It’s a common error to think of Jesus as a model for our religious and private lives, but not as one for civic and political engagement. This line of thinking, while common today, would have been entirely foreign in New Testament times. We discuss the Political theology of Easter with Dr Paul DeHart.

Further Reading

After Easter: The Political Theology of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of the Messiah

Guest Info

Paul R. DeHart is Professor of Political Science of Texas State University in San Marcos. He is author of The Social Contract in the Ruins (University of Missouri Press, 2024) Uncovering the Constitution’s Moral Design (also with the University of Missouri Press, 2007; 2017) and editor (with Carson Holloway) of Reason, Revelation, and the Civic Order: Political Philosophy and the Claims of Faith (Northern Illinois University Press, 2014). He has published articles in journals such as Polity, Critical Review, Locke Studies, Perspectives on Political Science, the Catholic Social Science Review, and National Affairs. He lives in the Texas Hill Country with his wife Robyn, two teenage daughters, two big dogs, and two cats.

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