Church and politics – a Reformed approach

Authors

  • A Van De Beek

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17570/ngtt.2008.v49n3.a25

Keywords:

Church and nation, Early Christianity, Political Theology, Public theology

Abstract

Today Christians are often involved in politics. Early Christian authors held a different opinion. They considered the church as a nation of a different kind and themselves as foreigners in the world. They refused (even when they were not excluded) participation in any branch of the government. It was not until Constantine that this changed.

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Published

2008-12-31

How to Cite

Van De Beek, A. (2008). Church and politics – a Reformed approach. NGTT | Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 49(3&4). https://doi.org/10.17570/ngtt.2008.v49n3.a25

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 3&4 (2008)

Section

Articles | Artikels

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