he is not an angel. This dual nature is not properly understood apart from what theologians call original sin.” (p. 83)
on the idea that nothing can be accomplished except through government:
“This political illusion [...] springs from a diminishing belief in God and the growth of big government. What people once expected from the Almighty they now expect from the almighty bureaucracy.” (p. 381)
“America’s founders did not believe governments could create virtue; government attempts to make people good are inherently coercive. Instead, our constitution rests on the premise that virtue comes from citizens themselves—acting through smaller groups such as the family, church, community, and voluntary associations.” (p. 292)
“Christian patriots spend more time washing feet than waving flags.” (p. 285)
“Jacques Ellul wrote that the answer to big government illusion is small voluntary associations.” (p. 289)
on communism:
“Christianity and Communism are irreconcilable in their basic premises. The Christian believes that the dynamic of all history is spiritual, that its unfolding reveals God’s dealings with men, that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, and that at the end of history, He will reign over all nations. For Marxists, the material realm is all there is.” (p. 212)
“Communism and Christianity clash because each is a religion and each is inherently expansive and evangelistic.” (p. 212)
on the Christian's duty in the world:
“It is the first step of Christian citizenship in the Kingdom of God—knowledge and confidence in classical Christian truth—that enables the Christian to be a good citizen in the kingdoms of man. And it is in Scripture and classical doctrine that he or she finds the clearest expression of an individual’s responsibility to both kingdoms.” (p. 279)
“There are at least three compelling reasons Christians must be involved in politics and government. First, as citizens of the nation-state, Christians have the same civic duties all citizens have: to serve on juries, to pay taxes, to vote, to support candidates they think are best qualified... Second, as citizens of the Kingdom of God Christians are to bring God’s standards of righteousness and justice to bear on the kingdoms of this world... Third, Christians have an obligation to bring transcendent moral values into the public debate.” (p. 315)
on the kingdom of God:
“When every political effort of men and their institutions has been frustrated, when the kingdoms of man are utterly impotent, it is then that the power of the Kingdom of God, in all its glory, breaks into the dark stream of history.” (p. 416)
“Where then is hope? It is in the fact that the Kingdom of God has come to earth—the Kingdom announced by Jesus Christ in that obscure Nazareth synagogue two thousand years ago. It is a Kingdom that comes not in a temporary takeover of political structures, but in the lasting takeover of the human heart by the rule of a Holy God.” (p. 420)
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on the different roles of church and state:
“The state was instituted by God to restrain sin and promote a just social order.” (p. 101)
“The church is the community that administers and encourages the worship of God and meets the spiritual needs of God’s people, by teaching, offering the sacraments, and encouraging us to bear one another’s burdens.” (p. 103)
“In addition to the state, which preserves order, God has provided two other institutions for the ordering of society; the family for the propagation of life and the church for the proclamation of the Kingdom of God.” (p. 100)
on the exclusion of religious influences from public debate:
“As a result, the government is free to make its own ultimate judgments. Hence government ideology acquires the force of religion.” (p. 258)
“The Kingdom of God provides unique moral imperatives that can cause men and women to rise above their natural egoism and serve the greater good. God intends His people to do this; furthermore, He commands them to influence the world through their obedience to Him, not by taking over the world.” (p. 268)
“If there is no morally binding standard above the state, it becomes god and human beings mere beasts of bureaucratic burden. A government cannot be truly just without affirming the intrinsic value of human life.” (p. 83)
“The Judeo-Christian ethic does more than affirm human dignity, however; it also insists that we are inclined to do evil. Man is more than a beast, but he is not an angel. This dual nature is not properly understood apart from what theologians call original sin.” (p. 83)
on the idea that nothing can be accomplished except through government:
“This political illusion [...] springs from a diminishing belief in God and the growth of big government. What people once expected from the Almighty they now expect from the almighty bureaucracy.” (p. 381)
