Letters to an American Christian

Written by Bruce Riley Ashford

Narrated by Lyle Blaker

What does it mean to be an American Christian? In Letters to an American Christian, Bruce Riley Ashford, author of One Nation Under God, addresses overarching issues of the relationship of Christianity and politics, speaks to the way historic Christian belief informs specific hot-button political issues, and challenges readers to take seriously both our heavenly and earthly citizenships. Written as a series of letters to "Christian"-a young college student who is a new believer-Letters to an American Christian will help every reader think carefully about how Christianity informs what it means to be an American. In the midst of a rapidly changing national and political landscape, Letters to an American Christian reminds us of two important truths: we cannot afford to shrink away from our earthly citizenship, and we cannot afford to lose sight of our heavenly citizenship.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ChristianAudio.com
• Release date: Jun 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781545906439

Bruce Riley Ashford

Bruce Riley Ashford is provost and professor of theology and culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the coauthor of The Gospel of Our King and the author of Letters to an American Christian, Every Square Inch, One Nation Under God, and Theology and Practice of Mission.

Reviews for Letters to an American Christian

[bookslesstravelled · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I expected to either love this, or hate it...yet here we are and I'm undecided... Still, this book does bring up some good points, but lacks the direct biblical backing to support them. Yes, many if not all of these things are mentioned in the Bible, but this book never fact-checks in a way that readers can easily see where the author's referring to, or coming from. Also it talks as if 'Christian' is a person having a conversation, but the letters are all from the author, and in the way they are written they came across as one sided, lacking the perspective of the other half of the conversation. While I liked that Ashford didn't pull his punches or shy away from tough topics, I feel the presentation and method could have used a bit more work.a

*I received a copy from the publisher. This does not affect my review. This review is voluntary.*