HOW THE NATIONS RAGE, By Jonathan Leeman

HOW THE NATIONS RAGE is a how-to and why-to work of nonfiction. It is a book Christian book addressing politica and the Christian. At the start of his book, Jonathan Leeman gets right into his material. He spreads it across 8 chapters. Leeman ends his book with Final Thoughts, summing up what was just read. He follows this with Notes which cite the sources consulted for each chapter. Leeman includes Acknowledgements of those who made this book possible. Leeman wraps it all up with an Author Bio. Jonathan Leeman is the Editorial Director at 9Marks, a ministry that helps church leads build healthy churches. He teaches theology at several seminaries and has written books for the Christian Church. He is a church planter.

I found this book a fascinating read. That was pretty much what I expected it to be. When the subject, politics, is written from a Christian perspective, it can't help but be. I expected the book to keep Jesus as supreme as transcending politics. This book does that. That is, God is not Republican or Democrat. There are strengths in both these parties that the Bible addresses. As we all are human and have biases, this author cannot help but let his particular bias come through in parts of the book. But he gives each party its due. He addresses the parties' strengths and weaknesses. Predictably, this author states that we should speak only to "core" issues like abortion, same-sex marriage, and racism in the context of our local congregations. All other issues, including health care, are negotiable and local congregations have no obligation to speak to them. I have issues with health care being negotiable, as it also affects people's lives and is potentially a matter of life and death in how health care funding is applied. This is a "keep" book and one to read more than once.

This book is so well-reasoned and Christian that I recommend it for all pastors and all believers. This is all I can say about that. Recommended for all.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review of the book. I was not required to give a positive review of this book.