Jesus Is Not a Republican : The Religious Right's War on America

by Willis, Clint

• ISBN13: 9781560257639
• ISBN10: 1560257636
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-05
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Jesus is not a killer : featuring selections from Sister Helen Prejean, William H. Willimon, Jim Lobe	p. 1
Jesus is not afraid of the facts : featuring selections from Frank Rich, Andrew Leonard, Patricia J. Williams, Michelle Goldberg, Paul Waldman	p. 25
Jesus is not a fundamentalist : featuring selections from William Thatcher Dowell, Robert Scheer, David Domke	p. 65
Jesus is not an end-timer : featuring selections from Bill Moyers, George Monbiot, James Carroll	p. 83
Jesus is not Bush's brain : featuring selections from David Domke and Kevin Coe, Sarah Posner	p. 117
Jesus wasn't born on Christmas	p. 129
Jesus is not a sadist : featuring selections from Fleming Rutledge, Ian Frazier	p. 139
Jesus is not an American	p. 155
Jesus is not a bigot : featuring selections from J. M. Berger, George Monbiot, Calvin Trillin	p. 165
Jesus is a progressive : featuring selections from John Dominic Crossan, Jim Wallis, Thomas Frank	p. 181
Jesus is not a single-issue voter	p. 227
Jesus is not a theocrat : featuring selections from Robert Scheer, Chris Mooney, Katha Pollitt, Leon Wieseltier, Rob Boston	p. 235
Jesus is love : featuring selections from J. M. Berger, Stephen Mitchell	p. 291
A Jesus is not a republican timeline	p. 315
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