Christian Discernment in Civic Engagement and Politics
January 19, 2021
Christian Discernment in Civic Engagement and Politics
Wednesday s inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States will signal the end of another historic and volatile election season, while the peaceful transfer of power between leaders continues to hold true as a pillar of the nation s democratic tradition.
Baylor University s award-winning author and historian Thomas S. Kidd, Ph.D., serves as The James Vardaman Endowed Professorship of History and is associate director of the Institute for Studies of Religion.
Kidd s 2017 book, Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father, has received high marks for its analysis of Franklin s beliefs, and was named one of the 2017 Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Books by Booklist Online. Two of his books, God of Liberty and The Great Awakening, earned an Award of Merit from