Humanitarian Jesus, Christian Buckley
Humanitarian Jesus, Christian Buckley
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Humanitarian Jesus
Social Justice and the Cross

Author: Christian Buckley, Ryan Dobson

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2010

Synopsis

A resurgence of the Social Gospel is energizing many evangelicals, but what does the Bible say about the role of humanitarian works in the Christian life? As new covenant believers, Christians are called to a specific central task: to be ministers of God's message of salvation for sinners. At the same time, the New Testament justifies nearly every concern of the revitalized Social Gospel. Care for the poor and needy, reconciliation of social and racial divisions, and nurture for the sick and abused -- all can be biblical and Christ-honoring activities.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ruth

I found this really interesting. 50% reflections on the history of Christian social justice and the effectiveness of its implementation and 50% interviews with key leaders of Christian social justice organisations. I lost something in the US-centric references in the interviews but still got an awfu......more

Goodreads review by CalebA

The cover and title of this book are a bit deceiving. I'd have to say it's a trap for someone who's looking to validate a social gospel agenda. Knowing this is a Moody Publisher's book, I just knew there was more to this and I was right. Some of the first statements in the intro mention this book is......more

Goodreads review by Adam

Full review at h[URL not allowed]-jesus-b... Short review: This is a good book that I read right after Jesus Manifesto. It is a much better book than Jesus Manifesto but has a lot of overlapping content. It is much more focused on practical theology and why particular approaches are impor......more

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