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The Bible calls us to live as disciples of Jesus in every area of our lives, including politics. But how do we live as faithful political disciples when politics has become so toxic?
Too often, Scripture's political witness is reduced to a few verses to defend our partisan political team. For some, political neutrality is the gold standard in congregational life. But if God's people refuse to pursue political discipleship, someone--or something--will disciple our politics for us.
Rather than rehashing America's current political context or attempting to offer a blueprint for contemporary political practice, this book invites readers from across the political spectrum to rediscover the startling, strange, beautiful, and often-neglected world of biblical politics and imagine how the Bible might transform our political witness. Each chapter offers a snapshot of a different biblical text or figure--such as Esther, the Torah, Jeremiah, Paul, the midwives of Exodus, and Jesus--and explores how they offer us a vision of political discipleship. To help us imagine how we might move from Scripture to political action, the author includes stories of faithful political discipleship from around the world and throughout church history.
With a foreword by Carmen Joy Imes, Reimagining Biblical Politics empowers us to practice faithful political discipleship in our churches, neighborhoods, and communities.
Contents
Foreword by Carmen Joy Imes
1. Bothering with Politics
Part 1: Outpost Politics
2. Establishing the Outpost: Torah
3. City on a Hill: Jesus, Part 1
4. Political Prayers and Kingdom Songs: Psalms
5. God on Our Side? Prophets
Part 2: Pilgrim Politics Outside the Halls of Power
6. Fearing God, Hustling Pharaoh: Exodus
7. Reading Political Mail in Exile: Jeremiah 29 and 1 Peter
8. Truth Talking and Turning Tables: Jesus, Part 2
9. Ambassadors of God's Outpost: Paul
10. Wrestling with Monsters and Sleeping with the Enemy: Revelation
Part 3: Pilgrim Politics near the Halls of Power
11. The Art of Political Persuasion: Proverbs
12. The Risks and Rewards of Working for "the Man": Joseph and Daniel
13. Finding Help Wherever We Can Get It: Ezra and Nehemiah
14. But Where Is God in All This? Esther
15. Bringing Shiphrah, Amos, and Peter to Church: Political Discernment with the Biblical Saints
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