ABSTRACT
Must the citizen of the city of God always be a stranger in the city of man? Is there any legitimate way the believer can be a full and first-class citizen in a kingdom of this passing age? In seeking to address this question in late twentieth-century America, this essay is divided into two parts. The first deals with historical obstacles that have hindered the development of what might be called a “ Christian theology of citizenship.” The second argues why these obstacles no longer have the weight they once did and thus suggests that it may now be more feasible to forge such a theology.
