Or the writer peter wehner, who has ceased to describe himself as an. Gerson and wehner the authors of the book are not theologians, rather they are rightleaning politicians who happen to be christians and care deeply about. The morality of democratic capitalism with arthur c. But the problem is the distinctly nonchristian substance of his values. The insufferable sanctimony of peter wehner the american.
Bush white house, offer city of man as a beginners guide to sorting out religiously motivated involvement in public policy. As i read peter wehners column, after great pain, where is god. Michael gerson is a nationally syndicated columnist appearing twice weekly in the washington post. As you say, i do want this book to play its part in a. Conservative trump critics michael gerson and peter wehner also wrote a book on morality entitled. I recently had a series of exchanges with a christian acquaintance on the matter of homosexuality. An awful lot of white evangelical christians rallied to trump in the. Peter wehner is a senior fellow at the ethics and public policy center and. Best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods today s deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards customer service free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. They rightly reject the demand of some secularists to disqualify any religiously based input in a policy discussion.
For a list of his recent books and online publications click. As ever, a pleasure to offer this guest post from my friend peter wehner, a thoughtful christian and one of the most important voices on public policy today. Rod dreher, in response to michael gerson and peter wehner, the power of our weakness, christianity today, november 2015. Christianity todays call for trumps ouster might not. Why trump is different than reagan, either bush, dole. He is a senior fellow at the ethics and public policy center who has served in the last three republican administrations. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Michael gerson and peter wehner are authors of the recently released book, city of man. Christianity today, volume 54 number 11, november 2010. Peter wehner is a contributing opinion writer for the new york times. In an essay in christianity today, the power of our weakness, my coauthor peter wehner and i explore this altered landscape. Christianity today, a major evangelical magazine founded by the rev.
He served as a top aide and speechwriter for george w. Why christianity today s call for trumps ouster might not matter. John inazu, author of the forthcoming book confident pluralism. The best articles from christianity today on gerson, michael. Peter wehner is a veteran of three administrations and the author of the death of politics. Religion and politics in a new era, from which this post is excerpted. He is considered a leading conservative critic of donald trump. How they can live wellnot vanishin a time of retreat. The success and the failures of the religious right huffpost. Like his ohsocivil coauthor michael gerson, wehner makes sure that his christianity is perfectly calibrated to the manners and mores of his liberal betters, whose esteem he so desperately craves. An incisive new book on the deathmatch mindset that characterizes politics today.
Michael gerson and peter wehner will sober up evangelicals who feel that. Peter wehner is a senior fellow at the ethics and public policy center and a contributing opinion writer for the new york times. Mike gerson and i wrote a national affairs piece several years ago on conservative attitudes toward government. A humble political influencer gets his crowns in heaven. Amid his own struggle with faith, peter wehner finds. By many accounts, orthodox christians have lost the culture wars.
So how to stabilize and improve our politics today. How to heal our frayed republic after trump, city of man. An evangelical christian looks at homosexuality by peter. The next phase of christian social engagement will need to move beyond reaction, instead applying first principles to a broad range of public concerns. This short book is important reading for all christians who feel the need to engage in. This tradition which today finds such able defenders as peter wehner and michael gerson. He is the coauthor, with michael gerson, of city of man. Israel in the bible can not be blindly applied to any civil government today.
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