A VIEWPOINT ON POLITICS
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Recently, Tony Campolo had a discussion with Shane Claiborne about how the people of God should engage in politics ... and they allowed us to listen in on the conversation. This is an important conversation to be had. Too often we involve ourselves in the political process with little understanding of how we are involving ourselves.
Perhaps we need to take a moment, stop and think about life in the Kingdom of God and the culture and politics of empire. This article is a first step in doing so. Feel free to read the article featured in Relevant and then share some of your own thoughts.
The conversation begins with Campolo ...
TONY CAMPOLO: Shane, I have a question to ask that may make you squirm a little bit. From hearing you talk and reading your books, you often seem to suggest that Christians not participate in the political process, and that political activism is somewhat futile. Have I understood your position correctly?
SHANE CLAIBORNE: The question for me is not are we political, but how are we political? We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar in how we engage. Jesus and the early Christians had a marvelous political imagination. They turned all the presumptions and ideas of power and blessing upside down.
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TONY CAMPOLO: Shane, I have a question to ask that may make you squirm a little bit. From hearing you talk and reading your books, you often seem to suggest that Christians not participate in the political process, and that political activism is somewhat futile. Have I understood your position correctly?
SHANE CLAIBORNE: The question for me is not are we political, but how are we political? We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar in how we engage. Jesus and the early Christians had a marvelous political imagination. They turned all the presumptions and ideas of power and blessing upside down.
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