Saints as Citizens: A Guide to Public Responsibilities for Christians

by Timothy R. Sherratt and Ronald P. Mahurin
Baker Books (1995)
Paperback, 128 pages
Out of print and no longer available here

Piecemeal politics. When they're not separating themselves from the world altogether, many Christians involve themselves in politics selectively. But creation is God's kingdom, and we are creation's caretakers, not its tourists. Christians have public responsibilities for the long haul.

Timothy Sherratt and Ron Mahurin urge Christians to rediscover their biblical identity as the body of Christ. When churches embrace public justice as wel as personal piety, they prepare their members for effective public service. Saints should make the best citizens.

Copublished by the Center for Public Justice and Baker Book House, Saints as Citizens is a guide to authentic Christianity in the public arena. In this timely book, the authors discuss the application of Christian principles to the contemporary American political scene.

Timothy R. Sherratt and Ronald P. Mahurin hold Ph.D. degrees in political science and teach in the department of political studies at Gordon College. Sherratt writes on American politics and political theory and Mahurin on the Middle East and American foreign policy.

ISBN 0-8010-8389-3