{"product_id":"9781836431824-love-thy-stranger","title":"Love Thy Stranger","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Jesus Transformed Our Moral Conscience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow an apocalyptic Jewish preacher changed what it meant to be a good person forever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you hear of a devastating earthquake thousands of miles away, you might reach into your pockets to make a donation. That’s the fault of an itinerant Jewish preacher from Palestine, an obscure backwater of the Roman Empire, otherwise known as Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKindness to strangers is not hardwired in our DNA. Nor was it esteemed by the great canon of ancient Western philosophy – the Greeks and Romans prioritised generosity to your friends and family. When Jesus told his followers to give up everything they owned to the poor, he heralded a moral revolution. The needy, the sick, the outcast were to be cared for – even if they were unknown to you. This was a tough pill to swallow for early Christians, and to this day, many insist Jesus didn’t \u003cem\u003ereally \u003c\/em\u003emean it. Nonetheless Jesus’ most radical commandment transformed the moral conscience of the West: its legacy lives on in public hospitals, the billions given in charity each year and even government welfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56414917591414,"sku":"9781836431824","price":20.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41023529_5fa92d4b-17f7-4bb9-866d-18aab8f2f150.jpg?v=1777006137","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781836431824-love-thy-stranger","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}