Book Review: "I Pledge Allegiance: Politics for the Citizens of Heaven" by Stephen Davey
I Pledge Allegiance: Politics for the Citizens of Heaven. By Stephen Davey. Raleigh: Charity House Publishers. 2006. 90 pages. Rating: Must-Read How should Christians and the church relate to the government? This is a question that many Christians struggle with, and often come to contradictory answers about. The problem with our misunderstandings is that they are not rooted in Scripture. In this short book, Stephen Davey provides an exposition of Romans 13:1-7 and shows that there are more important things than getting your way politically. The book contains a forward and four chapters. In the first chapter, the author begins by giving a brief history of the pledge of allegiance and the court battles surrounding it. He uses this as an example, ultimately asking, "How are we to respond to these issues?" He cites Romans 13:1, and in doing so, makes it clear that he intends to engage the critical faculties of his readers. Perhaps this is because the command give...
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