{"product_id":"democracy-and-the-ten-commandments-paperback","title":"Democracy and the Ten Commandments: The Politics of Limited Government in the Bible - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Kimball Shinkoskey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 2,000 years Western culture has leaned heavily on the Ten Commandments for guidance in religion, ethics, and morality. The author, drawing upon modern Biblical science, demonstrates that those laws were designed for an entirely different purpose--to provide alternatives to repressive policies Israel reeled under in Egypt. The Decalogue is a political document designed to limit government intrusion into private lives. Its precepts deal with matters like political parties and intellectual freedom, central banking and taxation, occupational choice, free economy, humane working conditions, local government, right to life and international relations, land possession and inheritance, equal justice and education, and citizenship and public health. The author's interpretation necessitates a wholesale repositioning of Biblical religion. The Bible is not a book about religious worship, but is rather a book about citizen-empowered local democracy. This essay suggests a way out of the woods for an American democracy that has lost its way in a headlong veer toward heavy-handed central government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Kimball Shinkoskey is the author of books in theology (\u003ci\u003eDo My Prophets No Harm\u003c\/i\u003e), Near East history (\u003ci\u003eBiblical Captivity\u003c\/i\u003e), the American presidency (\u003ci\u003eThe American Kings\u003c\/i\u003e), and now ancient constitutional law. He is a graduate of Stanford University, a long-time state government worker in Utah, and a promoter of employee wellness programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42117152145543,"sku":"9781498290098","price":35.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ecc03eb97f8e82f8fc6b029d5b0fdf42.webp?v=1732521909","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/democracy-and-the-ten-commandments-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}