Bruce Ashford– One Nation Under God: A Christian Hope for American Politics

On today's episode, Dave Jenkins interviews Dr. Bruce Ashord about his book One Nation Under God: A Christian Hope for American Politics (B&H Academic, 2015)
What you'll hear in this episode:
• Dr. Ashford's life, ministry, marriage, and his current ministry projects.
• Why politics is so difficult for Christians to navigate.
• Some of the biggest misconceptions that Christians today have about politics.
• How to be passionate about the gospel and care deeply about politics.
• What readers gain from reading this book especially in light of recent elections.
• How Christians should view the relationship between religion and politics, and between church and state.
• Some of the most appropriate and effective ways to live out our Christianity in public, especially when most of the people around us disagree with our evangelical convictions.
• Some basic biblical principles that will help Christians get a handle on public policy issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, the economy, the environment, race relations, immigration, and war.