Big Christianity : What's Right with the Religious Left

by Linn, Jan G.

• ISBN13: 9780664230159
• ISBN10: 0664230156
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-06
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

In recent years, Jan Linn says, religious and political dialogue in the United States has been hijacked by the so-called religious right, a coalition of conservative Christian leaders who purport to speak for all Christians but whose politicized brand of Christianity excludes many and falls short of the true gospel message. Linn argues for a bigger Christianity, one big enough to embrace all of God's people with a message of inclusion and acceptance.In his passionate argument, Linn recovers the prophetic voice of a faith that cannot be reduced to a single nation, race, or class and echoes a call for justice, integrity, and deep faithfulness in the political landscape of contemporary America.

Author Biography

Jan G. Linn is the author of What's Wrong with the Christian Right and copastor of Spirit of Joy Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
A Bigger Christianity	1	(8)
Framing a Bigger Christianity	9	(6)
Bigger Christianity as a Voice for God	15	(6)
Bigger Christianity for a Small World	21	(12)
Embracing Bigger Christianity	33	(62)
Bigger Christianity and the State	95	(10)
Bigger Christianity and a Real Religious Left	105	(6)
Bigger Christianity Setting the Agenda	111	(10)
Notes	121