Broken We Kneel: Reflections on Faith and Citizenship

by Diana Butler Bass

Jim Wallis (Foreword)

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Drawing on her personal experience as well as her knowledge of religious history, Diana Butler Bass examines the contours of the uniquely American relationship between church and state, Christian identity and patriotism, citizenship and congregational life. Broken We Kneel attempts to answer the central question that so many are struggling with in this age of terror: "To whom do Christians owe their deepest allegiance? God or country?" In writing both impassioned and historically informed, Bass, who lives outside of Washington, D.C., reflects on current events, personal experiences, and political questions that have sharpened the tensions between serious faith and national imperatives. This book incorporates the author's own rich experience of faith, her vocation as a writer and teacher, and her roles as wife, mother, and churchgoer into a larger conversation with Christian practice and contemporary political issues. Broken We Kneel is a call to remember that the core of Christian identity is not always compatible with national political policies.
  • ISBN10 0470907495
  • ISBN13 9780470907498
  • Publish Date 26 May 2010 (first published 30 April 2004)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 28 September 2012
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 160
  • Language English