Kingdoms in Conflict by Charles W. Colson Summary
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When faith meets politics, sparks fly. "Kingdoms in Conflict" explores this explosive intersection through the eyes of Nixon's former advisor-turned-prison-minister. This Gold Medallion Award winner challenges both liberals and conservatives: can Christianity transform politics without becoming corrupted by power?
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When Power Meets Faith: A Clash as Old as Civilization
What do you do when your deepest beliefs collide with political reality? This question has haunted leaders, citizens, and believers for millennia. Picture a crisis room where Israeli extremists threaten to destroy one of Islam's holiest sites. The president, a devout Christian, sees biblical prophecy unfolding. His advisors see only geopolitical catastrophe. This fictional scenario captures a very real tension: two kingdoms-earthly governments driven by pragmatism and God's eternal realm guided by divine principles-locked in perpetual conflict. We're witnessing this battle intensify today as religious conservatives fight to legislate morality while opponents insist faith belongs behind closed doors. Both sides shout past each other, convinced the other threatens civilization itself. Yet history suggests a third way exists, one that honors both spheres without collapsing them into each other. The question isn't whether these kingdoms will conflict, but whether we can navigate that conflict with wisdom rather than warfare. Understanding this tension requires examining what happens when humans try to live without transcendent meaning, and what makes us uniquely capable of both extraordinary good and unspeakable evil.
The Human Paradox: Between Meaning and Despair
The Revolutionary Kingdom Nobody Expected
Living in the Tension Between Two Worlds
When Kingdoms Betray Their Purpose and Quietly Compromise
The Kingdom That Transforms Even Concrete Mama
Where Hatred Ends and Love Begins
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