The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn from America's history of using the Bible in politics? How can we converse with people whose views diffe…

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