Definition
America's government
combination of democracy and republic
How does Secularism view government?
Government and religion should be separate. Human thinking and consensus are what make social progress possible.
How does God's nature influence politics through equality?
As image bearers we are all equal in God's sight. We all have inalienable rights.
How has sin affected our ability to govern ourselves?
Sin causes corruption in government. We are all in sin's grips.
Communism
an economic system based on governmental or communal ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods and services.
Democracy
rule of the people; a system of government in which citizens vote directly for or against particular laws, officials, measures, and so on
How does Marxism view government?
Government would disappear once the working class overthrows the upper class. The people's dictatorship.
How does God's nature influence politics through justice?
Relationship calls for justice. We cannot make up rights or take away rights just because we think we are better. Government must serve justly.
What is subsidiarity and how should it affect our involvement in politics?
Subsidiary claims its wrong for a larger or higher association to step in and try to fix a problem when an institution closer to the issue can act. Wealth creation over wealth redistribution, accountability and transparency:truth over falsehood, justice, property rights, and hope over fear.
a single, overarching interpretation or grand story of reality
What is politics
what is the best way to organize community for the citizens?
How does Postmodernism view government?
How does God's nature influence politics through law?
Nothing lies outside of Christ's influence. Law comes from two places natural law and Scripture. Law is based on God not people.
What does it mean to be good citizens?
Totalitarianism
A highly centralized system of government in which the state retains and exerts control over its citizens and seeks to regulate every aspect of people's lives.
Legum
Latin for law
How does New Spirituality view government?
It is not the system of government that is important. Every system can bring satisfaction to the aspirations of all people. Everything is one and all distinctions must be eliminated.
What are three ways God's nature informs politics?
Equality, justice, and rights
family, church, and government
Pan-Islam
the belief that all Muslims should be united under a single Islamic state;the belief that the world should be united under a global Islamic state.
Justice
truth applied to relationships
How does Islam view government?
Islam is a form of government as well as a religion governed by sharia law. Muslims don't all agree on how far to go.
What two places does law come from?
Natural law(laws that all humans that weren't biased by preexisting commitments would recognize) and Scripture.
Three questions to figure out how a sphere ought to act?
Is this the proper domain of the sphere? What is the effect on the other spheres? How can this problem be solved in a way that strengthens each sphere?
Dirigisme
an economic system in which the government exerts control directly over the private sector and directly manages its investments.