The Politics of Jesus
Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted
PRH Christian Publishing · Print & ebook · August 21, 2007
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- Who it’s for
- A politically alert reconsideration of Jesus asks what faith means when the poor are ignored.
- Themes
- Jesus’ teachings and politics, Care for the poor, Christianity in politics
- Genres
- Liberation Theology, Religion & Politics, New Testament Biography
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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?
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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.”
Faith in Public
A politically alert reconsideration of Jesus asks what faith means when the poor are ignored.
Come here for
- Questions about Jesus, freedom, and the politics of faith
- A sharp challenge to politicians who claim Christian conviction
Expect
- A provocative reading of Jesus’s life and mind
- A critique that keeps belief answerable to the poor
Where it sits
| Liberation Theology | 57% |
|---|---|
| Religion & Politics | 43% |
| New Testament Biography | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Conservatism & Liberalism
- Christian Living
- Religion & Philosophy
- Authors
- Obery M. Hendricks Jr
- Publisher
- PRH Christian Publishing
- Published
- August 21, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Jesus’ teachings and politics · Care for the poor · Christianity in politics
- Reading lane
- Conservatism & Liberalism