Bible and Government: Public Policy from a Christian Perspective - Softcover

John M. Cobin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0972541802 ISBN 13: 9780972541800

Publisher: Alertness Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

This book provides an analysis of the Christian's relation to government and public policy. The task is undertaken by using both economic analysis and biblical exegesis that lead to both scientific or logical conclusions as well as advocacy ones. Dr. Cobin would like to warn the reader in advance that this book conforms to neither mainstream Evangelical thought about government nor theonomy (Christian Reconstructionism). On the contrary, it challenges received statist orthodoxy and often revered cherished state institutions. The book provides the necessary basis for both doing economics and public policy work as well as providing an fundamental understanding for Christians dealing with their relationship to civil government. At times the book is polemic and advocacy-oriented. At other times it is objective and scientific.

A few excerpts from the book:

"Biblical doctrine is not dependent on political boundaries. Its truth was the same in Rome in AD57, the Ukraine in AD1945

About this title

About the Author

Dr. John Cobin is an Investment Adviser and Registered Principal in Greenville, South Carolina. He also teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in economics and public policy at North Greenville College and other universities on occasion. He has previously taught in Chile and California, and retains the title of Visiting Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala. He is active in public policy research and writing, and has completed projects for Centro de Estudios Públicos in Santiago. Dr. Cobin received his BA in Business Economics from California State University, Long Beach (1985), his MA in Business Economics from University of California, Santa Barbara (1987), his MA in Economics from George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia (1995), and his PhD in Public Policy also from George Mason University (1996). Dr. Cobin s research has focused on evaluating urban public policies such as zoning, building and fire safety regulation, and highway construction, as well as theoretical ways to reduce economic problems associated with them (e.g., his book Building Regulation, Market Alternatives, and Allodial Policy, London: Avebury 1997 and Alertness Books 2003.) He has also written on applied microeconomic topics, policy issues such as abortion, and this introductory text A Primer on Modern Themes in Free Market Economics and Policy (Parkland, Florida: Universal Publishers 1999 and Alertness Books 2003) covering public choice, Austrian economics, law and economics, and public policy themes also published in Spanish as Ensayos Sobre Temas Modernos de la Economía de Mercado (Universidad Finis Terrae 1999 and Alertness Books 2003). Dr. Cobin has also written Pro-Life Policy: A Per-spective for Liberty and Human Rights (Alertness Books 2003). In addition to his teaching and research, Dr. Cobin has been a successful entrepreneur and consultant, having started and operated several small businesses. Dr. Cobin is a member of a Founder's Conference Southern Baptist Church in Greer, South Carolina. He is married with six children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alertness Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0972541802
• ISBN 13: 9780972541800
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256