The Spiritual Danger of Donald Trump
The Spiritual Danger of Donald Trump

Author: Ronald J. Sider

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2020-06-01

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 172527180X

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What should Christians think about Donald Trump? His policies, his style, his personal life? Thirty evangelical Christians (listed below) wrestle with these tough questions. They are Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. They don't all agree, but they seek to let Christ be the Lord of their political views. They seek to apply biblical standards to difficult debates about our current political situation. Vast numbers of white evangelicals enthusiastically support Donald Trump. Do biblical standards on truth, justice, life, freedom, and personal integrity warrant or challenge that support? How does that support of President Trump affect the image of Christianity in the larger culture? Around the world? Many younger evangelicals today are rejecting evangelical Christianity, even Christianity itself. To what extent is that because of widespread evangelical support for Donald Trump? Don't read this book to find support for your views. Read it to be challenged--with facts, reason, and biblical principles. With contributions from: Michael W. Austin Randall Balmer Vicki Courtney Daniel Deitrich Samuel Escobar John Fea Irene Fowler Mark Galli J. Colin Harris Stephen R. Haynes Matt Henderson Christopher A. Hutchinson Bandy X. Lee David S. Lim David C. Ludden Ryan McAnnally-Linz Steven Meyer Napp Nazworth D. Zac Niringiye Christopher Pieper Reid Ribble Ronald J. Sider Edward G. Simmons James R. Skillen James W. Skillen Julia K. Stronks Chris Thurman Miroslav Volf Peter Wehner George Yancey

Summary of Ronald J. Sider's The Spiritual Danger of Donald Trump
Summary of Ronald J. Sider's The Spiritual Danger of Donald Trump

Author: Everest Media,

Publisher: Everest Media LLC

Published: 2022-05-23T22:59:00Z

Total Pages: 37

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Many evangelical supporters of Trump believe that his bad manners are simply a reflection of his tough stance on abortion, and they don’t see how his words can ever hurt anyone. However, this is not how the biblical writers viewed words, and it fails to appreciate that Trump’s caustic speech will actually hurt America more than do sticks and stones. #2 Trump’s insults and mockery of his political enemies is the epitome of contempt, and he does it every day. He threatens to unravel the last threads of decency in our culture, which will have disastrous consequences for America and evangelical concerns. #3 The tongue is a wanton killer. With our tongues, we bless God our Father, but with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth! This is what happens when we don’t use our words responsibly. #4 Trump’s critics are not only degrading American culture, but they’re also teaching us how to treat our political and cultural enemies. If we don’t change our ways, we will end up with a revengeful and contemptuous government that treats the unborn with disdain.

Toward an Evangelical Public Policy
Toward an Evangelical Public Policy

Author: Ronald J. Sider

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2005-02

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0801065380

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Deepens thinking about biblical and other conceptual foundations for political engagement in order to unify and give consistency to evangelicals' involvement in politics.

Just Politics
Just Politics

Author: Ronald J. Sider

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1441239820

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Evangelicals today probably have more political influence in the United States than at any time in the last century--but they might not be certain what to do with it. It has been difficult to develop a unified voice on pressing issues such as social justice and moral renewal. Bestselling author and theologian Ron Sider offers a biblically grounded, factually rooted, Christian approach to politics that cuts across ideological divides. Shaped by a careful study of society, this book will guide readers into more thoughtful and effective political activity. It addresses perennially tough questions that often divide the church and includes a case study of the federal deficit debate. Practical, balanced, and nonpartisan, this book will be a welcome resource during the 2012 presidential race. This is a revised version of what was previously published as The Scandal of Evangelical Politics.

