Politics After Christendom
OVERVIEW
Please join us Sunday mornings at 9:00am for this 13 lesson study as we consider the book “Politics After Christendom”, by David VanDrunen. Please listen to this interview with David VanDrunen on The Reformed Forum to gain a better understanding of what his book is about: https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc633/
TEXT(S)
Politics after Christendom: Political Theology in a Fractured World, by David VanDrunen
COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1: Sunday, August 23, 2020
Lesson 1 – Political Theology: Legitimate, But Provisional, Common, But Accountable: The Contours Of A Christian Political Theology
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 1: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 9 – 55
Week 2: Sunday, August 30, 2020
Lesson 2 – Political Theology: Nature, Grace, And The Biblical Covenants
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 2: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 56 – 78
Week 3: Sunday, September 6, 2020
Lesson 3 – Political Theology:The Noahic Origins Of Political Community: The Old Testament (Part 1)
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 3: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 79 – 99
Week 4: Sunday, September 13, 2020
Lesson 4 – Political Theology:The Noahic Origins Of Political Community: The Old Testament (Part 2)
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 4: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 79 – 99
Week 5: Sunday, September 20, 2020
Lesson 5 – Political Theology:The Noahic Origins Of Political Community: The New Testament
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 5: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 100 – 123
Week 6: Sunday, September 27, 2020
Lesson 6 – Political Theology: Natural Law And Political Community
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 6: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 124 – 149
Week 7: Sunday, October 4, 2020
Lesson 7 – Political Theology: Responsible Citizens, Patient Sojourners: Christains’ Public Life Under Two Covenants
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 7: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 150 – 176
Part 1 Q&A: Sunday, October 11, 2020
PART 1: Question & Answer
Week 8: Sunday, October 18, 2020
Lesson 8 – Political Ethics: Pluralism And Religious Liberty
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 8: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 179 – 213
Week 9: Sunday, October 25, 2020
Lesson 9 – Political Ethics: Family And Commerce
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 9: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 179 – 213
Week 10: Sunday, November 1, 2020
Lesson 10 – Political Ethics: Justice And Rights
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 10: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 249 – 289
Week 11: Sunday, November 8, 2020
Lesson 11 – Political Ethics: Customs And Laws
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 11: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 290 – 318
Week 12: Sunday, November 15, 2020
Lesson 12 – Political Ethics: Authority And Resistance
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 12: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 319 – 356
Week 13: Sunday, November 22, 2020
Lesson 13 – Political Ethics: Reflection On The Liberal And Conservative Traditions
HOMEWORK
Recommended Reading in Preparation for Lesson 13: “Politics After Christendom”, Pages 357 – 383