What, according to Christian thought, is the proper function of government? That is the key question this lively volume aims to address. It does not tell readers what to do, still less who to vote for. Rather, it seeks to equip us to think through what we in our roles as ‘political Christians’(that is, Christians employed, engaged or simply interested in politics) should be attempting to achieve.

The writers, all highly respected theological thinkers, are: Philip Booth, Professor of Insurance and Risk Management at Cass Business School; Andrew Bradstock, Professor of Theology and Public Life at the University of Otago; Jonathan Chaplin, Director of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics; David McIlroy, Visiting Lecturer in Law at SOAS; Clifford Longley, author, broadcaster and journalist; Julian Rivers, Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Bristol; Nick Spencer, Director of Studies at Theos; Nicholas Townsend, Lecturer in Christian Ethics at the South East Institute for Theological Education; Nigel G. Wright, Principal of Spurgeon’s College, and Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham.