Allan Harvey, Carl Hofmann
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Christian symbols and prayers among the mob storming the U.S. Capitol. Nationalistic celebrations and politically partisan sermons in churches. The re
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lationship between church and nation in the United States is a source of much confusion and strife.These problems are not new. Similar issues arose for early Christians in the Roman Empire who had to choose whether to affirm the lordship of Christ or that of Caesar, and for Christians in Germany who had to choose between Nazi ideology and the way of Jesus. Christians today face similar choices when their nation and its symbols attract the sort of devotion that belongs to God alone, or when tempted by doctrines such as Christian nationalism. In this timely book, layman Allan Harvey and pastor Carl Hofmann explore how the Bible, history, and Christian theology can inform us as we seek to faithfully follow Jesus in our own national contexts.
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