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The Political Teachings of Jesus
Tod Lindberg
Harper
June 2007
On Sale: June 12, 2007
272 pages
ISBN: 0060898631
EAN: 9780060898632
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Since the beginning of the Christian era, people have used
the words and ideas of Jesus to justify all manner of
political action. Despite these repeated attempts, few have
been able to move past the rhetoric and understand the true
nature of Jesus's political views. Now, in The Political Teachings of Jesus, longtime political
analyst and commentator Tod Lindberg goes beyond political
punditry to address how Jesus's words and teachings—once a
radical set of ideas—have come to define our concept of
government and our vision for society. With nuanced prose,
Lindberg draws a crucial distinction between Christ's
religious and political teachings, presenting a detailed
discussion of the world transformation that Jesus sought
through his words, stories, and sayings. Guiding readers through the social and political dialogue of
the Gospels, Lindberg expertly analyzes how Jesus's
principles of universal freedom and equality have combined
in our social order to become the unacknowledged bedrock of
the modern world. In addition, he offers a provocative look
at the role that Jesus's words have played in the formation
of the modern democratic ideal, demonstrating how the basic
principles of both liberal and conservative thought find
common roots in the Christian messiah's words. Through close reading of the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus's
parables, Lindberg offers a sophisticated portrait of Jesus
as a teacher of unique insight and perception, one whose
political views have transcended time and become essential
to the way everyone lives in our society. In an era when
people on both sides of the aisle are prone to using Jesus's
beliefs for their own ends, The Political Teachings of Jesus
is a refreshingly clear-eyed take on our shared concepts of
government and society—and their common roots between the
covers of the New Testament.
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