Faith and Politics Links

Australia Votes (ABC)
Statistics, videos, polls, and comment from a variety of sources in one website.

ACL's 2010 election site
The Australian Christian Lobby's site for the 2010 Federal Election

Calling for Christian non-conformity
A group of Australian Christians from different backgrounds, including Anabaptists, has produced a ‘confession’ concerning what it means to follow Jesus in today’s embattled world.

Tim Costello, 'Faith in Politics'
An article by Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision

Amanda Lohrey, 'Putting Faith in Politics'
Amanda Lohrey's piece in The Age, June 17, 2006, is an edited extract from Quarterly Essay 22 — Voting for Jesus: Christianity and Politics in Australia, Black Inc.

Christians for an Ethical Society
The objective of the Centre for an Ethical Society is to promote Christian Social Justice within Australia’s democratic traditions and co-operate in the development of a more just and compassionate community.

Oliver O'Donovan, 'Government as Judgment'
An important article by one of the most important British theologians writing on politics and ethics today - published in First Things 92 (April 1999)

Douglas Farrow, 'Three Meanings of Secular'
A useful piece by Evangelical theologian, Douglas Farrow. It is said that we live in a secular society. But what is meant by “secular”? All relevant usages of the word, deriving as it does from saecularis ('of an age', or 'of a generation'), point to a concern with the affairs of our time, as opposed to some other; to a concern with this world of ours, as opposed to some other. But a great deal hangs on the nature of the contrast. There are, Farrow believes, three possibilities, two of which have considerable currency today, one of which does not: the supersessionist, the liberal, and the eschatological - published in First Things (May 2003)

Tom Wright, 'The New Testament and the 'State''
An antidote to simplistic treatments of the 'standard texts' Christians use when speaking about politics as though there were a New Testament 'doctrine of the State' - published in Themelios 16.1 (1990)

Make Poverty History 'Report Card'
This policy report card is based on the policies the Make Poverty History coalition would like to see adopted to improve Australia’s aid program and help reduce global poverty. It is a record of the poverty-related policies that individual parties have supported publicly (including in some cases a commitment of specific dollar amounts).

Micah Challenge
Micah Challenge is a global movement of Christian agencies, churches, groups and individuals which aims to deepen people’s engagement with the poor and to help reduce poverty as an integral part of our Christian faith.

TEAR Australia
TEAR Australia is a movement of Christians in Australia responding to the needs of poor communities around the world. TEAR's motivation comes from the belief that God loves all people, and in Christ offers them the opportunity of a new life. TEAR believes that God is just, and has particular care for the poor and those who suffer as victims of injustice. (TEAR Australia was begun by Australian Evangelical Alliance and is now incorporated separately.)