HIGHER THRONE: EVANGELICAL & PUBLIC...PB

'Public theology' is the description of a relatively new theological discipline which studies how and why Christians should and do interact with public issues in contemporary society. This volume, deriving from the Eleventh Oak Hill Annual School of Theology, contains contributions from a number of evangelical scholars who each offer a different view of the relation between public life and the Christian gospel. Daniel Strange introduces the concept of evangelical public theology. Kirsten Birkett considers the 'resurrection ethics' of Oliver O'Donovan: what it means to live as part of the new creation while still in the old creation. David Field looks at the teaching of Samuel Rutherford (1600 - 1661) on the confessionally Christian state; his masterpiece Lex, rex provided a theological basis for the American Constitution. Garry Williams writes on penal substitutionary atonement and the public square under the title 'Gabbatha and Golgotha'. A sermon by David Field concludes the volume. A stimulating symposium that will stretch your mind and challenge your present practice.