Just Generosity
Just Generosity

Author: Ronald J. Sider

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1441201629

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Just Generosity calls Christians to examine their priorities and their pocketbooks in the face of a scandalous tendency to overlook those among us who suffer while we live in practical opulence. This holistic approach to helping the poor goes far beyond donating clothes or money, envisioning a world in which faith-based groups work with businesses, the media, and the government to help end poverty in the world's richest nation. This updated edition includes current statistics, policy recommendations, and discussions covering everything from welfare reform, changes to Medicade, and the Social Security debate. "Sider's most important book since Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger."--Jim Wallis, author, God's Politics "Sider knows how to lift up people in need.... [An] important and challenging book."--John Ashcroft, former Attorney General of the United States

Saving Souls, Serving Society
Saving Souls, Serving Society

Author: Heidi Rolland Unruh

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2005-10-06

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 0195161556

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As public funding for social services has been slashed, there has arisen an unprecedented interest in the potential (and dangers) of faith-based institutions as agents of social change. This text seeks to answer pressing questions surrounding this important and controversial issue.

So Many Christians, So Few Lions
So Many Christians, So Few Lions

Author: George Yancey

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-11-06

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 144222407X

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So Many Christians, So Few Lions is a provocative look at anti-Christian sentiments in America. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative research, authors George Yancey and David A. Williamson show that even though (or perhaps because) Christianity is the dominant religion in the United States, bias against Christians also exists—particularly against conservative Christians—and that this bias is worth understanding. The book does not attempt to show the prevalence of anti-Christian sentiments—called Christianophobia—but rather to document it, to dig into where and how it exists, to explore who harbors these attitudes, and to examine how this bias plays itself out in everyday life. Excerpts from the authors’ interviews highlight the fear and hatred that some people harbor towards Christians, especially the Christian right, and the ways these people exhibit elements of bigotry, prejudice, and dehumanization. The authors argue that understanding anti-Christian bias is important for understanding some social dynamics in America, and they offer practical suggestions to help reduce religious intolerance of all kinds.

Fixing the Moral Deficit
Fixing the Moral Deficit

Author: Ronald J. Sider

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2012-03-23

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0830869735

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The national deficit is certainly a crisis. But alongside it a moral deficit is exploding as well. Some want to unjustly thrust the burden of the debt on our grandchildren. Others want to balance the budget on the backs of the poor. But both plans are morally bankrupt. There is a way--a realistic way, a moral way--to fix the deficit. We can break political gridlock with solutions that stand on a foundation of solid values and fair play. If you are tired of politics as usual that fails to operate as if people mattered, take heart in Ron Sider's balanced, practical approach. Consistent with deeply Christian principles, he offers a way forward that truly provides justice for all.

Completely Pro-Life
Completely Pro-Life

Author: Ronald J. Sider

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1608999564

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The Sanctity of Human Life is Under Attack. Unborn Children Are Destroyed. The Poor Go Hungry. Families Are Broken Up. We Are All Endangered By Nuclear War. To be completely pro-life means to defend human life wherever it is threatened. Ron Sider provides a consistent vision of what it means to be pro-life. He cuts through party lines by holding fast to Scripture wherever it leads. The result is a refreshing and truly biblical stance on many current and vitally important issues. With the help of the staff of Evangelicals for Social Action, Sider gives us concrete steps to help change our world.

Karlstadt's Battle with Luther
Karlstadt's Battle with Luther

Author: Ronald J. Sider

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2001-10-08

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1579107796

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Sure to be considered a milestone in Reformation studies, this book makes available for the first time in English select treatises of well-known attacks and rejoinders of Karlstadt and Luther. One chapter even provides a fascinating eyewitness-account of their bitter confrontation at Jena. The juxtaposition of their sharply articulated positions, here amply cross-referenced, helps to focus not only on the points of divergence but also on the common commitments of these sixteenth-century Reformers. The editor's introductory material effectively places the conflict in historical and theological perspective. In an interpretive essay Dr. Sider contends that the violent quarrel between the two former colleagues was due not so much to theological disagreement as to differences over strategy and timing, their celebrated battle being but one instance of an ongoing Òliberal-radicalÓ debate, waged even in our own time. Sider's vigorous translations and provocative interpretations make the book invaluable as a primary source book as well as for its original analysis.