Making America Great Again? An Essay on “The Weightier Matters of The Law: Justice and Mercy and Faith”

The author of this work argues that North American evangelicals support of or opposition to Donald Trump's presidency attests to what they value politically even more so than their faith in a preexistent Creator. Moreover, a Black theologian's acceptance of the possibility that “God” is an...

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Published in:Black theology
Main Author: Young, Josiah U. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2018]
In: Black theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-60
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KDG Free church
NBC Doctrine of God
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B “God”
B Donald Trump
B Scripture
B Evangelicals
B Hermeneutics
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:The author of this work argues that North American evangelicals support of or opposition to Donald Trump's presidency attests to what they value politically even more so than their faith in a preexistent Creator. Moreover, a Black theologian's acceptance of the possibility that “God” is an image of what one values helps him or her stay focused on liberating praxis for the wellbeing of the African-American community.
ISSN:1743-1670
Contains:Enthalten in: Black theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14769948.2018.1411751