Social Involvement can be a difficult ground to tread. How much involvement should we have trying to change things on earth? Will it not detract from evangelism? What does it mean to be a good citizen?
This module looks at what the Bible has to say about city and caring for others (social involvement). It also examines the relationship between this involvement and evangelism. Looking at the practical side, in this module you will go through how to engage socially and what this means for political, economic and cultural renewal. Unit 6 looks at the work of Oliver O'Donovan and his book 'Desire of the Nations – Rediscovering the Roots of Political Theology'.
Contents
1. A vision for the city
2. A vision for social involvement
3. Evangelism and social involvement
4. Models of social involvement
5. Principles of social involvement
6. The desire of the nations
7. Political renewal
8. Economic renewal
9. Cultural renewal