Speaking of the Two Kingdom Theology and Neo-Kuyperian discussion, this new book, Dual Citizens: Worship and Life between the Already and the Not Yet, probably contains some extended reflection from the Two Kingdom perspective. The author is the Rev. Jason J. Stellman, a graduate of Westminster Seminary California. Rev. Stellman is ordained by the Pacific Northwest Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America and is the planting pastor of Exile Presbyterian Church in the Seattle, WA area.
The endorsements:
“I do not know of a book quite like this one. It is a devotional theology of the Christian life that is far richer than the standard fare on offer in the “spirituality” and “Christian disciplines” sections of Christian bookstores. Yet it is also a down-to-earth account of how the gospel and its public ministry of Word and sacrament provide the right coordinates for our pilgrimage at a time when we are easily drawn off course by the winds of fashion and consumer tastes. After reading this book, you will doubtless be provoked, as I was, not only to ponder our precarious location at the intersection of “this present evil age” and “the age to come,” but to praise the God who leads us by his Word and Spirit as we journey on. Digesting this book will lead you to sing with greater gusto those closing words of another hymn: “Solid joys and lasting treasures, none but Zion’s children know.”
– (From the Foreword) Michael Horton, Westminster Seminary, Escondido, California
“The subject of Christ and culture has never been as popular among conservative Protestants in the United States as it is today, and the topic has never needed as much attention from the perspective of the church. It gets that attention in this important book by Jason Stellman. Dual Citizens will certainly upset those used to thinking of Christ as mainly the transformer of culture. But for genuine wisdom not only on the culture wars, but on the culture, ways, and habits of the church, Stellman’s discussion is the place to go.”
– Dr. D. G. Hart, Director of academic programs Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Wilmington, Delaware
HT: Deborah Finnamore