God's Politics

Name: God's Politics
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jim Wallis
ISBN: 9780060856625

Author: Jim Wallis

Narrator: Jim Wallis, Sam Freed

Abridged: 7 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/24/2005

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Religion, Politics & State, Christian Living, Social Issues, Political Science, Political Ideologies

Synopsis

Since when did believing in God and having moral values make you pro-war, pro-rich, and solely pro-Republican? And since when did promoting and pursuing a progressive social agenda with a concern for economic security, health care, and educational opportunity mean you had to put faith in God aside?God's Politics offers a clarion call to make both our religious communities and our government more accountable to key values of the prophetic religious tradition -- that is, make them pro-justice, pro-peace, pro-environment, pro-equality, and pro-family (without making scapegoats of single mothers or gays). Our biblical faith and religious traditions simply do not allow us as a nation to continue to ignore the poor and marginalized, deny racial justice, tolerate the ravages of war, or turn away from the human rights of those made in the image of God. These are the values of love and justice, reconciliation, and community that Jesus taught and that are at the core of what many of us believe, Christian or not. Jim Wallis inspires us to hold our political leaders and policies accountable by integrating our deepest moral convictions into our nation's public life.Read by Sam Freed

About Jim Wallis

Jim Wallis is the author of the New York Times bestseller God's Politics, which electrified Americans disenchanted with how the Right had co-opted all talk about integrating religious values into our politics by offering an alternative voice. Wallis is a leading figure at the crossroads of religion and politics in America today, the author of eight books, and the founder of Sojourners, a global faith and justice network. He is a public theologian, an internationally renowned speaker and preacher, a faith-based activist, husband, and father to two young boys, and a Little League baseball coach.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott on November 10, 2015

Conservatives (and by that I generally mean Republicans) like to think that they have a monopoly on Christian moral values. Conversely, liberals (i.e. Democrats) believe that they are the more rational and level-headed, owing to their more secularist views. Neither, of course, are correct or viable......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie "Jedigal" on December 04, 2007

Not a Christian myself, I was nevertheless attracted by the title. Having long been fed up by my perception over the years of the increased failure by politicians to make moral decisions when legislating, my "to be read" shelves are becoming populated with political commentary. This is one of the fi......more

Goodreads review by Charles on May 24, 2013

This is a book that is needed in the modern world. It's one I've been hoping to see, and it actually came out in 2005. I've been saying for many years that religious people need to do more to counter the extremism that seems to be creeping into Christianity these days, especially that which has a po......more

Goodreads review by Letitia on May 15, 2018

My rating reflects a deep disappointment with this book. I did not realize that it was written primarily to Christians and is a Bible-based argumentation for social justice. However, it is not Wallis' fault that I was not his intended audience. It IS his fault for maintaining an academically weak ar......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on January 19, 2023

I remember standing in my mother-in-law’s kitchen a while ago saying “I sincerely don’t know where I stand politically, but I do know that I have the responsibility to choose the love of Jesus and the gospel over the constitution every single time.” This book is a breath of fresh air to me. It puts m......more