Is Politics Dividing the Church? Tom Wright & Preston Sprinkle on Jesus, Empire and Christian Identity
About this episode
Billy Hallowell hosts a discussion with Tom Wright and Preston Sprinkle on the intersection of faith and politics within the church.
In this timely classic edition of the Unbelievable podcast Billy Hallowell hosts theologians Tom Wright and Preston Sprinkle for a timely conversation on faith, politics and the church’s public witness. For more Tom Wright subscribe to the new YouTube Channel for the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast. Drawing fromJesus and the Powers and Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire, they ask what it means to follow Jesus when political loyalties divide congregations, nations and families. Should Christians vote, protest, withdraw, or engage? How should the church respond to nationalism, race, abortion, immigration, war and empire? Wright and Sprinkle explore the Bible’s political vision, the danger of idolatrous allegiance, and the need for Christians to model a different kind of kingdom: one shaped by unity, holiness, wisdom and the Sermon on the Mount. Subscribe & Support 👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast a www.premier.plus/unbelievable 🎙️ 🔗 Get bonus content, updates, fascinating articles, and early access to new episodes…
People in this episode
Host: Billy Hallowell
Guests: Tom Wright, Preston Sprinkle
Topics covered
- faith
- politics
- church
- public witness
- Christian identity
- nationalism
- engagement
Keywords
- politics
- church division
- Christian engagement
- nationalism
- faith
- public witness
- Sermon on the Mount
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ask NT Wright Anything, Unbelievable?, Premier Unbelievable?
Books & works: Jesus and the Powers, Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire
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