The latest Theos publication, God and Government, is launched today.
The book, published in association with KLICE by SPCK, comprises a series of essays which explore the role of government. It does not tell readers what to do, still less which way to vote. It seeks, rather, to equip people to consider what they should be attempting to achieve in their roles as 'political Christians', that is, Christians employed, engaged or simply interested in politics.
The writers, all highly respected theological thinkers, are Philip Booth, Professor of Insurance and Risk Management at Cass Business School; Andrew Bradstock, Professor of Theology and Public Life at the University of Otago; Jonathan Chaplin, Director of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics; David McIlroy, Visiting Lecturer in Law at SOAS; Clifford Longley, author, broadcaster and journalist; Julian Rivers, Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Bristol; Nick Spencer, Director of Studies at Theos; Nicholas Townsend, Lecturer in Christian Ethics at the South East Institute for Theological Education; Nigel G. Wright, Principal of Spurgeon’s College, London; and Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham.
In his foreword, the Archbishop of Canterbury writes that 'God and Government offers invaluable resources for what is now a sharply urgent task – thinking through the ethical and spiritual foundations of our democracy.'
God and Government retails at £9.99 and is available for purchase here.
