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God's Politics : Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It by Jim Wallis (2005, Hardcover)

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Since when did believing in God and having moral values make you pro-war, pro-rich, and 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? While the Right in America has hijacked the language of faith to prop up its political agenda--an agenda not all people of faith support--the Left hasn't done much better, largely ignoring faith and continually separating moral discourse and personal ethics from public policy. While the Right argues that God's way is their way, the Left pursues an unrealistic separation of religious values from morally grounded political leadership. The consequence is a false choice between ideological religion and soulless politics. The effect of this dilemma was made clear in the 2004 presidential election. The Democrats' miscalculations have left them despairing and searching for a way forward. It has become clear that someone must challenge the Republicans' claim that they speak for God, or that they hold a monopoly on moral values in the nation's public life. Wallis argues that America's separation of church and state does not require banishing moral and religious values from the public square. In fact, the very survival of America's social fabric depends on such values and vision to shape our politics--a dependence the nation's founders recognized. 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, pro-consistent ethic of life (beyond single issue voting), and pro-family (without making scapegoats of single mothers or gays and lesbians). 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. In the tradition of prophets such as Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Day, and Desmond Tutu, Wallis inspires us to hold our political leaders and policies accountable by integrating our deepest moral convictions into our nation's public life.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060558288
ISBN-13
9780060558284
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43830946

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Book Title
God's Politics : Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It
Author
Jim Wallis
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Christian Life / Social Issues, World, Religion, Politics & State
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Religion, History
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
23.6 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Br526.W265 2005
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Wallis at his usual passionate and brilliant self: he will move you to examine your conscience and search your soul., How far should we go to understand each other's points of view? Maybe the distance grace covered on the cross., Jim Wallis is compelling, provocative, and inspirational, with faith that can move mountains and can certainly move people and communities.
Copyright Date
2005
Lccn
2004-060869
Dewey Decimal
261.7/0973
Dewey Edition
22

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by Pa5WCkC1SRy@Del...Mar 06, 2008
A "Third Path" is Possible
Searching for the bumper sticker "God is not a Republican or a Democrat" led me to Sojourners, Jim Wallis' organization that challenges and empowers people of faith to push moral issues such as social justice, peace, and ending poverty onto the US political agenda. When I discovered Sojourners, I was thrilled to learn that so many Christians hold the same convictions that I do that Christians should not be just one- or two-issue voters (abortion and gay marriage) in the pocket of the Republican party. We as Christians have a responsibility to challenge our politicians to address the moral arguments of Jesus, the apostles, and the prophets in support of the poor and oppressed. God's Politics lays the Biblical foundation for Christian participation in politics and provides examples and tools to empower it.Read full review
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by -kuDTBNQSKK@Del...May 03, 2007
God's Politics- Vision for Faith Lived Out
This is a beautiful book that gives great perspective on politics. The subtitle is a subtle thought with profound implications, "Why the right gets it wrong and the left doesn't get it." It proves throughout that there must be some other way to deal with these issues there must be another way to deal with poverty and AIDS, and then, puts feet to it. He shares practical application from his own life and inspires others to leave there mark as well. However, if you aren't up for having your world view challenged with that of Christ's, you probably should look somewhere else.
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by bO9HZQqfSO6@Del...Jul 08, 2008
God's Politics
I have really enjoyed reading Jim Wallis' overview from a Christian perspective about what led up to the war in Iraq. His attempt along with other religious leaders from around the war to really exaim what it is we are suppose to be doing about war is not only enlightening but challenges us as Christians to ask what is it that has happened in the US today and why are we doing these things to others when there are so many more important issues we should be focusing on instead (ie. poverty, etc,)
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by amOjAvXsQJC@Del...Aug 09, 2010
Surprise book for many
A surprising book, one that if possible should be required reading for so many of us. Today, we tend to be convinced that God is on our side. But, are we on God's side. This book deals plainly with this question. Am the better for having read this straight forward reminder of WHO, WHAT & WHY God really is. Give yourself a break, read this book. Whether your a right or left winger, read it.
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by moonbreaker_200...Aug 29, 2010
God's Politics by Jim Wallis
Everyone has read a book that they 'couldn't put down' untill they were done. This is the first book that even after I completed I still couldn't put it down. The book is magic and Jim Wallis is a long overdue voice.

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