This BNG series of articles on Christianity and democracy will lead toward the July 4 celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The series has been curated by Carol McEntyre, senior minister at First Baptist Church of Greenville, S.C.

• What is democracy?
• The church as school for democracy
• Democracy as the practice of loving our neighbors
• Democracy and religious freedom
• Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system
• Love of neighbor is a democratic ideal
• Democracy offers a way for Christian’s to express God’s will
• Democracy: A political response to human sinfulness
• Why coercive religious politics undermine Christianity and democracy
• Democracy and prophetic witness
• The spiritual discipline of losing
• Patriotism or nationalism?