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What has Christianity to do with democracy?
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What has Christianity to do with democracy?

An audio essay

Last week, I wrote about American democracy, and the danger I see to it in this year’s election. The piece was my endorsement, of sorts, for this election: an endorsement of democracy, and consequently, against Donald Trump. But, one thing I did not do in that essay was engage Christianity in the discussion about democracy. In fact, I only mentioned Christianity once, in passing.

Since this is a newsletter about Christian theology first and foremost, we should think this week about this question: what has Christianity to do with democracy?

You can find the full text of this essay, including relevant links and footnotes, by clicking here.

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