Ecclesiology‑First Christian Politics

Political theory for Christians should start from the church’s theological identity — the ‘mystery of Christ’ and the reconstituted people of God — rather than importing secular political abstractions. That recasts the Lord’s Supper, communal telos, and ecclesial interests as primary vocabulary for public reasoning and policy aims. — If adopted, this reframing would shift debates about religious political engagement from individual conscience issues to collective institutional claims about public goods, sovereignty, and legal recognition of faith communities.