The Voting Christian: Seeking Wisdom for the Ballot Box

The world we have known has been thrown into confusion seemingly overnight. The 2016 presidential election is scrambling our political categories. What a man or woman is has become controversial. The world beyond our borders seems to be flying out of control. With confidence in God’s sovereign goodness, yet discouragement over consistent defeats in the culture wars, Christians are perplexed over how to navigate their political options. In this timely work, D.C. Innes, a professor of politics at The King’s College and an ordained minister, addresses issues from immigration and global security to the police wars and the continuing fallout of the sexual revolution. His academic and pastoral experience position him to provide rare insight for wise choices at the polling place and for living a faithful Christian life in a world increasingly hostile to the Christian faith. With the most important election of our lifetime only months away, you must get your hands on this book as soon as possible and devour it.

“Given the grim choice—Ruthless vs. Reckless—that we face in November, some of us might write in David Innes for president. That’s a quixotic move, though, so the better alternative might be to teach the principles David thoughtfully expounds and persevere in the faith that in 2020 our vision will improve.”
— Marvin Olasky, editor-in-chief at WORLD and author of The Tragedy of American Compassion

“In The Voting Christian, David Innes provides a refreshingly accessible approach to Christian political thinking. Sound and sober, free of political cant, he tackles all of the hot-button issues. Written with a lively blend of political theory and common sense, Innes delivers what he promises: wisdom for the ballot box.”
— Joseph Loconte, PhD, is an associate professor of history at The King’s College in New York City and the author of A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918

“The Voting Christian is loaded with wisdom for every American Christian (and many Christians elsewhere) on basic principles and how they apply to the choices we face in the voting booth—not just in the coming Presidential election but in elections from most local to most national. David C. Innes of The King’s College deserves widespread thanks for his service to sensible Christian thinking on principles, on issues, and on candidates.”
— E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D., Founder and National Spokesman, The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, and author of Prosperity and Poverty: The Compassionate Use of Resources in a World of Scarcity

“Few scholars combine the seriousness and care with which David C. Innes approaches and reflects on the relationship of faith and politics. At a time when politics appears to have been replaced with Kabuki Theater, conscientious and politically interested Christians will greatly appreciate this collection of essays addressing the theory and theological significance of what is unfolding around us.”
— Douglas Minson, Senior Fellow at The John Jay Institute