Miranda Zapor Cruz Faithful Politics

How can Christians think about politics? Brent talks with Miranda Zapor Cruz about her new IVP book ‘Faithful Politics: Ten Approaches to Christian Citizenship and Why It Matters’. Miranda is professor of historical theology at Indiana Wesleyan University.  She holds a Phd in religion, politics and society from Baylor University’s J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies and a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.  (1:04) Faith and politics; (2:00) A framework for faithful Christian participation in politics? (3:30) Why is our faith disconnected with our politics? (5:20) The influence and witness of the church? (8:30) What does the term politics actually mean? (9:15) Aristotle and politics; (10:15) Augustine; (11:30) Living as dual citizens; (13:30) The Kingdom of God is not the U.S; (14:45) Christianity and political conservatism; (17:20) Separation of church and state; (19:15) Luther’s two kingdoms theology; (20:45) The 2 Calvinist approaches; (23:45) Problems with the direct Christian influence model; (25:20) Christian nationalism. Links mentioned in this episode: mirandazaporcruz.com/faithful-politics/ /ivpress.com Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.