The Politics of Jesus - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Politics of Jesus write by Obery M. Hendricks Jr. This book was released on 2007-08-21. The Politics of Jesus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Who was Jesus? And how was this first-century political revolutionary, whose teachings are meant to lead the way to freedom, turned into a meek and mild servant of the status quo? How is it possible to profess a belief in Jesus, yet ignore the suffering of the poor and the needy? Just how truly faithful to the vision of Jesus are the many politicians who claim to be Christian? These are the kinds of questions Obery Hendricks, a biblical scholar, activist, and minister, asks in this provocative new book. In this day and age of heated political debate, Hendricks’s The Politics of Jesus stands out as much for its brilliant re-creation of the life and mind of Jesus of Nazareth as for its scathing critique of modern politicians “of faith.”
“The” Politics of Jesus
“The” Politics of Jesus - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook “The” Politics of Jesus write by John Howard Yoder. This book was released on 1987. “The” Politics of Jesus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Politics of Jesús
The Politics of Jesús - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Politics of Jesús write by Miguel A. De La Torre. This book was released on 2015-06-10. The Politics of Jesús available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Politics of Jesús is a powerful new biography of Jesus told from the margins. Miguel A. De La Torre argues that we all create Jesus in our own image, reflecting and reinforcing the values of communities—sometimes for better, and often for worse. In light of the increasing economic and social inequality around the world, De La Torre asserts that what the world needs is a Jesus of solidarity who also comes from the underside of global power. The Politics of Jesús is a search for a Jesus that resonates specifically with the Latino/a community, as well as other marginalized groups. The book unabashedly rejects the Eurocentric Jesus for the Hispanic Jesús, whose mission is to give life abundantly, who resonates with the Latino/a experience of disenfranchisement, and who works for real social justice and political change. While Jesus is an admirable figure for Christians, The Politics of Jesús highlights the way the Jesus of dominant culture is oppressive and describes a Jesús from the barrio who chose poverty and disrupted the status quo. Saying “no” to oppression and its symbols, even when one of those symbols is Jesus, is the first step to saying “yes” to the self, to liberation, and symbols of that liberation. For Jesus to connect with the Hispanic quest for liberation, Jesús must be unapologetically Hispanic and compel people to action. The Politics of Jesús provocatively moves the study of Jesús into the global present.
Jesus and the Politics of Mammon
Jesus and the Politics of Mammon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jesus and the Politics of Mammon write by Hollis Phelps. This book was released on 2019-10-22. Jesus and the Politics of Mammon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Jesus and the Politics of Mammon, Phelps uses contemporary critical theory, continental philosophy, and theology to develop a radical reading of Jesus. Phelps argues that theological traditions have on the whole blunted Jesus’ teachings, particularly in regard to money and related concerns of political economy. Focusing on the distinction between God and Mammon, Phelps suggests instead that Jesus’ teachings result in a politics that is anti-money, anti-work, and anti-family. Although Jesus does not provide a specific program for this politics, his teachings incite readers to think otherwise with respect to these institutions.
Blue Collar Resistance and the Politics of Jesus
Blue Collar Resistance and the Politics of Jesus - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Blue Collar Resistance and the Politics of Jesus write by Tex Sample. This book was released on 2006. Blue Collar Resistance and the Politics of Jesus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. To be faithful to the gospel, all ministry must be indigenous; it must participate in the distinctive practices and perspectives of the people among whom ministry is taking place. Because our society tends to ignore or deny the reality of class divisions and prejudice, too many congregational leaders know too little about the world of working class whites. Continuing his groundbreaking work on class and American religion, Sample opens up the lives and lifestyles of working class whites in order to engage with them in authentic and transformational ministry. From the Circuit Rider review: "Tex Sample has written one of the most fun books to read on ministry that you will ever come across. Weaving philosophy, theology, country western lyrics, and stories throughout the book Sample at once delights and provokes us to think about the way in which we live out church in this day and age." (Click here to read the whole review.)
