The Scandal of Evangelical Politics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here is an upcoming conference in Philadelphia, and I want to endorse the importance of the conference and hope you can consider attending. The Scandal of\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Scandal of Evangelical Politics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here is an upcoming conference in Philadelphia, and I want to endorse the importance of the conference and hope you can consider attending. The Scandal of\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Jesus Creed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-02-17T05:09:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Scot McKnight\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Scot McKnight\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/\",\"name\":\"The Scandal of Evangelical Politics\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2008-02-17T05:09:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2008-02-17T05:09:51+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/#\/schema\/person\/5919e847c58ffe6efb5899fb61797252\"},\"description\":\"Here is an upcoming conference in Philadelphia, and I want to endorse the importance of the conference and hope you can consider attending. The Scandal of\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Scandal of Evangelical Politics\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/\",\"name\":\"Jesus Creed\",\"description\":\"Scot McKnight on Jesus and orthodox faith in the 21st century\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/#\/schema\/person\/5919e847c58ffe6efb5899fb61797252\",\"name\":\"Scot McKnight\",\"description\":\"Scot McKnight is a recognized authority on the New Testament, early Christianity, and the historical Jesus. McKnight, author of more than fifty books, is the Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, IL.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/author\/scotmcknight\/\"}]}<\/script>\n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Scandal of Evangelical Politics","description":"Here is an upcoming conference in Philadelphia, and I want to endorse the importance of the conference and hope you can consider attending. The Scandal of","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Scandal of Evangelical Politics","og_description":"Here is an upcoming conference in Philadelphia, and I want to endorse the importance of the conference and hope you can consider attending. The Scandal of","og_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/","og_site_name":"Jesus Creed","article_published_time":"2008-02-17T05:09:51+00:00","author":"Scot McKnight","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Scot McKnight","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/","name":"The Scandal of Evangelical Politics","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/#website"},"datePublished":"2008-02-17T05:09:51+00:00","dateModified":"2008-02-17T05:09:51+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/#\/schema\/person\/5919e847c58ffe6efb5899fb61797252"},"description":"Here is an upcoming conference in Philadelphia, and I want to endorse the importance of the conference and hope you can consider attending. The Scandal of","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Scandal of Evangelical Politics"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/","name":"Jesus Creed","description":"Scot McKnight on Jesus and orthodox faith in the 21st century","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/#\/schema\/person\/5919e847c58ffe6efb5899fb61797252","name":"Scot McKnight","description":"Scot McKnight is a recognized authority on the New Testament, early Christianity, and the historical Jesus. McKnight, author of more than fifty books, is the Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, IL.","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/author\/scotmcknight\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3903\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

{"id":3903,"date":"2008-02-17T00:09:51","date_gmt":"2008-02-17T05:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/"},"modified":"2008-02-17T00:09:51","modified_gmt":"2008-02-17T05:09:51","slug":"the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/17\/the-scandal-of-evangelical-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scandal of Evangelical Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Here is an upcoming conference in Philadelphia, and I want to endorse the importance of the conference and hope you can consider attending<\/em>.
\nThe Scandal of Evangelical Politics: Toward a Biblical Agenda
\nMarch 28-30, 2008
\nPalmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University
\nWynnewood, PA
\nThere are just 3 days left to take advantage of the discounted registration fee at the upcoming Evangelicals for Social Action Conference<\/a>. Register online, by phone, or by mail<\/a>.
\nHow should you vote in 2008? What issues are most important to God? What does the Bible say about abortion, immigration, poverty, foreign policy?
\nAt ESA<\/a>\u2019s upcoming conference, we\u2019ll be discussing these issues and much more. Speakers and a variety of workshops at this timely event will help Christians apply biblical values in the socio-political realm, including the voting booth. If you strive to be faithful to the gospel in the public square, don\u2019t miss it!
\nOur plenary session speakers include:
\n\u2013 Dr. Ronald J. Sider \u2013 President, Evangelicals for Social Action
\n\u2013 Dr. David P. Gushee \u2013 Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics, Mercer University
\n\u2013 Dr. Janice S. Crouse \u2013 Senior Fellow, Beverly LaHaye Institute, Concerned Women for America
\n\u2013 Heidi Rolland Unruh \u2013 Director, congregations, Community Outreach and Leadership Development Project
\n\u2013 Rev. Luis Cort\u00e9s, Jr. \u2013 President, Esperanza
\n\u2013 Dr. John J. DiIulio, Jr. \u2013 Professor, University of Pennsylvania
\n\u2013 Dr. DeForest (Buster) Soaries \u2013 Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens
\nTwo panels will engage in discussions on the following topics:
\n\u201cAssessing the NAE Statement as a Basis for Common Ground\u201d
\n\u2013 Dr. Shirley A. Mullen \u2013 President, Houghton College
\n\u2013 Rev. Dr. Al Tizon \u2013 Assistant Professor, Palmer Theological Seminary
\n\u2013 Rev. Luis Cort\u00e9s, Jr. \u2013 President, Esperanza
\n\u2013 Rev. Richard Cizik \u2013 Vice President for Government Affairs, National Association of Evangelicals
\n\u201cHow Should Christians Engage the 2008 Election?\u201d
\n\u2013 Dr. John J. DiIulio, Jr. \u2013 Professor, University of Pennsylvania
\n\u2013 Heidi Rolland Unruh \u2013 Director, Congregations, Assistant Professor, Palmer Theological Seminary
\n\u2013 Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Jr. \u2013 President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
\n\u2013 Dr. Sharon Gramby-Sobukwe, Department Chair, School of Leadership & Development, Eastern University
\n\u2013 Dr. James Skillen- President, The Center for Public Justice
\nOur workshops include:
\n\u2013 \u201cPresident Bush\u2019s Faith-Based Initiative: What Did it Accomplish? What Must We Work for in 2008 and Beyond?\u201d (Dr. Stanley Carlson-Thies)
\n\u2013 \u201cDeveloping a Consistently Pro-Life Political Movement\u201d (Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Jr.)
\n\u2013 \u201cToward a New American Foreign Policy: Learning from Iraq and Moving Forward\u201d (Dr. James Skillen)
\n\u2013 \u201cDefend the Cause of the Poor (Ps. 72:4): What Conservatives and Liberals Can Learn from Each Other About Fighting Poverty\u201d (Heidi Rolland Unruh)
\n\u2013 \u201cClimate Change Policy, Justice, and the Poor\u201d (Dr. Jim Ball, Dr. Lowell \u201cRusty\u201d Pritchard, and Rev. Luis Cort\u00e9z, Jr.)
\n\u2013 \u201cIs a New Evangelical Center Emerging? Implementing the NAE Declaration, \u2018For the Health of the Nation\u2019: How Well is it Going?\u201d (Rev. Richard Cizik and Dr. David P. Gushee)
\nEarly Registration through February 18. Click here to register and\/or learn more.
\nWe look forward to seeing you there!
\nRon Sider
\nPresident, Evangelicals for Social Action
\nEvangelicals for Social Action
\nThe Sider Center on Ministry and Public Policy
\nPalmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University
\n6 E. Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096-3420
\nPhone: 484-384-2990 \u2013 Fax: 484-384-2398 \u2013 esa@eastern.edu<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"