What Jesus meant
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Published
New York : Viking, [2006].
Physical Desc
xxxi, 143 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Crowley County School District - CAMPUS - NONFICTION
NF 232 WIL nar
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NF 232 WIL nar
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Published
New York : Viking, [2006].
Format
Book
Language
English
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In what are billed as "culture wars," people on the political right and the political left cite Jesus as endorsing their views. Wills argues that Jesus subscribed to no political program--He was far more radical than that. It is only by dodges and evasions that people misrepresent what Jesus plainly had to say against power, the wealthy, and religion itself. Jesus came from the working class, and he spoke to and for that class. This book will challenge the assumptions of almost everyone who brings religion into politics--"Christian socialists" as well as biblical theocrats. But Wills is just as critical of those who would make Jesus a mere ethical teacher, ignoring or playing down his divinity--Jesus without the Resurrection is simply not the Jesus of the gospels. He argues that this does not make people embrace an otherworldliness that ignores the poor or the problems of our time.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wills, G. (2006). What Jesus meant . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wills, Garry, 1934-. 2006. What Jesus Meant. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wills, Garry, 1934-. What Jesus Meant Viking, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wills, Garry. What Jesus Meant Viking, 2006.
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