LEADER 02370nam 2200445 450 001 9910827112403321 005 20230119145403.0 010 $a0-8308-9086-6 035 $a(CKB)3840000000330042 035 $a(DLC) 2017014072 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6888733 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6888733 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6891154 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6891154 035 $a(EXLCZ)993840000000330042 100 $a20230119d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cn$2rdamedia 183 $anc$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIntroduction to political science $ea Christian perspective /$fFred Van Geest 210 1$aDowners Grove, Illinois :$cIVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource 311 $a0-8308-5180-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFoundational values and ideas for government -- What is government? why do we need it? key concepts in the study of politics -- What is a Christian government? should there be one? -- Political ideologies and values -- Institutions -- Structuring government: regime types and liberal democracy -- Structuring government: institutions that make government work -- Political parties, elections, and voting -- Interest groups and other forms of political participation -- Policy -- Funding government -- Social policy -- Economic policy -- Foreign policy and international relations -- Perspectives on international relations -- The United Nations, INGOs, and meeting the needs of the most vulnerable -- Church, state, and Shalom. 330 $aChristians are called to be informed about political science as they seek to be ambassadors for Christ in a diverse society. In this introductory textbook, Fred Van Geest presents a balanced Christian perspective on political science, providing a nonpartisan guide to the key concepts, institutions, and policies that shape politics today. 606 $aChristianity and politics$vTextbooks 615 0$aChristianity and politics 676 $a261.7 700 $aVan Geest$b Fred$01597020 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827112403321 996 $aIntroduction to political science$93918626 997 $aUNINA