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On God and politics |
| Princeton prof warns against
hijacking of theological language for political purposes
[6-19-04]
In a newly published book, Patrick Miller
offers biblical and theological material for dealing with today's uses of
religion and God for narrow nationalistic and political ends.
The God You Have:
Politics and the First Commandment
Press release from Fortress Press,
Minneapolis, June 17, 2004. [6-19-04]
The God You Have: Politics and the
First Commandment by esteemed biblical theologian Patrick Miller is a
bracing call to serious thought in the fight against the misappropriation of
theological themes for political ends.
Miller writes that the political hijacking
of theological language and God's prerogatives is always a danger. He sets
these issues in the context of the Ten Commandments, and especially the
First Commandment. From that statement of God's person, work, and
expectations of loyalty, Miller articulates the modern challenge of faithful
living in a complex world of complex choices. As he states it, the abiding
problem has been "the coalescence of God and country, the takeover of
language of faith in the speech of politics, and the confusion of loyalty
with obedience."
Patrick D. Miller is Charles T. Haley
Professor of Old Testament Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is
the co-editor of the journal Theology Today and author and editor of
numerous works from Fortress Press, including Interpreting the Psalms and
They Cried to the Lord.
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Format: 84pp., 4.25" x 7", paper ISBN:
0-8006-3662-7 Price: $6.00
To order The God You Have please
call Fortress Press at 1-800-328-4648 or visit the web site at
www.fortresspress.com .
To request review copies or exam copies
please visit the web site at
www.fortresspress.com or call 1-800-426-0115 ext. 234.
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