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Making the World a Better Place in 2011

The Christian Science Monitor ran a cover story on "How to Make the World a Better Place in 2011." Number ten, "Keep Politics Out of the Pews," comes from James Davison Hunter. The faithful presence that Hunter calls for in To Change the World requires that we expand our imaginations, engaging in public acts that are not simply political.
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Ross Douthat on To Change the World and American Grace

Emily Gum—December 20, 2010

Ross Douthat calls To Change the World "impressive" as it "wrestles with [the] complexities" of the place of Christianity in modern America. See Douthat's "A Tough Season for Believers."

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Review in Themelios (35.3)

Emily Gum—December 14, 2010

Read Joseph E. Gorra's review in the latest issue of Themelios. Gorra writes, "[faithful presence] is the very plausibility structure, tone, and texture that ought to environ our witness."

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Faithful Presence Amid "Continuous Partial Attention"

A brief post from Michael Johnson on desiringgod.org looks at faithful presence as a theology and a lifestyle. Part II of the post is available here.
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Book Review on 9Marks

Emily Gum—November 2, 2010

Greg Gilbert reviews To Change the World for 9Marks, paying particular attention to the humility inherent in "faithful presence"—yes, ironic given the title of Hunter's book. This review is part of 9Marks' eJournal (November/December 2010), which is devoted to Book Reviews on the Mission of the Church.

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