The author is Rob Niehoff, PhD, pastor, former researcher at the Christian Union Party Research Institute (Netherlands). About the book:The book was written in 2017 and is an interesting example of the Dutch political landscape for Ukraine. The Netherlands, in contrast to the created image of the most secularized and liberal country in Europe, has …
The author is Rob Niehoff, PhD, pastor, former researcher at the Christian Union Party Research Institute (Netherlands).
About the book:
The book was written in 2017 and is an interesting example of the Dutch political landscape for Ukraine. The Netherlands, in contrast to the created image of the most secularized and liberal country in Europe, has a long and powerful tradition of the Christian democratic movement. Today, 3 Christian democratic parties are represented in the Dutch parliament – left, right and center. For more than a century of their functioning, they have developed an interesting and rich tradition of working in a society that was once divided into “pillars” – right-wing Christian, liberal and socialist – cross-cutting socio-political formations with their powerful public organizations or churches, media, local organizations, including youth, sports, charitable, trade unions, etc. Over time, this has changed and Dutch politics has become even more diverse and complex. Among the 3 Christian parties, 1 is mainstream, therefore more centrist and “less explicitly” Christian, cooperating with different segments and groups of the population, and 2 are explicitly Christian, relying primarily on churches and their support.
In the book, the author analyzes in depth the history and development of relations between politics and Christianity, reflects on such topics as the “political church,” the role of Christians in politics, the image of a true Christian politician, the content of Christian politics, ways of its implementation, etc. The author also tries to find an explanation for this tradition, primarily in its Protestant part, by drawing on the work of such thinkers, theologians and philosophers or church leaders as Karl Barth, Johannes Altusius, Charles Taylor, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Stanley Hauerwas, Thomas Wright, Oliver O’Donovan, and Abraham Kuyper.
The book will be interesting and important for those Christians or supporters of Christian democracy who want to better understand the need for Christians in politics, the content of Christian politics, party building of a Christian party, etc.
The book is intended for distribution in various socio-political and public environments interested in this kind of publication, including Christian church circles, civic activists, party membership, etc.
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