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The Myth of a Christian Nation

The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power is Destroying the Church
Author Greg Boyd
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Zondervan
Pages 208
ISBN

The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power is Destroying the Church is a 2007 book by theologian Greg Boyd on the relationship between politics and Christianity. Following the book's release, Boyd, who was already a noteworthy theologian before the book's publication, gained national attention after the New York Times published a front page cover article on the book and Boyd's rejection of the religious right. He also discussed the book on The Charlie Rose Show and in the CNN documentary God's Warriors. The book was also discussed widely in publications such as Christianity Today and The Christian Century.

The book was written by Boyd in the wake of pressure he felt during the 2004 United States Presidential Election to endorse George W. Bush and other conservative candidates. Prior to the 2004 election in which many evangelicals publicly supported the reelection of George W. Bush, during the 1990s, Boyd had become seriously concerned about the politicization of Christianity in North America. Boyd was especially disturbed by the way in which Evangelical Christians had come to align themselves with right-wing politics and the Republican Party. Boyd, the senior pastor at Woodland Hills Church, a megachurch in Saint Paul, Minnesota, felt extensive pressure to actively support the Republican cause during the election. Instead of endorsing Bush for president, he delivered a sermon series entitled "The Cross and the Sword" calling on Christians to take a more humble approach toward politics, arguing instead that Christians should be careful not to align themselves with any particular political ideology, party, or candidate and should instead focus on following Jesus and embodying the values he taught. Boyd authored Myth of a Christian Nation to further explicate his views on the subject.


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