The liturgy of politics : spiritual formation for the sake of our neighbor / Kaitlyn Schiess ; foreword by Michael Wear.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Downers Grove, IL : IVP, [2020]Description: 207 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780830848300
- 0830848304
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A generation of young Christians are weary of the political legacy they've inherited and hungry for a better approach.
They're tired of seeing their faith tied to political battles they didn't start, and they're frustrated by the failures of leaders they thought they could trust. Kaitlyn Schiess grew up in this landscape, and understands it from the inside.
Spiritual formation, and particularly a focus on formative practices, are experiencing a renaissance in Christian thinking--but these ideas are not often applied to the political sphere. In The Liturgy of Politics , Schiess shows that the church's politics are shaped by its habits and practices even when it's unaware of them. Schiess insists that the way out of our political morass is first to recognize the formative power of the political forces all around us, and then to recover historic Christian practices that shape us according to the truth of the gospel.
Includes bibliographical references.
Apolitical or unexamined : what spiritual formation has to do with politics -- The liturgy of politics : loves and loyalties -- Of this world : the prosperity, patriotic, security, and supremacy gospels -- For the life of the world : spiritual formation and public life -- A story to live into : scripture and political formation -- Ekklēsia : the church as a training ground for political engagement -- The rhythm of our lives : time, music, confession -- Bent on the coming Kingdom of God : spiritual disciplines and political formation -- A confessing city : reading politics with Augustine -- Creation redeemed : eschatology and political formation -- Epilogue: Shalom.
"A generation of young Christians are weary of the political legacy they've inherited. Could it be that the church's politics are shaped by its habits and practices? Contending that we must recognize the formative power of the political forces around us, Kaitlyn Schiess urges the church to recover historic Christian practices that shape us according to the truth of the gospel"-- Provided by publisher.