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Christian Politics, Pluralism and Kate Forbes

Grace in Common

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The Importance of Persuasion in a Liberal Democracy

A big part of the conversation in Scotland so far has been a lot of people are very perplexed about how on earth a Christian politician could fit within a liberal democracy. I instinctively want to push back against that is to say that liberal democracy is itself a fruit of Christianity. The idea that this is a really striking feature actually of Kate Forbes election campaign so far where she really stands out as someone who's very deeply ingrained with Christianity.

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