In an election year, Christian citizens are confronted with choosing between candidates the two major political parties put before them. While some voters have enduring loyalties to one party or the other, voting consistently along partisan lines from one election to the next, it seems increasing numbers are dissatisfied with the options, wishing they could cast their votes elsewhere.
These voters wonder what, if anything, the parties still stand for—and whether they’re still worth supporting. How have the parties been influenced by a biblical worldview, and to what extent by the secular ideologies dominating the contemporary political landscape? With only months to go before the election, it’s worth looking into the parties’ histories, as well as the paths they’ve followed in recent decades. We will discover that, while continuing to bear positive features, both have failed to account for the diverse character of ordinary social relationships—or what I prefer to call the pluriformity of society.
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