Review: Concerns About "Red Letter Christians" by Tony Campolo
Tony Campolo's Red Letter Christians (hereafter, RLC ) has been out a bit over a year now, and the recent election results leave little doubt that it helped make waves. Not written to be a hefty theological lesson, RLC focuses on the role Christians should play in politics, citing several texts to support its admonitions. With a steady flow of thought, simple but fairly precise and amiable language, Campolo produces a fine work to champion his position. That said, I have a few concerns about how this book answers the question of whether politics should become an extension of the church's mission. Primarily, my concerns come down to how RLC interprets Scripture and presents the red letters of the Bible in order to answer this question. These concerns appear below. First, readers concerned about how politically involved Christians have become should also be concerned about this book. Asking students at an Ivy League university to define Evangelicals, Campolo received no ...