Politics of Jesus Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted

Name: Politics of Jesus Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted
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ISBN: 9780385516655

ISBN-10: 0385516657

ISBN-13: 9780385516655

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Authors: Obery M. Hendricks, Obery M. Hendricks

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Who was Jesus? And how was this first-century political revolutionary, whose teachings were 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’sThe Politics of Jesusstands out as much for its brilliant re-creation of the life and mind of Jesus of Nazareth as for its scathing…

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List price: $18.00
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/21/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: My Personal Journey: How I Came to Know Jesus the Political Revolutionary






From the Red Sea to the Jordan River: The Roots of Jesus' Political Consciousness



Birth of a Revolutionary: The Shaping of Jesus' Politics



Political Factors



Economic Factors



Social Factors



How Jesus the Revolutionary Became Meek and Mild






Messiah and Tactician: The Political Strategies of Jesus



Treat the People's Needs as Holy



Give a Voice to the Voiceless



Expose the Workings of Oppression



Call the Demon by Name



Save Your Anger for the Mistreatment of Others



Take Blows Without Returning Them



Don't Just Explain the Alternative, Show it






In Word or in Deed? The Politics of Jesus and the Politics of Politicians 1: The Case of Ronald Reagan



In Word or in Deed? The Politics of Jesus and the Politics of Politicians 2: The Case of George W. Bush



Reagan, Bush, the Politics of Jesus, and the Politics of the Church



The Politics of Jesus: Conservative or Liberal?


Conservatism


Liberalism


Neither Liberalism nor Conservatism...But Something More



A Manifesto: Practicing the Politics of Jesus


Epilogue


Notes


Scripture Index


Subject Index