SEPTEMBER 2024 NEWSLETTER

As of today, there are 70 days left until the official release date of Citizenship Without Illusions, a reminder that the publication process necessarily takes time. In advance of the book's appearance, I have already received several endorsements from those who have read the manuscript. Here is one:

David Koyzis has done all Western Christians concerned with their civic, political, and social obligations a great service. Rather than accept faulty assumptions about the nature of citizenship, the nation-state, and the relationship between church and state that run rampant today, Koyzis engages with these ideas historically, philosophically, and theologically before ever turning to concrete guidance. This is an outstanding book worthy of serious consideration.

— Trey Dimsdale, executive director of the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy at First Liberty Institute

Once more, I am grateful to have received so many positive reviews of my work and hope that it will be helpful to ordinary Christians who recognize that the life of obedience before the face of God includes faithfully discharging the responsibilities of citizenship in their respective polities.

Last month marked the 50th anniversary of my paternal relatives being displaced from their homes during the Cyprus crisis of 1974. As I indicate in my next book, this event had a formative influence on me as I was coming of age and prompted me to pursue political science as my major course of studies. Here are my recent reflections on those dark days: Cyprus plus 50.

As I indicated in my last newsletter, I was interviewed by Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez for their Honestly, Though podcast. The recording has now been posted online, and you can access it here: 'Honestly, Though' interview. It runs for just over 43 minutes, but you might want to skip through the small talk at the beginning to approximately 9 minutes when the substance of the interview begins.

The September/October issue of Faith Today carries my article, What is Christian nationalism? In an earlier version of this newsletter, I had indicated that it was available only in the print edition, but in fact it can be read online. Faith Today is published by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, which is in turn part of the World Evangelical Alliance.

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Yours in God's service,

David Koyzis, Global Scholar