The ballot and the Bible how scripture has been used and abused in American politics and where we go from here
In June 2020, after the killing of George Floyd, President Donald Trump posed with a Bible outside St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, DC. For many, the scene epitomized the relationship between scripture and politics: the Bible is a prop, a tool for leaders to exploit for their purpose....
| Main Author: | Schiess, Kaitlyn (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan :
Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group,
[2023]
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| Summary: |
In June 2020, after the killing of George Floyd, President Donald Trump posed with a Bible outside St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, DC. For many, the scene epitomized the relationship between scripture and politics: the Bible is a prop, a tool for leaders to exploit for their purpose. Schiess's book has two goals: to mine history for examples of biblical interpretation distanced enough from our own context that we might be able to see things clouding our judgment in the heat of our own debates; and to gain a rough sketch of some of the political biblical interpretation trends and traditions that have shaped America. -- Adapted from Introduction. |
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| Physical Description: |
211 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-211). |
| ISBN: |
9781587435966 1587435969 9781587436086 1587436086 |
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