Posts tagged Robert J. Mayer
Recollecting an Advent Christian Political Theology: A Retrieval of Advent Christian Thought on the Relationship Between Church and State
Recollecting an Advent Christian Political Theology: A Retrieval of Advent Christian Thought on the Relationship Between Church and State

When studying the Advent Christian tradition, one is hard-pressed to find any self-conscious attempts at political theology. In larger treatments found in pamphlets and books, implicit political theologies might emerge in the midst of discourses on world events, the Kingdom of God, and of course pacifism, but there are very few (and by my count no) books consciously dedicated to the subject. In smaller treatments found in various Advent Christian periodicals, one does find some forthright consideration of the relation between the church and politics, but as is the case with most of the books above, it is difficult to measure the influence of these writings. The lone exception when it comes to measuring influence may be I.C. Wellcome’s popularly received pamphlet Should Christians Fight?

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Tom Loghry, Ethics & Society, Church HistoryThomas LoghryI.C. Wellcome, Political Theology, Pacifism, Church, State, Government, John Couch, Henry J. Goudey, A.C. Johnson, G.L. Young, J.A. Nichols, C.H. Hewitt, Herbert H. Holland, Robert J. Mayer, C.V. Tenney, Advent Christian, abolition, slavery, Civil War Comment