Prof Paul Hanson has taught at Harvard since 1971. His research interest are Hebrew prophecy, biblical theology, Jewish literature of the Second Temple Period and the religion of the ancient cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt.

"A genuine manifesto! But one charged with and rooted in the words of Scripture, calling the church to a renewed faithfulness in its commitment to the well-being of the human community. Hanson's passionate convictions are matched by his openness to other views. Like the prophets of old, he sets forth a strong critique of our inattention to the sociopolitical world, but that critique is on the way to an imaginative and biblical vision of the way it should and can be. Some readers may find themselves uncomfortable at times, but that is the reason they should keep reading." --Patrick D. Miller, Princeton Theological Seminary

• Introduction1. In Search of a Biblically Based Political Theology2. Worship Touchstone of Christian Political Action3. Covenant and Politics4. Jesus Christ, Savior and the Human Condition: The Biblical Background5. Old Problems, New OpportunitiesBibliographyScripture IndexAuthor Index

Prof Paul Hanson has taught at Harvard since 1971. His research interest are Hebrew prophecy, biblical theology, Jewish literature of the Second Temple Period and the religion of the ancient cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt.

"A genuine manifesto! But one charged with and rooted in the words of Scripture, calling the church to a renewed faithfulness in its commitment to the well-being of the human community. Hanson's passionate convictions are matched by his openness to other views. Like the prophets of old, he sets forth a strong critique of our inattention to the sociopolitical world, but that critique is on the way to an imaginative and biblical vision of the way it should and can be. Some readers may find themselves uncomfortable at times, but that is the reason they should keep reading." --Patrick D. Miller, Princeton Theological Seminary

• Introduction1. In Search of a Biblically Based Political Theology2. Worship Touchstone of Christian Political Action3. Covenant and Politics4. Jesus Christ, Savior and the Human Condition: The Biblical Background5. Old Problems, New OpportunitiesBibliographyScripture IndexAuthor Index

Prof Paul Hanson has taught at Harvard since 1971. His research interest are Hebrew prophecy, biblical theology, Jewish literature of the Second Temple Period and the religion of the ancient cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt.

"A genuine manifesto! But one charged with and rooted in the words of Scripture, calling the church to a renewed faithfulness in its commitment to the well-being of the human community. Hanson's passionate convictions are matched by his openness to other views. Like the prophets of old, he sets forth a strong critique of our inattention to the sociopolitical world, but that critique is on the way to an imaginative and biblical vision of the way it should and can be. Some readers may find themselves uncomfortable at times, but that is the reason they should keep reading." --Patrick D. Miller, Princeton Theological Seminary

• Introduction1. In Search of a Biblically Based Political Theology2. Worship Touchstone of Christian Political Action3. Covenant and Politics4. Jesus Christ, Savior and the Human Condition: The Biblical Background5. Old Problems, New OpportunitiesBibliographyScripture IndexAuthor Index