Unbound: The Election Issue

Elections, Democracy, and the Church in the Public Square

Table of Contents

• Storytelling and Political Leadership, Dr. Eric Mount
• Hey Christians, Don’t Follow the Noise this Election Time, Dr. David P. Gushee
• “Be Sober and Watchful”: Activism and Public Discourse, Alexis Presseau Maloof
• God’s Language: A Pentecost Sermon, Rev. J. Mark Davidson
• Why the Election Debates Are So Frustrating (Because Real Discourse Requires…), Rev. Dr. Jill Schaeffer
• Election 2016: What Our (Dis)Trust in Candidates Means for the Church, Owen Gray
• Faith in the Public Square: A Time for Choosing, Benjamin Perry
• Christ, Culture, and a Broken Democracy, Rev. Ginna Bairby
• The Principalities and Powers, Rev. Chuck Rawlings
• Reframing the Face of Activism: Protest as Prayer and Embracing the ‘Other’, Emily Oshinskie
• We Shall Not Be Moved: Advocacy in the New Age of Voter Suppression, Mara Sawdy, Nora Leccese, and Chris Iosso
• Who Are the Trump Voters? Are They Not Loved By God?, Rev. Dr. L. Shannon Jung
• Christian Stakes in an Election Where Civility and Civil Religion Seem Dead, Rev. Dr. Chris Iosso
• Don’t Let the Stones Cry Out in Your Place, Aric Clark and abby mohaupt
• Shame as a Political Virtue, Dr. Merold Westphal
• Revolution Toward “Fulfilling Joy”: Paul Lehmann, Luke Cage, and the 2016 Election, Rev. Dr. Michelle Bartel
• The Limits of Binary Politics, Rev. J. Mark Davidson
• Spirit of the Living God: A Faith Journey into Public Service, Destini Hodges
• The Persistence of Trauma and the Power of Belief, Rev. Renee Roederer
• A Presbyterian Affirmation for Election Day, Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church
• A Statement of Conscience from Presbyterians in Mission Presbytery
• The Message to the Margins: An Election Lamentation and Call to Action, Rev. T. Denise Anderson
• For Love of Country: A Statement by ACSWP in Response to the US 2016 Elections
• As Close As Our Very Breath: A Sermon for Those Who Feel Afraid, Rev. Meg Peery McLaughlin