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A letter to my anxious Christian friends, from fear to faith in unsettled times, David P. Gushee

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A letter to my anxious Christian friends, from fear to faith in unsettled times, David P. Gushee

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eng

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non fiction

Main title

A letter to my anxious Christian friends

Oclc number

944474806

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David P. Gushee

Sub title

from fear to faith in unsettled times

Summary

The last few years have seen dizzying social change in the United States. Many of these changes -- such as the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage -- seem to challenge or overturn long-standing Christian teachings, while disputes over issues such as immigration, racism, and the abuse of police authority create uncertainty and confusion about what a faithful Christian response looks like. Small wonder, then, that the dominant mood among many Christians is anxiety about what it means to be a follower of Jesus in the world today. In this book, leading Christian ethicist David P. Gushee explores the many social and political changes that are causing Christian anxiety, offering ways to understand and act on these issues that are grounded in the reign of God rather than in human fear. What do we see when we look at a given political issue, argument, or candidate? What do we wish to see? And what might Christian faith contribute to seeing, interpreting, and acting rightly in this particular moment? Gushee helps average Christians think through and make sense of their fears and anxieties about rapid social change in American society, showing how our faith is calling us not to fear and worry but to hope

Table Of Contents

America: Who are we? -- Christians: Where are we in this country? -- Democracy: A Christian way to govern? -- Parties: What do we make of today's Democrats and Republicans? -- Fractures: Portrait of a divided country -- Judges: They didn't sign up for this -- Character: Freedom under discipline -- Patriotism: (How) should Christians love America? -- Race: One white Christian tries to figure it out -- Police: Has it always been this bad? -- Sex: Why we never stop arguing about it -- Abortion: The sad song that never ends -- Aliens: Who belongs here and who doesn't? -- Guns: Our most obvious sickness -- Money: Beyond competitive selfishness -- Climate: The ultimate Rorschach Test? -- War: Have we had enough yet? -- Executions: A strange anachronism -- Education: Are all our children learning? -- Health care: The unfinished reform -- Conclusion: Faithfulness and other strange Christian values

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