{"product_id":"9780310162247-jesus-and-the-powers","title":"Jesus and the Powers","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies\u003cbr\u003eHow should a Christian engage with politics? Some encourage political activism while others advocate withdrawal, but the answer is far from clear. In Jesus and the Powers, N.T. Wright and Michael Bird argue that Christians should faithfully and earnestly contribute while vigorously opposing political schemes based on autocracy and nationalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn urgent call for Christians everywhere to explore the nature of the kingdom amid the political upheaval of our day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShould Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their prophetic voice and to keep from being used as political pawns? Or should Christians be actively involved, seeking to utilize political systems to control the levers of power?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eJesus and the Powers\u003c\/em\u003e, N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird call Christians everywhere to discern the nature of Christian witness in fractured political environments. In an age of ascending autocracies, in a time of fear and fragmentation, amid carnage and crises, Jesus is king, and Jesus’s kingdom remains the object of the church's witness and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart political theology, part biblical overview, and part church history, this book argues that building for Jesus's kingdom requires confronting empire in all its forms. This approach should orient Christians toward a form of political engagement that contributes to free democratic societies and vigorously opposes political schemes based on autocracy and nationalism. Throughout, Wright and Bird reflect on the relevance of this kingdom-oriented approach to current events, including the Russian-Ukraine conflict, the China-Taiwan tension, political turmoil in the USA, UK, and Australia, and the problem of Christian nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56108595708278,"sku":"9780310162247","price":16.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28179658.jpg?v=1755518031","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780310162247-jesus-and-the-powers","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}