1. In the light of this chapter, what do you think the ideal form of government would be? Would it be different for a Christian than it would be for someone who is not a Christian?
2. What do you make of the relationship between a person as a Christian and a person as a citizen? Do you agree with Richard Niebuhr's categorization of the different options? Which one of the options- or one of your own making- do you favor? What do you see as the proper relationship between church and state?
3. How does fundamental Christian or human values impact a person's sense of how economic theories should play out in a society? Critique both capitalism and communism from a Christian perspective. Critique both from a utilitarian perspective.
4. In what ways should we take into account the difference between the way economies worked at the time of Christ and the way our economies work today? How do these differences influence the way Christians apply biblical thinking and instructions about money and wealth?