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Here are some further resources that may be helpful as you prepare to participate in the Government & Public Policy track at Following Christ — or simply for carefully considering the work of God in this field.

First of all, don't miss our General Resources page, which lists websites, books, organizations, and more that may interest any Christian in the academy and marketplace, regardless of discipline or field of endeavor.

Articles

John Hart, "Every Arrow Needs a Bow," Regeneration Quarterly, Fall 1998.

William Wilberforce is well known for spearheading the effort to abolish the slave trade in the British Empire. Wilberforce did not act alone, however: he was nurtured and empowered in his political efforts by close Christian fellowship.

 

Mark Schapiro, "All the City's a Stage," Atlantic Monthly, September 2001, 28-32.

Antanas Mockus, the mayor of Bogotá, Columbia, has implemented some remarkable tactics in an attempt to improve the life of a city world-famous for its (un)civil chaos — in his words, to exert not just legal but also moral and cultural power in political life.

Books

Colson, Charles, with Ellen Santilli Vaughn. Kingdoms in Conflict. New York: W. Morrow, 1987.

Haugen, Gary. Good News about Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 1999.

Sider, Ronald J. Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger. Nashville: Word, 1997.

Organizations

Center for Public Justice

Christians in Political Science [no active link available]

Ethics and Public Policy Center

Evangelicals for Social Action

The Institute for Global Engagement

The Institute on Religion and Democracy

International Justice Mission

Prison Fellowship

Sojourners

White House Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives

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