Following Christ - Government & Public Policy

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Government & Public Policy

James Madison suggested that if we were angels, no government would be necessary. In the Government & Public Policy track we'll investigate the tension between the will to power and the call to public service.

How can we glorify God in the study and practice of governance?
How can we be incarnational — making real the presence of Christ — in our study of political science, in our research and shaping of public policy, and in our service in government and NGOs?
What is the role of the Christian citizen in a society where the metaphor of a "wall of separation" dominates much of political discourse?

Track participants will wrestle with the relationship between God's ordination of government and the creation of contemporary public policy. With presentations by practitioners and academicians, small groups organized by fields of study and expertise, and a conscious focus on our calling to be salt and light wherever we serve, track participants will have a unique opportunity to investigate their calling to Christ and how that relationship might be lived most faithfully in the context of government and public policy.

It is our hope that the lectures, conversations, prayers, and friendships begun during these days together will be of real value both in the short term and ultimately for God's Kingdom. We hope you will join us.

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