The Gospel in Soul and State: Life, Leadership, and Politics from a Biblical Perspective
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 138
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 138
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We were not meant to be orphans, separate from God’s love and wisdom. But too often, we live and think as if we were, which leads to striving, anger, and fear. In turn, we live disjointed lives—our awareness of academic concepts in the fields of leadership, politics, government, and history remain solely intellectual, and our understanding of God’s grace through Christ—to the extent that we understand it all—remains solely intra- and inter-personal. Numerous books exist detailing the finer points of leadership, political and cultural involvement, and simply living life well. Some present academic concepts and treatments on these subjects and others are more devotional and introspective. This book demonstrates the importance of connecting the personal to the academic, so that as you tackle these broader academic, leadership, political and cultural topics you will also be immersed in the deeply personal and spiritual truths underlying those concepts. Thus, you will be set on a path of comprehensive, life-long learning and growth.
In short, this book tries to bridge the gap between the head and the heart by showing the link between whether or not we will act on our adoption in Christ. There are profound ramifications either way. And either way, understanding the pathways between what is true within the spiritual and the relational realms of our lives and the professional, cultural, and political realms will enhance our understanding of all of those important academic, historical, organizational, and political ideas. Of course, there is a danger in trying to touch on so many complex issues in a relatively short book. But there is also a great need to do so—to show that the Bible is the great unifier and speaks to all of these issues, with profoundly simple and life-altering truths that can be applied to academic concepts as well as personal areas of growth. These truths can also change the course of a nation just as much as they can change the heart. In fact, these truths change nations precisely because first and foremost, they change our hearts. In keeping with this heart-centric emphasis on change, a major theme of the book is the Biblical idea of adoption—of being brought into the family of God through the work of Christ—as well as a Biblical, covenantal approach, which uniquely blends intra- and interpersonal aspects of life with profound organizational, cultural, political and societal impacts.
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Kahlib Fischer earned his bachelor’s in government from Oral Roberts University in 1996, and his master’s in public policy in 1998 from Regent University. It was the heyday of the Religious Right movement, and while he learned much about political activism—and the pitfalls thereof—it was the content in his courses on topics like inalienable rights, constitutionalism, common law, and most importantly, covenant, which set him on the path of over 20 years of teaching and writing on the power of the covenantal idea for life and politics. In short, the Bible does not approach the need for change with political solutions first, but rather, Scripture leads us gently to our loving Savior, who changes us from the inside out, so that we might rest in God’s love and adoption of us, love and care for others, and live in covenant with God and our neighbors.
Dr. Fischer began his teaching career in 1998, when he was hired to teach government at Oral Roberts University. In doing so, he also began his PhD in organizational leadership (major: government) from Regent University. He focused his dissertation on how the Biblical idea of covenant can serve as a guiding framework for organizational leadership and behavioral best practices. He earned his PhD in 2003. Then, in 2006, he was hired by the School of Business at Liberty University. In 2011, he became a chair in the Helms School of Government, and he continues in that role today while teaching classes on government and policy. He has also dabbled in politics—serving as a field director for a congressional race in Oklahoma in 2000—and business, including consulting, real estate development and even a canoe rental business (which in God’s kind plans, did not float…). But first and foremost, he is a teacher and has been involved in the teaching profession, in one form or another, since 1998. His main passion in his role as a professor is to show how the deeply personal truths of Scripture, if properly applied, can branch out to impact the other realms of our lives: family, church and business life, and community and political involvement. Jesus Christ is Lord of all, after all and through it all.
We were not meant to be orphans, separate from God’s love and wisdom. But too often, we live and think as if we were, which leads to striving, anger, and fear. In turn, we live disjointed lives—our awareness of academic concepts in the fields of leadership, politics, government, and history remain solely intellectual, and our understanding of God’s grace through Christ—to the extent that we understand it all—remains solely intra- and inter-personal. Numerous books exist detailing the finer points of leadership, political and cultural involvement, and simply living life well. Some present academic concepts and treatments on these subjects and others are more devotional and introspective. This book demonstrates the importance of connecting the personal to the academic, so that as you tackle these broader academic, leadership, political and cultural topics you will also be immersed in the deeply personal and spiritual truths underlying those concepts. Thus, you will be set on a path of comprehensive, life-long learning and growth.
In short, this book tries to bridge the gap between the head and the heart by showing the link between whether or not we will act on our adoption in Christ. There are profound ramifications either way. And either way, understanding the pathways between what is true within the spiritual and the relational realms of our lives and the professional, cultural, and political realms will enhance our understanding of all of those important academic, historical, organizational, and political ideas. Of course, there is a danger in trying to touch on so many complex issues in a relatively short book. But there is also a great need to do so—to show that the Bible is the great unifier and speaks to all of these issues, with profoundly simple and life-altering truths that can be applied to academic concepts as well as personal areas of growth. These truths can also change the course of a nation just as much as they can change the heart. In fact, these truths change nations precisely because first and foremost, they change our hearts. In keeping with this heart-centric emphasis on change, a major theme of the book is the Biblical idea of adoption—of being brought into the family of God through the work of Christ—as well as a Biblical, covenantal approach, which uniquely blends intra- and interpersonal aspects of life with profound organizational, cultural, political and societal impacts.
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Kahlib Fischer earned his bachelor’s in government from Oral Roberts University in 1996, and his master’s in public policy in 1998 from Regent University. It was the heyday of the Religious Right movement, and while he learned much about political activism—and the pitfalls thereof—it was the content in his courses on topics like inalienable rights, constitutionalism, common law, and most importantly, covenant, which set him on the path of over 20 years of teaching and writing on the power of the covenantal idea for life and politics. In short, the Bible does not approach the need for change with political solutions first, but rather, Scripture leads us gently to our loving Savior, who changes us from the inside out, so that we might rest in God’s love and adoption of us, love and care for others, and live in covenant with God and our neighbors.
Dr. Fischer began his teaching career in 1998, when he was hired to teach government at Oral Roberts University. In doing so, he also began his PhD in organizational leadership (major: government) from Regent University. He focused his dissertation on how the Biblical idea of covenant can serve as a guiding framework for organizational leadership and behavioral best practices. He earned his PhD in 2003. Then, in 2006, he was hired by the School of Business at Liberty University. In 2011, he became a chair in the Helms School of Government, and he continues in that role today while teaching classes on government and policy. He has also dabbled in politics—serving as a field director for a congressional race in Oklahoma in 2000—and business, including consulting, real estate development and even a canoe rental business (which in God’s kind plans, did not float…). But first and foremost, he is a teacher and has been involved in the teaching profession, in one form or another, since 1998. His main passion in his role as a professor is to show how the deeply personal truths of Scripture, if properly applied, can branch out to impact the other realms of our lives: family, church and business life, and community and political involvement. Jesus Christ is Lord of all, after all and through it all.