Christ and Covenant in Global Politics A Christian Introduction to International Relations A New Perspective for Biblical Justice in International Relations Christ and Covenant in Global Politics casts a compelling vision for a Christian approach to international relations that seeks to transform global politics from systems driven by fear to covenantal global community based in shared loves, drawing on Augustine’s understanding of rightly ordered loves and a contemporary Christian notion of covenantal pluralism. This groundbreaking textbook is designed for professors and students of international relations, offering a unique, faith-driven approach to global politics.
Christ and
A Christian Introduction to International Relations
Covenant in Global Politics
ROBERT J. JOUSTRA
In Christ and Covenant in Global Politics , Joustra
May 12, 2026 240 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-0786-0 6 x 9 inches, $29.99 REL084000 RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State
Robert J. Joustra sets the foundations for thinking Christianly about international relations by situating justice, power, and diversity within the original created order and contrasting the conceptions of justice within the main international relations traditions—realism, liberalism, Marxism, and constructivism— with a Christian understanding of justice as right relationship for shalom flourishing.” — ANA SHIPPEY , associate professor of political science at Lee University “ • equips students to thoughtfully engage with pluralism and multiculturalism in international politics; and • moves beyond discussions of biblical justice within states toward discussions of biblical justice between and among states. • introduces international relations through a distinctly Christian lens; • demonstrates how the Christian worldview can positively shape international politics;
ROBERT J. JOUSTRA (PhD, University of Bath) is Professor of Politics
and Spoelhof Chair at Calvin University. He is a Senior Editor with The Review of Faith and International Affairs .
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