Our Program: A Christian Political Manifesto

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What are the political and social implications of the gospel?

In Our Program, Abraham Kuyper makes a comprehensive effort to engage the secular politics of his day with a Christian alternative. In an era where the church usually either controlled or was controlled by the state, Kuyper showed that it was possible to frame a political program where church and state engage each other but remain separate. Though bound to its time, Our Program is timely for Christians looking for examples of faith working in the political sphere.

432 pages.

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Contents

• Translator and Editor’s Introduction by Harry Van Dyke
• Our Movement
• Authority
• The Ordinances of God
• Government
• No Secular State
• “By the Grace of God”
• Forms of Government
• Our Constitution
• Popular Influence
• Budget Refusal
• Decentralization
• Our States and Councils
• Education
• The Justice System
• Public Decency
• Public Hygiene
• Finance
• National Defense
• Overseas Possessions
• The Social Question
• Church and State
• Party Policy