Scholar and Author Tremper Longman III (The Bible and the Ballot)

On today's show, Tim welcomes theologian scholar and author Tremper Longman III. Tremper discusses his newly published book, The Bible and the Ballot: Using Scripture in Political Decisions.  Christians regularly invoke the Bible to support their positions on many controversial political topics--gay marriage, poverty, war, religious liberty, immigration, the environment, taxes, etc.--and this book will help facilitate those conversations. Tremper explains his desire to write this book, and how the Bible constructs our daily conversations, attitudes, and overall belief system.  Tremper also touches briefly on another book he recently wrote, Confronting Old Testament Controversies: Pressing Questions about Evolution, Sexuality, History, and Violence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.