num_pages: 300
description: What is the way of the cross? Why does it create resistance? How do we answer objections to it? The revival of interest in Christ's kingdom and radical discipleship has produced a wave of discussions but sometimes those discussions are scattered. This book aims to pull together in one place the core claims of the way of the cross. It aims to examine the deeply cherished assumptions that hinder us from hearing Jesus's call.When we do that we'll see that the gospel of Christ is not primarily about getting into heaven or about living a comfortable individually pious middle-class life. It is about being free from the ancient pervasive and delightful oppression of Mammon in order to create a very different community the church an alternative city-kingdom here and now on earth by means of living and celebrating the way of the crossthe reign of joyful weakness renunciation self-denial sharing foolishness community and love overcoming evil.
language: English
title: Dismissing Jesus: How We Evade the Way of the Cross
publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers