I am a political junkie, but Shane Claiborne has ruined me—in a good way. Earlier this year I read Chris Haw and Shane’s book, Jesus for President, and have been in a quandary over how to vote—or whether to vote—ever since.
Here’s a bit about what the book’s about:
“The church has fallen in love with the state and this love affair is killing the church’s imagination. Too often the patriotic values of pride and strength triumph over the spiritual virtues of humility, gentleness and sacrificial love. It’s easy to have political views—that’s what politicians do. But it’s much harder to embody a political alternative—that’s what saints do.”
Jesus for President encourages a new kind of campaign, a different kind of party, and a different kind of commander in chief, casting a vision for what the Christian Church could look like if it placed its faith in Jesus, instead of American institutions.
“One thing that’s clear in the Scriptures is that the nations do not lead people to peace; rather, people lead nations to peace…The end of war begins with people who believe that another world is possible and that another empire has already interrupted time and space and is taking over this earth with the dreams of God.”
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