The good of politics: a biblical, historical, and contemporary introduction

Part 1. The biblical drama. God's kingdom coming

The revealing image

Citizenship in the kingdom

Part 2. Key historical developments. Constantine, Augustine, and the fraught future of "Christian" politics

From Augustine to the splintering of Christendom

Nations, states, and Protestant reformers

From the Reformation to contemporary engagement

Part 3. Engaging politics today. Viewpoint as standpoint: where do we begin?

Engagement for what kind of political community?

Citizenship as vocation

Family, marriage, and education

Economics and the environment

Politics in one world.