A Christian And A Democrat

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, when asked at a press conference about the roots of his political philosophy, responded simply, “I am a Christian and a Democrat.” This is the story of how the first informed the second—how his upbringing in the Episcopal Church and matriculation at the Groton School under legendary educator and minister Endicott Peabody molded Roosevelt into a leader whose politics were fundamentally shaped by the Social Gospel. A work begun by religious historian John Woolverton (1926 2014) and recently completed by James Bratt, A Christian and a Democrat is an engaging analysis of the surprisingly spiritual life of one of the most consequential presidents in US history. Reading Woolverton’s account of FDR’s response to the toxic demagoguery of his day will reassure readers today that a constructive way forward is possible for Christians, for Americans, and for the world.

This text is about the basic differences between Democrats and Republicans that divide our country. It is also about Gods perspective on the issue, as revealed in the Christian Bible, and about God and the future - our future in heaven with him.

This text examines the history, organisation and continuing worldwide influence of the International Christian Democratic movement, which currently has nearly 70 parties on five continents. It demonstrates how a religious political movement has acquired such wide political influence.

As times have changed in America, so have political parties. This book surveys some of the changes in the Democratic Party. God, however, changes not. His Word is steadfast and true with no shadow of turning. Christians should be changing more into the image of Christ, not the image of the world. Our ways should be His ways and our thoughts His thoughts. As the Body of Christ grows, there should be less and less compromising of the Word. This easy to read book will provoke questions that should be prayerfully answered. It is not my intention to promote one political view over another, but to allow God's view from the Word to be seen clearly. I am neither a democrat nor a republican. I am a Christian and an American! About the Author Dwayne Byerly was born in Powhatan, Virginia. He received the new birth at age nine in the Baptist Church, but fell away from the Lord by the time he was a teenager. He lived a life that was far from holy. He learned the hard way the price of living a compromised Christian life. At the age of 34 he was arrested by the Holy Ghost through the private ministry of his wife, Michelle. After rededicating his life to Jesus Christ, Dwayne began studying the scripture and soon found himself ordained and preaching in his local church prison ministry. Later he took over the leadership of the men's ministry in his church. Recently Dwayne has been sitting under two well seasoned men of God, traveling and working at many conferences across the United States. Dwayne has seen many people saved by the ministry of Jesus Christ through him and now has it on his heart to encourage others to live a life that is uncompromising in the Word of God. As a result, they too can live the bountiful life that is afforded us through Christ Jesus.

If Jesus were alive today, would he: feed the poor - or give tax breaks to the super rich? Comfort the old and infirm - or cut Social Security? Build bridges that unite - or build walls that divide? Make peace - or make war? In the revised edition of this groundbreaking book, noted author and theologian Linda Seger, Th.D., explores what it means to be a Christian and a Democrat - and shows how the two are not mutually exclusive but rather inclusive. She reveals the close relationship between Democratic policy and Jesus' teachings and the many ways in which the values Jesus espouses in the Bible correspond to the values Democrats call their own. The idea that America's real Christians vote strictly Republican crumbles when one studies the platforms of both parties. Jesus Rode a Donkey reminds the reader that Jesus and the prophets had a radical, progressive message that calls individuals and nations to feed the hungry, help the poor, heal the sick, care for the earth, free the oppressed, and love our enemies. The book won the Silver Medal Christian Living Illumination Book Award given for exemplary Christian writing.

As late as the 1960s, religion was a decidedly nonpartisan affair in the United States. In the past forty years, however, despite abundant evidence that Americans care about their candidates' personal faith, Democrats have beat a retreat in the competition for religious voters and the discussion of morality, effectively ceding religion to the Republicans. Elections show that voters have gotten the message: Democrats are on the wrong side of the God gap. With unprecedented access to politicians, campaign advisers, and religious leaders, Amy Sullivan skillfully traces the Democratic Party's fall from grace among religious voters, showing how the party lost its primacy -- and maybe its soul -- in the process. It's a story that begins with the party's ineffectual response to the rise of the religious right and culminates with John Kerry's defeat in the 2004 presidential election. Sullivan documents key turning points along the way, such as the party's alienation of Catholics on the abortion issue and its failure to emulate Bill Clinton's success at reaching religious voters. She demonstrates that there was nothing inevitable about the defection of values voters to the GOP and the emergence of the God gap: it was not just a Republican achievement but the Democrats' failure to embrace their own faith and engage religious Americans on social issues. Sullivan's story has a hopeful ending. She takes readers behind the scenes of the Democrats' recent religious turnaround. She offers insight into the ways Democrats have reoriented their campaigns to appeal to religious voters -- including their successes at framing the abortion issue in less-divisive terms and at finding common ground with evangelical leaders and communities. Timely, informative, and immensely thought-provoking, The Party Faithful is a tough and revealing analysis of the Democratic Party's relationship to religion and an essential primer for evaluating the outcome of the 2008 presidential election.

A comprehensive global study of the political ideology of Christian Democracy, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.

These essays reflect possibilities and practices of radical democracy and radical ecclesia that take form in the textures of relational care for the radical ordinary. Hauerwas and Coels point out political and theological imaginations beyond the political formations, which seems to be the declination and the production of death. The authors call us to a revolutionary politics of 'wild patience' that seeks transformation through attentive practices of listening, relationship-building, and a careful tending to places, common goods, and diverse possibilities for flourishing.