The Political Teachings of Jesus - Hardcover

Lindberg, Todd

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9780060898632: The Political Teachings of Jesus

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ISBN 10: 0060898631 ISBN 13: 9780060898632

Publisher: ReganBooks, 2007

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An editor of the award-winning Policy Review explores the political principles of Jesus's life as documented in the New Testament, offering coverage of the differences between Christ's religious and political teachings while demonstrating how his principles were key in the formation of modern democratic ideals.

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Tod Linberg states he is looking at Jesus's socio-political message from a non-theological viewpoint. He lets the texts speak for themselves, linking them in a meticulous way. Starting with the Sermon on the Mount and then drawing on parables, he reveals the implications of Jesus's ideas. Scholarly and erudite, it was an enervating read. As a Christian, it opened my eyes to the depth and perception of the message of Jesus for the here and now. I can't praise the book too highly.- R. Schulz --http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/006137394X/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

"THE POLITICAL TEACHINGS OF JESUS is a welcome and eloquent reminder that much yet remains to be said about the man from Nazareth." --Christopher Levenick, Wall Street Journal, 07/14/2007

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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, however, 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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