Political Idolatry
America on Thin Ice
Category: General
Tags: Political Idolatry, Politics
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
by: Greg Boyd I was fascinated by Congress’s Impeachment Trial. After all available witnesses had testified and all the available evidence had been presented, not one mind on either side of the aisle had changed. …
Jesus was Not a [Socialist]
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Discipleship, Political Idolatry, Politics
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Article by Dan Kent Our political climate right now exhausts me. The fracturing. The bullying. The ideological mobs. I feel like I’m surrounded by a hundred Towers of Babel babbling at me all day long,…
Podcast: How Do We Talk About Politically Charged Topics?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Political Idolatry, Politics
Greg gets charged-up talking about ‘talking about politically charged topics.’ http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0463.mp3
Podcast: Is Pledging Allegiance to the Flag a Big Deal?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Political Idolatry, Politics
Greg discusses allegiances and pledges. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0442.mp3
Podcast: Can Government Be Saved?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Government, Political Idolatry, Politics
Greg talks about Shane Claiborne, government, and ministry. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0430.mp3
The Patriot’s Bible — Really?
Category: General
Tags: Book Reviews, Idolatry, National Idolatry, Patriot's Bible, Political Idolatry
Have you ever seen the Saturday Night Live skit entitled “Really? With Seth and Amy”? Sometimes it’s pretty funny. I was thinking that perhaps the best way to get through my critique of The American…
Dear Greg: How Do You Handle Assumptions People Make About You When They Learn You Are a Christian?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Political Idolatry, Politics
Greg talks about demonstrating counter-examples in a world overflowing with assumptions and prejudices. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0350.mp3
Jesus’ Kind of Social Justice
Category: General
Tags: Justice, Political Idolatry, Politics, Social Issues
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
For many, the primary way of building the kingdom is to influence politics in order to make America more Christian. Others take the opposite approach, concluding that Jesus didn’t try to overhaul the political systems…
A Brief History of Political Power and the Church
Category: General
Tags: Church, Constantine, Political Idolatry, Politics, Power
The history of the church has been largely one of believers refusing to trust the way of the crucified Jesus and instead giving in to the very temptation he resisted. It’s the history of an…
Conservatives and Liberals in the Same Kingdom
Category: General
Tags: Conflict, Division, Love, Political Idolatry, Politics, Unity
Jesus did not allow the world to set the terms for what he did. For instance, he called Matthew, a tax collector, as well as Simon, a zealot, to be his disciples. Tax collectors were…
Politics & the Kingdom of the World
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom of God, Kingdom of this World, Nationalism, Political Idolatry, Politics
Instead of aligning any version of the kingdom of this world with the kingdom of God—as is common in American Christianity—kingdom-of-God participants must retain a healthy suspicion toward every version of the kingdom of this…
Podcast: Should Christians Seek Political Office?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Political Idolatry, Politics
Can a politician even be effective at politics if they are faithful disciples of Jesus? Links: Greg’s book: “The Myth of a Christian Nation“ http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0024.mp3
Bowing to the American Flag. Literally.
Category: General
Tags: Kurt Willems, Political Idolatry, Prayer
Kurt Willems shared this interesting item he found on Amazon. In the product description it admonishes us to: Submit yourself to the Prayer Bench and open up your life to receive more of God. Hmmmmmm. How about…
Are You Anti-American?
Category: Q&A
Tags: America, Greg Boyd, Nationalism, Political Idolatry, Politics, ReKnew, Video Q&A
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Greg answers the frequently asked question of whether he is anti-American. What’s your best guess? Watch the video and find out!