EiC: How to Be a Patriotic Christian

In this latest edition of Ethics in Conversation, KLC Associate Fellow and TBP Book Review Editor, Ricardo Cardenas, reviews Richard Mouw’s recent book, How to Be a Patriotic Christian: Love of Country as Love of Neighbor.

Ricardo writes of the book:

“Mouw is a seasoned public theologian who has wrestled with these topics for a long time, and like a good coach, he is giving fellow Christians techniques for stepping on to the mat to do our own wrestling. Christians who, like myself over the last few years, have grown to be a bit more cynical towards ideas of a patriotic Christianity will be encouraged to see the value of lovingly celebrating the national identity that God has given us, even as we critique said identity. And Christians who are a bit too comfortable with their national identity and sense of ‘American exceptionalism,’ will be challenged to ground their identity in Christ, while considering the possibility of a compassionate patriotism that is happy to celebrate the blessings of our national heritage, while also prophetically calling out the ways in which our nation has not always lived up to our collective calling.”