The Political Crisis and Christian Ethics

"""At a time when Christian participation in politics is guided more by religious enthusiasms than by theological analysis, this timely book provides both caution and corrective. Ronald Stone importantly centers public life as an object of theological reflection while identifying essential theological frameworks for examining some of today's most urgent public arena concerns."" --R. Drew Smith, professor of urban ministry, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary ""A timely, insightful analysis of what Christian ethics can offer to American politics. Ronald Stone offers critical reflection on and application of the political ethics of Reinhold Niebuhr, Paul Tillich, and Richard Niebuhr, as well as his personal experiences as a Christian political ethicist and activist. Affirming that Christianity informs American politics, Stone offers concrete recommendations on issues of race, economic justice, climate, and more, and calls us to enact a prophetic realism."" --Mary Ann Stenger, professor emerita of humanities, University of Louisville ""At a point in time in which our civilization is replete with staggering mixtures of crisis and hope, the American tradition of Prophetic Realism--which declines any way of life other than the synergetic practice of reasonable religion, ethics, and politics--needs to be advanced. The Political Crisis and Christian Ethics exquisitely demonstrates how we can accomplish this and more."" --Bin Song, assistant professor of philosophy and religion, Washington College"