“America’s founders did not believe governments could create virtue; government attempts to make people good are inherently coercive. Instead, our constitution rests on the premise that virtue comes from citizens themselves—acting through smaller groups such as the family, church, community, and voluntary associations.” (p. 292)
“Christian patriots spend more time washing feet than waving flags.” (p. 285)
“Jacques Ellul wrote that the answer to big government illusion is small voluntary associations.” (p. 289)
on communism:
“Christianity and Communism are irreconcilable in their basic premises. The Christian believes that the dynamic of all history is spiritual, that its unfolding reveals God’s dealings with men, that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, and that at the end of history, He will reign over all nations. For Marxists, the material realm is all there is.” (p. 212)
“Communism and Christianity clash because each is a religion and each is inherently expansive and evangelistic.” (p. 212)
on the Christian's duty in the world:
“It is the first step of Christian citizenship in the Kingdom of God—knowledge and confidence in classical Christian truth—that enables the Christian to be a good citizen in the kingdoms of man. And it is in Scripture and classical doctrine that he or she finds the clearest expression of an individual’s responsibility to both kingdoms.” (p. 279)
“There are at least three compelling reasons Christians must be involved in politics and government. First, as citizens of the nation-state, Christians have the same civic duties all citizens have: to serve on juries, to pay taxes, to vote, to support candidates they think are best qualified... Second, as citizens of the Kingdom of God Christians are to bring God’s standards of righteousness and justice to bear on the kingdoms of this world... Third, Christians have an obligation to bring transcendent moral values into the public debate.” (p. 315)
on the kingdom of God:
“When every political effort of men and their institutions has been frustrated, when the kingdoms of man are utterly impotent, it is then that the power of the Kingdom of God, in all its glory, breaks into the dark stream of history.” (p. 416)
“Where then is hope? It is in the fact that the Kingdom of God has come to earth—the Kingdom announced by Jesus Christ in that obscure Nazareth synagogue two thousand years ago. It is a Kingdom that comes not in a temporary takeover of political structures, but in the lasting takeover of the human heart by the rule of a Holy God.” (p. 420)
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January 2, 2025
Charles Colson was a close advisor to Nixon and part of the Watergate Scandal. He later became a Christian and founded a leading prison ministry. He has a unique perspective on the role of government, the role of the church, and the role of the individual in politics. He is also a conservative.
I found his book to be well reasoned and well written. While not always agreeing with his conclusions, I learned a lot about the roles of government and the church, and they should interrelate. I also found that I agreed with many of conclusions.
I found it interesting that he is a staunch supporter of the separation of church and state, which is not the current position of the evangelical church.
I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the topic. For a different perspective (that of a progressive evangelical), try books by Jim Wallis.
I found his book to be well reasoned and well written. While not always agreeing with his conclusions, I learned a lot about the roles of government and the church, and they should interrelate. I also found that I agreed with many of conclusions.
I found it interesting that he is a staunch supporter of the separation of church and state, which is not the current position of the evangelical church.
I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the topic. For a different perspective (that of a progressive evangelical), try books by Jim Wallis.
March 9, 2025
Good book for the Christian who wants to better understand the role they have has citizens of heaven towards their citizenship of a nation. He does a great Job although it does seem he is conservative he still does a good job for the liberal hippies who want no boundaries for anything.
Engaging thought with proper civil disobedience.
Christians as politicians.
Relationship with the church and state both healthy and unhealthy.
Past victory’s and failures of church and state.
One’s personal responsibility to their country and its country to them.
Goes into detail about Nazis the slave trade and communism. As well as their philosophy sources dismantling them but also speaking of them as prothetic voices.
Engaging thought with proper civil disobedience.
Christians as politicians.
Relationship with the church and state both healthy and unhealthy.
Past victory’s and failures of church and state.
One’s personal responsibility to their country and its country to them.
Goes into detail about Nazis the slave trade and communism. As well as their philosophy sources dismantling them but also speaking of them as prothetic voices.
