As Christians in the realm of diplomacy or politics, we are called to bring our faith to bear in the public square. The political battle is also a spiritual battle. We must fight against the forces of relativism, asserting the knowability of truth and reason as a basis for respect, communication and persuasion across differences. At the same time, we must not confuse politics with proselytism, nor claim that there is a certain set of “Christian” political opinions, or that there is a uniquely “Christian” party affiliation. Ultimately the great blessing of serving in a realm that deals with human power relations and human government is to learn how small we are and how great God is: “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” (Psalm 46:10).

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Todd Huizinga is the senior fellow for Europe of the Religious Freedom Institute. He previously served as a U.S. diplomat from 1992-2012. Mr. Huizinga is the author of The New Totalitarian Temptation: Global Governance and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe (New York: Encounter Books, 2016) and Was Europa von Trump lernen kann (What Europe Can Learn from Trump) (Berlin: Vergangenheitsverlag, 2017). His articles, essays and speeches critically assess political and social trends from a Christian perspective, and examine how the Christian faith sustains democracy, respect for human rights and social cohesion in the West. He has written for publications in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary and Australia. Huizinga has been a keynote speaker for Hillsdale College, the Hudson Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Acton Institute, the Federalist Society, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Ukrainian Catholic University, Calvin College, the One of Us Federation of European Pro-Life Groups and the Danube Institute.

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