Faith & Politics: Three book recommendations for Election Day

Last updated on: June 1, 2020 at 2:30 pm by Kelley Mathews

Faith & Politics: Three book recommendations for Election Day 2020-06-01T14:30:05-05:00 Kelley Mathews

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Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians

Finally, a book that’s already released! This one is even smaller than the other two, but don’t let that lull you into complacency. It’s liable to punch you in the gut, metaphorically of course.

Straight from the Amazon description:

“Lee Camp writes that Christianity in America has been made into a bad public joke because of “our failure to rightly understand what Christianity is.” From this provocative claim, Camp’s manifesto makes the convincing case that a renewed Christian politic is more essential than ever, one that is “neither left nor right nor religious,” but a prophetic way of life modeled after Jesus of Nazareth. Camp’s robust vision exposes modern parodies of faith—the American concept of “Christian values,” for one—and challenges Christians to rethink who they are and how they participate in the modern world. Authentic gospel truth is a scandal to the American myth, he argues, and we are called to be scandalous witnesses.”

“Camp, a professor of ethics and theology at Lipscomb University, argues that Christianity has lost its virtuous influence in America by becoming a partisan tool. True Christianity, he says, is a scandalous politic and a shocking belief system that impacts society in practical, tangible ways. . . Thoughtful Christians will find this insightful work packed with logical and potentially paradigm-shifting arguments.” (Publishers Weekly)

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These three recommended books urge Christians to engage in politics with loyalty to their faith, avoiding simplistic, partisan thinking but pursuing wisdom with a teachable spirit. I hope they prove as valuable and helpful to you as they did to me.

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