The Liturgy of Politics

Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

By: Kaitlyn Schiess

Narrated by: Lisa Larsen

A generation of young Christians are weary of the political legacy they've inherited and are hungry for a better approach. They're tired of seeing their faith tied to political battles they didn't start, and they're frustrated with leaders they thought they could trust. Kaitlyn Schiess grew up in this landscape and understands it from the inside.

In The Liturgy of Politics, Schiess shows that the church's politics are shaped by its habits and practices, even when it's unaware of them. Spiritual formation, and particularly a focus on formative practices, are experiencing a renaissance in Christian thinking - but these ideas are not often applied to the political sphere. Schiess insists that the way out of our political morass is first to recognize the formative power of the political forces all around us and then to recover historic Christian practices that shape us according to the truth of the gospel.

©2020 Kaitlyn Schiess (P)2020 eChristian

Attention Evangelicals

This is a must-read for all self-proclaiming evangelicals. This will show you some blind spots, educate you, and encourage you to “walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called.” Schiess is on par with Nancy Pearcy on this one.

A must read for the church today

Highly recommend this book to people who consider themselves followers of Christ and are seeking to better understand their role in society and politics today. It can be a cop out to use faith as a reason not to engage in politics at all. On the other hand some evangelical Christians have fallen into the easy trap of idolizing a particular party because of one or two issues deemed the most despicable. Both common pitfalls are dangerous and damaging to the church. They can also result in policies and beliefs completely contrary to Christ’s admonitions for the church. This book eloquently addresses these issues and many more. It is a deep read and requires time and thought to process through the ideas expressed. A warning for some who hold very strong ties to a particular party, read this book with an open mind and be humble in recognizing that your view may not be 100% correct. And pray that God will convict you of ways you can further love him and love others and bring him glory.

Western Christian’s- worth your time

A bit hard to follow at times because it jumps around in its many faceted approach to this timely issue. I am a huge fan of the author as I have heard her speak off the cuff many times. this should have been put into about 3 books to sharpen the points. Narrator is dull. All western Christian’s should read or listen though.

a convicting and beautiful vision

I'm going to recommend this book to several of my family members, hoping it will start conversations. it also made me pause to think a lot about where I have been in my spiritual journey the past few years. I haven't wanted to go back to church at all because I've been so disillusioned. but this made me realize how important it could be to be part of a spiritual community again, and how it just might be one of the most political decisions I can make.

A solid perspective

I liked the perspective. Clearly this was an academic exercise so it reads as such. If not ok with that, it might not engage you.