September 20, 2018
Although I didn't 100% agree with the conclusions of Chuck Colson, I really do appreciate what he has done in this book. It is well written and addresses an issue of great importance to the Christian Church today.
One thing I would like to have seen Colson do is put a definition of what he sees the Church as (and his Biblical basis for it). The whole "Church and State" issue is dependent upon how you define the Church.
All in all, a very worthwhile book - certainly recommended, however, before you read it, make sure you have a correct understanding of the doctrine of the Church.
One thing I would like to have seen Colson do is put a definition of what he sees the Church as (and his Biblical basis for it). The whole "Church and State" issue is dependent upon how you define the Church.
All in all, a very worthwhile book - certainly recommended, however, before you read it, make sure you have a correct understanding of the doctrine of the Church.
October 27, 2024
God & Government is about how Christians should think about serving God both in government and in opposition of government. He intersperses real life examples and philosophical discussions. The idea is that government can only do so much and a Christian within the government can do a lot of good but is faced with massive temptations to power. Christians opposing government seem to have the most impact as his final real life example from the troubles in ireland.
September 29, 2017
an excellent resource and encouragement for all Christians, particularly today with all that is going on in the world in the political realm. many great stories of events pricing God's faithfulness, even as his plans go far beyond our own
September 9, 2024
Plenty of excellent points and perspectives about the intersection of faith and politics. But could have been about half the length. In my opinion, there were lots of meandering stories that could have been boiled down to more succinctly communicate his personal experiences and conclusions.
April 3, 2022
Some delightfully rousing stories in this book, but it is also fairly weak in terms of Christian political theory and analysis.
May 22, 2011
While I probably am on the other side of the aisle from most of Colson's politics, this book was valuable for how it made me think about what I really do believe on social and moral issues as a Christian. At times, Colson is a bit snarky towards those he clearly disagree with, which gets a bit old. But I'm sure the Left writing about how they disagree with conservative politics and moral stances would be much more aggressive on that front.
Throughout the book, I found myself questioning what seemed to be Colson's central premise: that a government ruled with Christian morals and beliefs is the most utilitarian government possible. Regardless of what you believe yourself, I think that there is a sizable portion of this country who would not be happy if the government ran the track that Colson would support as a part of the Religious Right.
Being a non-fiction nerd, the bits of history that Colson includes are very interesting for the look they take at how religion has been a part of governments in the last 100 years. Most of these stories display the good Christianity can do in government, which I don't necessarily disagree with. Seeing Christians transform governments in upheaval is one thing, but I (unlike possibly Colson) don't see the US as being in a state of upheaval similar to the Phillipines during the Marcos reign.
Thanks to my father-in-law for giving me this book and the opportunity to see things from a very different perspective than my own. It is thought-provoking to read Colson's ideas and hopes. While I disagree with some of his thoughts, the opportunity to engage with those thoughts is something that needs to happen more often for myself, for Christianity, and for the US.
Throughout the book, I found myself questioning what seemed to be Colson's central premise: that a government ruled with Christian morals and beliefs is the most utilitarian government possible. Regardless of what you believe yourself, I think that there is a sizable portion of this country who would not be happy if the government ran the track that Colson would support as a part of the Religious Right.
Being a non-fiction nerd, the bits of history that Colson includes are very interesting for the look they take at how religion has been a part of governments in the last 100 years. Most of these stories display the good Christianity can do in government, which I don't necessarily disagree with. Seeing Christians transform governments in upheaval is one thing, but I (unlike possibly Colson) don't see the US as being in a state of upheaval similar to the Phillipines during the Marcos reign.
Thanks to my father-in-law for giving me this book and the opportunity to see things from a very different perspective than my own. It is thought-provoking to read Colson's ideas and hopes. While I disagree with some of his thoughts, the opportunity to engage with those thoughts is something that needs to happen more often for myself, for Christianity, and for the US.
