Faith in the City: The Christian’s Political Commitment in Africae Munus

Abstract

Being Christian implies being a good citizen too. We are Christians, not in the air, but in a particular political soil called city, country or land. The way for the Kingdom of God is not against the way for citizenship, just as the way for citizenship need not contradict our being Christians, but to dispose itself to it. A Christian is person of the City, who fears and loves the Lord and the neighbour as self. If, in the history of Christianity we have accused pagan kings of persecuting Christians, why not wish, and work for the advent of the Christian rulers to help for the greater Christianisation and sanctification of the world? A citizen who does not believe and love God is an unaccomplished citizen; and a Christian who does not love his/her country politically, socially, economically is a bad Christian, dangerous even for the Kingdom of Heaven.