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CPJ CEO Stephanie Summers, CPJ Fellow Vincent Bacote, and theologian and author James Skillen spoke on the topic of "politics + citizenship" at the Jubilee Professional Conference in Pittsburgh, PA on February 16, 2024. In their discussion the panelists answer the difficult question of why Christians should care about political citizenship, sharing their stories regarding how they came to care about such a thing while also letting the listener in on what citizenship shaped by public justice looks like.

Speakers:
Stephanie Summers: The CEO of The Center for Public Justice and former CCO employee.
Dr. Vince Bacote: A professor of theology and director of The Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College, as well as a former board member and current fellow at The Center for Public Justice.
James Skillen: The former director of The Center for Public Justice and a retired college professor.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to the panel & panelists
5:30 Why Christians should care about politics and citizenship and how the panelists came to care about it themselves.
43:11 Dr. Bacote's thoughts on idolatry and ideology
47:48 What does citizenship shaped by public justice look like?
56:35 The panel recommended book list

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