February 12, 2017
This is a must read for anyone curious about the role of religion in government and the role of government in religion. Colson's razor sharp analysis truly brings current events into perspective. I love his storytelling of events we hardly hear about in the news, and of how the gospel worked out in the lives believers can make a difference. His chapter on Little Platoons is downright inspiring. I appreciate his candor and transparency in sharing his "inside the White House" stories. Some parts are pretty heavy weight; just wade through them the best you can. You will still gleam something from the weightier sections.
August 17, 2016
I went into it wanting to hear 10+ hours (I listened to this on audiobook) of Charles Colson's personal experience with God and government based on his involvement in the Watergate scandal, and while I still got that, the rest of the 9 hours of listening was him giving other historical examples of how God and Christianity has played a role in other governments including our own (United States).
The format of this book was not what I expected and for the whole first half I was feeling disappointed.
While in the end I can that I loved it and would recommend it, it definitely read more like a story book than not. Just personal preference, not the types of books I typically like to read.
I also went into reading this book to get some motivation or inspiration on who to vote for this election year (it didn't help the way I thought it would), but it did ground me more in my beliefs and that I should vote based on my spiritual convictions.
Because there is a role that God plays in government, whether people like to acknowledge it or not. Just read the book and you can gain a better understanding on how and why if you are in any doubt of that truth.
The format of this book was not what I expected and for the whole first half I was feeling disappointed.
While in the end I can that I loved it and would recommend it, it definitely read more like a story book than not. Just personal preference, not the types of books I typically like to read.
I also went into reading this book to get some motivation or inspiration on who to vote for this election year (it didn't help the way I thought it would), but it did ground me more in my beliefs and that I should vote based on my spiritual convictions.
Because there is a role that God plays in government, whether people like to acknowledge it or not. Just read the book and you can gain a better understanding on how and why if you are in any doubt of that truth.
January 27, 2019
I think what I enjoyed most about this book were the practical historical accounts of different governments and their interactions with religion. I also appreciated how the author has a lot of personal experience with the political scene. Much of what he said I believe was very helpful and biblical. His promotion of Catholics despite their serious doctrinal errors is sad and I believe adds much confusion to his ministry. Some of his other ideas I didn't completely agree with but overall an interesting and helpful read.
February 5, 2019
Great book that helps highlight appropriate political perspective in light of God
Chuck Colson is a great author and this book continues to speak even in 2018 despite it being written in 1987 and revised in 2007. Colson provides wise counsel and experience to the confusing and difficult task of being a Christian and follower of Jesus while navigating a secular and political world. I recommend this book for wise perspective especially given our current partisan political climate.
Chuck Colson is a great author and this book continues to speak even in 2018 despite it being written in 1987 and revised in 2007. Colson provides wise counsel and experience to the confusing and difficult task of being a Christian and follower of Jesus while navigating a secular and political world. I recommend this book for wise perspective especially given our current partisan political climate.
October 29, 2016
Classic Colson, great stories combined with thought provoking writing. I do think the author could have arrived at the same conclusions in fewer pages. All in all I would still highly recommend this book.
December 6, 2021
It was good.
Had a great message and was great to learn how to bring Christ's love to work in government.
There was, though, way too much political history in it.
Still a great read, and would recommend!
3.6/5
Had a great message and was great to learn how to bring Christ's love to work in government.
There was, though, way too much political history in it.
Still a great read, and would recommend!
3.6/5
June 5, 2012
Unsurprising- Chuck Colson again captured my attention in this wonderful in-depth look at the roles of church and state!
September 21, 2014
Good, but I did have a hard time getting through it. Well-written.
May 20, 2018
I remember being impressed, but it was some time ago
May 22, 2020
Colson brings so much to much needed discussion. Even though the book was written in 2007 and much has changed in the world, the principles Colson lays out are timeless.
September 2, 2014
Fantastic book. As new believer, my eyes are widened.
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