Books on Current Issues & Politics

Trump Code

In American presidential history, there is no more peculiar connection than the eerie similarities between former President Donald Trump and a series of novels titled,&nbsp;The Baron Trump Collection, penned by the obscure yet seemingly prophetic hand of American lawyer and novelist Ingersoll Lockwood in the late 1800s.
The Trump Code dives into the connections between the Baron Trump novels and the Trump family legacy, asking whether this mysterious novelist foresaw the future of not only Trump, but America and the world. Along the way, it uncovers a web of historical events and divine providence.
Drawing from biblical passages about Enoch, Elijah, the Apostle John, the Mount of Transfiguration, and a mysterious verse in Ephesians on how Christ&rsquo;s followers are seated in &ldquo;heavenly places,&rdquo; along with theories of time travel by Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, and others,&nbsp;The Trump Code connects the pieces of this riveting puzzle, posing the question of whether &ldquo;truth is stranger than fiction,&rdquo; as Mark Twain famously said.
Could this fictional novel hold clues to the upcoming 2024 presidential election, with all its division and chaos?

Time to Get Tough: Make America Great Again, by Donald Trump

The Clinton-blinded media scoffed at Trump's vision, but their eyes were opened after Trump won sixty-two million votes and the Oval Office in 2016. Donald Trump puts &ldquo;America&rsquo;s interests first&mdash;and that means doing what&rsquo;s right for our economy, our national security, and our public safety.&rdquo; He made the biggest deals of his life as President of the United States, but there are more deals to be made, from ending the border crisis to enacting policies to eliminate regulations that restrict small businesses. Donald Trump understands that America &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t need cowardice, it needs courage.&rdquo; It is&nbsp;Time to Get Tough.

Jesus and the Powers

Should Christians avoid participating in politics to keep from being used as political pawns, or should they be actively involved?
In&nbsp;Jesus and the Powers, N. T. Wright and Michael Bird call Christians everywhere to discern the nature of Christian witness in fractured political environments. In an age of ascending autocracies, in a time of fear and fragmentation, amid carnage and crises, Jesus is king, and Jesus&rsquo;s kingdom remains the object of the church's witness and work.
Using a mix of political theology, biblical insights, and church history, this book argues that building for Jesus' kingdom requires a confrontation of the empires on all fronts, orienting Christians towards political engagement that contributes to free democratic societies and opposing schemes based on autocracy and nationalism. Wright and Bird reflect on the relevance of a kingdom-oriented approach to current events including the Russian-Ukraine conflict, the China-Taiwan tension, political turmoil in the USA, UK, and Australia, and the problem of Christian nationalism.

Exiles: Church in Shadow of Empire, by Dr. Preston Sprinkle

What if we considered ourselves "exiles in Babylon" and turned to Scripture, not political parties, to shape our views? Explore the intersection of faith and politics in&nbsp;Exiles: Church in the Shadow of Empire.
Politics are dividing churches like never before. Dr. Preston Sprinkle reminds us that 1st-century church gatherings were not apolitical, and it also wasn't a place where Christians mounted a Roman flag above a Christian one. Instead, church was a place where God's plan for governing the world was revealed and where anyone could learn what it means to follow His design for human flourishing.
Preston explores why:
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<li>Israel&rsquo;s exile to Babylon profoundly shaped the political identity of God&rsquo;s people&mdash;and still does today.</li>
<li>Christians should see themselves as foreigners in the country where they live.</li>
<li>The gospel of Jesus&rsquo; kingdom was politically subversive.</li>
<li>The church today should view its political identity as fundamentally separate from the empire.</li>
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