Jesus and the powers : Christian political witness in an age of totalitarian terror and dysfunctional democracies / N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird.

By:

Wright, N.T

Contributor(s):

Bird, Michael F

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan Reference, 2024.Description: 185 p.; 22 cmISBN:

9780310162247

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

BR 115.P7 W75 2024

Contents:

The Kingdom of Jesus in the shadow of empire

The Church between Jesus and Caesar

Power and the 'powers' in early Christianity: John, Paul and the paradox of biblical politics

The Kingdom of God as vision and vocation

The Church between submission and subversion

The Church resisting the powers of today

Liberalism and love in a time of fear and fragmentation

Conclusion

Summary: "Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their prophetic voice and to keep from being used as political pawns? Or should Christians be actively involved, seeking to control and utilize political systems to control the levers of power?"Summary: "In Jesus and the Powers, N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird call Christians everywhere to discern the nature of Christian witness in fractured political environments. In an age of ascending autocracies, in a time of fear and fragmentation, amid carnage and crises, Jesus is king, and Jesus's kingdom remains the object of the church's witness and work."

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The Kingdom of Jesus in the shadow of empire

The Church between Jesus and Caesar

Power and the 'powers' in early Christianity: John, Paul and the paradox of biblical politics

The Kingdom of God as vision and vocation

The Church between submission and subversion

The Church resisting the powers of today

Liberalism and love in a time of fear and fragmentation

Conclusion

"Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their prophetic voice and to keep from being used as political pawns? Or should Christians be actively involved, seeking to control and utilize political systems to control the levers of power?"

"In Jesus and the Powers, N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird call Christians everywhere to discern the nature of Christian witness in fractured political environments. In an age of ascending autocracies, in a time of fear and fragmentation, amid carnage and crises, Jesus is king, and Jesus's kingdom remains the object of the church's witness and work."

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