Faith in the Voting Booth: Practical Wisdom for Voting Well

by Leith Anderson, Galen Carey

Faith in the Voting Booth by National Association of Evangelicals leaders Leith Anderson and Galen Carey will help you clarify your own positions in light of your faith before you enter the voting booth. Anderson and Carey show that biblical wisdom is surprisingly relevant to today’s complex political issues. Each voting decision should be thoughtfully and prayerfully approached. This book does not tell you how to vote. Instead it will help you resist clever campaign slogans and television ads designed to make you angry or afraid. Faith in the Voting Booth provides general principles to guide you in 2016 and for years to come. As informed faith leaders, Anderson and Carey not only identify the issues but also help you reflect biblically on how to vote. It is a book that will keep people of faith up to date and ready to vote with confidence and wisdom.

224 pages, Paperback

Published March 15, 2016

Reviews

[Don Harton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Released in 2016, Faith in the Voting Booth is a very helpful and patient guide for applying scripture to current political issues. The authors both worked for the National Association of Evangelicals. They have clearly spent a great deal of time thinking theologically about today’s hot button topics. But they don’t bring quick, easy or party-based ideas. I came away refreshed and hopeful.

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty good book although starts slowly with simple topics like why should one vote. Later on it picks up speed and addresses how Christians should view issues like poverty, immigration, crime, and foreign affairs.

[David Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thinking of an election year this book is published in 2016. But its scope goes far beyond the national election by giving thoughtful, balanced, nonpartisan, easy-to-grasp, and biblical guidance toward ongoing social priorities facing America that most if not all evangelical Christians would support.

Leith Anderson is the current president of the National Association of Evangelicals. The NAE has spoken as a united voice for millions of American evangelicals since 1942.

[Catherine McNiel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I grew up with faith based voting guides that were actually heavily weighed towards one particular party. this one actually does guide a voter of faith to think through how their beliefs might help them choose a candidate. we badly need this balanced view right now.