How do your faith and politics mix? Take the quiz
The Summer 2008 issue of Leadership features an article by Following Christ 2008 track chair Amy Black. “The Church and Politics Quiz” allows you to answer a series of questions which will let you know whether you’re a thumpin’ theocrat, a private patriot, a quiet critic, or a radical reformer (or somewhere in between!). Take the quiz.
Amy is associate professor of Politics & International Relations at Wheaton College. She earned her Ph.D. in Political Science at M.I.T. A specialist in American Government, her current areas of research include religion and politics, mass media, and Congress. Dr. Black served as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow, working in the office of Rep. Melissa A. Hart (PA-04).
Her books include Beyond Left and Right: Helping Christians Make Sense of American Politics (Baker Books, 2008), From Inspiration to Legislation: How an Idea Becomes a Law (Prentice Hall, 2007), and Of Little Faith: The Politics of George W. Bush’s Faith Based Initiatives (Georgetown, 2004). She and her husband, Dan Treier, live in Wheaton with their daughter, Anna.
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September 7, 2008 @ 2:35 am
So much drama in politics!
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Tom Said,
September 19, 2008 @ 6:38 pm
Jeff, Thanks for posting this tool, I’ve found it quite helpful in conversation among pastors in the Brethren in Christ and even with some in the local assembly of which I am a member. FYI: I’m 39/31, i.e., politically engaged and prophetic radical reformer.
Politics has been a journey for me. When I was in high school, I was a vocal critic from outside the Christian orbit who knew his ideas would never be accepted. After becoming a follower of Christ I explored theocracy and then Christian community as a visible alternative culture by exploring my Moravian roots and investigating the current Bruderhof. But that has “only” translated into a more Radical Reformation self-understanding living in the context of extended family. … although I have been investigating this further through seminars at Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, see http://www.etown.edu/YoungCenter
Jeff Said,
September 23, 2008 @ 2:57 pm
Tom - Thanks for your comment. Sounds like you’ve been on quite a journey! Political engagement is a tricky business, but an important one. I’m glad there are folks like you taking this seriously. I have found the writings of Rod Dreher to be quite interesting. He has been advocating the forming of Christian communities centered around a church that are (quasi) sustainable. Read more about it here: http://crunchycon.nationalreview.com/archives/093435.asp