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In this video, Michael Bird revisits the conversation with Kaitlyn Schiess, Patrick Schreiner, and Con Campbell about Jesus, the Bible, Evangelicals, and Politics. They talk about their respective books and answer some questions posed to them by Michael.

Go to text on church and state, Romans 13 or Revelation 13? (03:14)
Was Constantine good or bad for the church? (03:44)
Is someone who seeks political and religious power the anti-Christ? (05:00)
What does the gospel teach about politics? (06:55)
What can American Christians learn from Christians in other parts fo the world? (09:45)
What are the benefits of knowing history to understand current conflicts about religion and politics? (12:33)
Is Christian Nationalism a threat to democracy? (16:02)
Should Christians support Liberal Democracy? (23:50)

Patrick Schreiner is a professor of New Testament at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of Political Gospel: Public Witness in a Politically Crazy World (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman, 2022).

https://www.amazon.com.au/Political-Gospel-Public-Witness-Politically/dp/1087755174

Kaitlyn Schiess (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary) is a writer, speaker, and theologian. She is a regular cohost on the Holy Post podcast and PhD at Duke University. She is the author of The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here (Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2023)

http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-ballot-and-the-bible/415510

Con Campbell is a New Testament Scholar, author, musician, professor and director of research with the Sydney College of Divinity. He is the author of Jesus v. Evangelicals: A Biblical Critique of a Wayward Movement (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2023).

https://www.amazon.com.au/Jesus-v-Evangelicals-Biblical-Critique/dp/0310135443

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