The Very Good Gospel, Lisa Sharon Harper
The Very Good Gospel, Lisa Sharon Harper
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The Very Good Gospel
How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right

Author: Lisa Sharon Harper, Walter Brueggemann

Narrator: Lisa Sharon Harper

Unabridged: 9 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/10/2020


Synopsis

God once declared everything in the world "very good." Can you imagine it?

A Vision of Hope for a Broken World

Shalom is what God declared. Shalom is what the Kingdom of God looks like. Shalom is when all people have enough. It's when families are healed. It's when churches, schools, and public policies protect human dignity. Shalom is when the image of God is recognized in every single human. Shalom is our calling as followers of Jesus's gospel. It is the vision God set forth in the Garden and the restoration God desires for every relationship.

What can we do to bring shalom to our nations, our communities, and our souls? Through a careful exploration of biblical text, particularly the first three chapters of Genesis, Lisa Sharon Harper shows us what "very good" can look like today, even after the Fall.

Because despite our anxious minds, despite division and threats of violence, God's vision remains: Wholeness for a hurting world. Peace for a fearful soul. Shalom.

About Lisa Sharon Harper

Lisa Sharon Harper is a prolific speaker, activist, playwright, and the author of several books, including Evangelical Does Not Equal Republican . . . or Democrat and coauthor of Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith. Harper has been recognized by the Huffington Post as one of 50 Powerful Women Religious Leaders and is considered one of the nation's most influential voices on a faith-rooted approach to advocacy. She lives in Washington, DC.


Reviews

The Very Good Gospel is one of the most refreshing and important books I have read, especially coming from an evangelical background and being immersed in that world in my career as well. How Lisa Sharon Harper describes the gospel was such a relief for the cognitive dissonance I've experienced in w......more

Goodreads review by Stacey

The best part of this book was the exploration of what the "very goodness" of creation actually is and means in the creation narrative of Genesis. I love the way she builds the understanding of how creation is at it best when we as humans see that our connectedness to each other and the world we liv......more