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Title: The Upside-Down Kingdom by Donald B. Kraybill ISBN: 0-8361-9236-2 Publisher: Herald Press (PA) Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: If you like Kraybill, you will love John Howard Yoder
Comment: Kraybill won the National Religious Book Award in 1977. His accomplishment was putting into layman's language the insights of John Howard Yoder in "The Politics of Jesus", still in print.
If you are prepared to go deeper into the question of actually *following* Jesus, not just worshipping him, it is Yoder you want to read next. Thanks to amazon.com for offering a reduced rate on buying "The Upside-Down Kingdom" and "The Politics of Jesus" together.
Rating: 5
Summary: Read Only If You're Serious About Change!
Comment: Kraybill has a knack for cutting straight to the heart! This book is not for someone looking for an easy read. I recently shared with my congregation that this is a very difficult book to read for the reason that it shakes all that you know to the very foundation of your faith.
If you want to see fresh insight into the Kingdom Christ brought to this planet, then this book is for you. But beware...you may not be able to live the Christian life "business as usual" anymore.
The very fact that Christ lived so opposite of the culture around him, challenges us to do the same. And why not? We're called Christians, taking his name as ours, why shouldn't we live as he lived? It's Scriptural, isn't it? Then why are so many of us not doing it?
Reading this book will either turn you off, or turn you on. The choice is yours to make before reading. The world can only be a better place if it turns you on!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Radical Look at the Gospels
Comment: This book is a much needed wake-up call for evangelicals to stop ignoring radical call of Christ to meet the social needs of people just because the "Social Gospel" has historically been associated with "liberals". Through an insightful and culturally/historically/scripturally contextualized look at the synoptic gospels (and especially Luke)Kraybill shows that Jesus' message of hope for the poor and oppressed is more than merely spiritual. Too often Christians try to spiritualize away the gospel passages where Christ seems to be calling us to a radical way of handling our resources and power when dealing with those with less money or lower social position. Kraybill goes beyond just calling us to help people however; he shows us that concern for the poor, the oppressed and the alien is essential to true spirituality and the gospel. Working towards the realization of the Kingdom of God requires that we try to liberate people from both spiritual and social oppression. In fact the two are quite often the same thing.
If the error of the evangelical church is overly spiritualizing the gospel in favor of "saving souls", and the error of the mainline church is interpreting the gospel to only be about "self-improvement" and helping others with their physical needs, Kraybill offers a compelling middle-way (and yet also a radical way) that finds its ultimate support in an honest reading of the words of Jesus himself.
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Title: The Politics of Jesus: Vicit Agnus Noster by John Howard Yoder ISBN: 0802807348 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Announcing the Kingdom: The Story of God's Mission in the Bible by Arthur F. Glasser, Charles E. Van Engen, Dean S. Gilliland, Shawn B. Redford, Paul G. Hiebert, Charles Edward Van Engen ISBN: 0801026261 Publisher: Baker Academic Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.99 |
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Title: Rich Christians In An Age Of Hunger by Ronald J. Sider ISBN: 0849914248 Publisher: W Publishing Group Pub. Date: 23 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas, William H. Willimon ISBN: 0687361591 Publisher: Abingdon Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1989 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Mustard Seed Vs. McWorld: Reinventing Life and Faith for the Future by Tom Sine ISBN: 0801090881 Publisher: Baker Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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