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What happened to civility in public discourse? While civility has long been a factor of Christianity and even in American politics, more recently it seems that our society and many of its leaders sufferfrom an appalling lack of it. When everyone is s...

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The History of Religion and Politics in America

By Martin E. Marty

In 1858 Abraham Lincoln, in his classic "House Divided" speech, said, "If we could first know where we are and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do and how to do it." A study on the history of religion and politics in the Uni...

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$12.00

How Should Christians Vote?

By Martha Bettis-Gee, Edward LeRoy Long, Jr.

Most Christians agree the church should not tell its members which particular candidate to choose in a political election. But the separation between church and state does not preclude applying religiously grounded judgments as to which political pos...

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Separation of Church and State

By Martha Bettis-Gee, Edward LeRoy Long, Jr.

Two important principles in U.S. government are the free exercise of religion and separation of church and state. While these two principles have served the nation well, they are not easy to put together logically, and they give rise to issues in pra...

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One nation, under God . . . . We all know the words but while the sentiment is ■widely accepted, what was the founding fathers' intent? As contemporary ■Christians, is it more important that we prove that we are a Christian nation - or ■that we act like we are?

Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?

By Martha Bettis-Gee, John Fea

In this one-session study participants will explore the question of whether America was founded as a Christian nation, examine the relationship between the religious views of the nation's founders and the instituting documents of the nation, and refl...

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$7.50

What did Jesus mean by render unto Caesar what is Caesar's? Reconciling ■what we owe God with what we owe the government.

Why We Pay Taxes

By Brent Waters

In this study, participants will be encouraged to examine some pertinent New Testament passages about taxation, explore selected issues regarding what can or should be taxed, and discuss how tax revenue should be used. The issue of taxation is inesca...

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$7.50