Jesus Is Not a Republican
Subtitle: The Religious Right's War on America
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Published: September 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9781560257639
Subjects: Christianity; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; United States; Politics/International Relations; Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Political Science; Religion - Socialissues; Sociology of Religion; Religious right; Christian Life - Political Issues; Religion / Christianity; Church and state; Christianity - General; Political Ideologies - General; Religion and politics; Christianity - Christian Life - Political Issues
First sentence: The very first words I write in this new year are to you.
Description: "The historical Jesus, by most accounts, was in favor of social justice, peace and compassion. Right wing radicals, including the social conservatives allied with the Republican Party, exploit the name of Jesus to support policies that lead to injustice, war and cruelty. Jesus Is Not a Republican includes several dozen essays and articles, including several original essays, by some of today's most thoughtful spiritual and political thinkers. Rob Boston of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State uncovers the hypocrisy of the Christian Right. Reporter Jeffrey Sharlet goes undercover as a true believer in "the Family", a shadowy, politically well-connected group of fundamentalists with dubious motives. Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners, explains the Bible's call to work for social justice. Together, they make the case that the religious right has strayed far from a truly Christian path, and reviews the achievements of progressive Christians who actually try to follow the teachings of Jesus. The upshot is that a true follower of Jesus is far more likely to vote for a liberal Democrat than for a conservative Republican." -- from the publisher - (July 2006).