Is the good book good enough?: evangelical perspectives on public policy

Introduction: The Evolving Policy Agenda of Evangelical Christians / David K. Ryden

Part I. Engaging America: Evangelical Approaches to Domestic Policy Questions

1. Evangelicals and the Environment: From Political Realism to a Politics of Freedom / Noah J. Toly

2. Evangelicals and Poverty / Stephen V. Monsma

3. To Do Justly and Love Mercy: Using Scripture to Guide Criminal Justice Policy / Jennifer E. Walsh

4. Enlightened Economics and Free Markets / Timothy J. Barnett

5. Better Late Than Never? Evangelicals and Comprehensive Immigration Reform / Ruth Melkonian-Hoover

Part II. Engaging the World: Evangelical Views on Global Issues

6. The Roots of Evangelical Humanitarianism and International Political Advocacy / Mark R. Amstutz

7. Evangelicals and Foreign Policy in an Era of Conflict / Eric Patterson / Jacob Lenerville

8. "The New Internationals": Human Rights and American Evangelicalism / Zachary R. Calo

9. Evangelicals, Pakistan, and the War in Afghanistan: Scriptural Resources for National Security Issues / Ron Kirkemo

Part III. Engaging Culture: Counterforce or Capitulation?

10. Love Rightly Understood: Reflections on the Substance, Style, and Spirit of Evangelical Activism and (Same-Sex) Marriage Policy / David K. Ryden / Jeffrey J. Polet

11. Evangelicals and the Elusive Goal of Racial Reconciliation: The Role of Culture, Politics, and Public Policy / David K. Ryden

12. Politics, Evangelicals, and the Unavoidability of Metaphysics / Francis J. Beckwith

13. The Good Book as Policy Guide: Characteristics, Critiques, and Contributions of Evangelical Public Policy Participation / David K. Ryden

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