Book Review: Myth of a Christian Nation – Greg Boyd

A few months back I picked up a copy of Dr Greg Boyds “The Myth of a Christian Nation”. The title grabbed me. A few days earlier I had a discussion with a friend who was quite in favour of New Zealand becoming a “Christian” nation, so I thought it would be helpful. The book was a very short read, and I finished it in a day. But I was quite dissapointed with his treatment of the subject. While it  was always going to be a difficult subject, and I applaud Dr Boyd for his efforts, I was simply not impressed.  Those who would expect a balanced and carefully exegetical view of Christianity and Politics will be dissapointed too. I found Dr Boyd to be very biased towards pacifism and prone to making large unsubstantiated claims.