Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty

“We will fully and ungrudgingly render to Caesar what is Caesar’s. But under no circumstances will we render to Caesar what is God’s.”—the Manhattan Declaration

Ten years after over half a million Christians signed their names to a statement of conscience clarifying where they stood, the three issues dealt with in the Manhattan Declaration are of more cultural importance than ever. The main difference now, as opposed to then, is the state has since claimed authority, not only over life, but also over marriage and religious liberty.

In Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty, Christian scholars and authors—writing from various Evangelical, Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholic traditions—evaluate the current cultural landscape and update the Manhattan Declaration call to Christian conviction.

David S. Dockery serves as president of Trinity International University/Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He previously served as president of Union University in Jackson, TN. He is the author or editor of more than thirty books and is the recent recipient of the John R. Dellenback Global Leadership Award for his work in Christian higher education. Dockery holds the Ph.D. from the University of Texas system. A native of Alabama, he has been married to Lanese since 1975 and currently lives in Illinois. They have three married sons (Jon and Sarah, Ben and Julie, Tim and Andrea) and eight grandchildren. 

John Stonestreet is president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. A sought-after author and speaker on faith and culture, worldview, education, and apologetics, John hosts BreakPoint, the daily commentary on faith and culture founded by the late Chuck Colson. John has coauthored four books. He and his wife Sarah have four children and live in Colorado.