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Jim Wallis thinks our life together can be better. In this timely and provocative book, he shows us how to reclaim Jesus's ancient and compelling vision of the common good--a vision that impacts and inspires not only our politics but also our personal lives, families, churches, neighborhoods, and world. Now available in paperback with a new preface."Personal/political, religion/politics, faith/power, ideology/pragmatism . . . Jim Wallis is a wrestler of values, ideas, and policies and how they interact to shape the world we live in. His deep, melodious voice is easy to listen to, but what he says takes a harder commitment to live by."--Bono, lead singer of U2; cofounder of ONE.org"Wallis persuades more powerfully here than ever before. . . . He lays out the theology of [Jesus's gospel of the kingdom] and then issues to all Christians a rallying cry to apply that theology both in private life and in the arena of public activity."--Phyllis Tickle, author of Emergence Christianity"Jim Wallis has long been an influential voice on Christian ethics and public life. . . . A fresh take on the interplay of faith and politics in America."--Relevant"Jim Wallis and I have a variety of differences on domestic and international policy, but there is no message more timely or urgent than his call to actively consider the common good."--Michael Gerson, op-ed columnist, The Washington Post"Reading this book will help you be more like Jesus, especially in the public square."--Joel C. Hunter, senior pastor, Northland--A Church Distributed

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	27 mai 2014
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441221827
Langue	English

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© 2013, 2014 by Jim Wallis
Published by Brazos Press
a division of Baker Publishing Group
P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516–6287
www . brazospress .com
Ebook edition created 2014
Ebook corrections 07.10.2014
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Originally published in hardcover in 2013 as On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned about Serving the Common Good .
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4412-2182-7
Unless noted otherwise, Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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“Personal/political, religion/politics, faith/power, ideology/pragmatism . . . Jim Wallis is a wrestler of values, ideas, and policies and how they interact to shape the world we live in. His deep, melodious voice is easy to listen to, but what he says takes a harder commitment to live by.”
— Bono , lead singer of U2; cofounder of ONE.org
“Jim Wallis and I have a variety of differences on domestic and international policy, but there is no message more timely or urgent than his call to actively consider the common good.”
— Michael Gerson , op-ed columnist, The Washington Post
“I love the work and books and existence of Jim Wallis. His is a profound and always-entertaining voice of reason, reconciliation, and passion for social justice and peace. Each of his books makes me wish I could get it into the hands of more politicians, right-wing Christians, left-wing Christians, secular humanists, economists, and regular people—everyone—so we could see how much we have in common and how much is at stake. Jim Wallis and I do not share many of the same political views, but we share the same heart and soul and love for God and all of God’s children. Plus, he’s a marvelous storyteller.”
— Anne Lamott, author of Help, Thanks, Wow : The Three Essential Prayers
“In low-key, almost seductively quiet and unpretentious prose, Wallis persuades more powerfully here than ever before. Arguing that it was ‘the world’ that was missing in the theology of the church in which most contemporary Americans grew up and that a long-standing emphasis on a ‘private-atonement gospel’ has obscured Christian allegiance to Jesus’s ‘gospel of the kingdom,’ he lays out the theology of the latter and then issues to all Christians a rallying cry to apply that theology both in private life and in the arena of public activity.”
— Phyllis Tickle , author of Emergence Christianity
“I have read all of Jim Wallis’s books, books that call evangelicals to full conversion and an ecclesial faith that works. This is Jim’s best book; it is personal, pastoral, and prophetic—a summons to a deeper conversion, to bridge-building commitments to the common good, and to a family life that grounds active faith in a common, caring community.”
—Scot McKnight , professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary
“This is the finest of all Jim Wallis’s writings. It reminded me that my actions as a citizen are a natural extension of my life as a Christian. Jim’s comprehension of how Scripture and political issues relate to each other is surpassed only by the number of bridges he builds so that we can all solve problems together. Reading this book will help you be more like Jesus, especially in the public square.”
—Joel C. Hunter , senior pastor, Northland—A Church Distributed
“Jim Wallis is this country’s major prophetic evangelical Christian voice. He has a sense of urgency and hope seldom seen in our cynical time. I hope and pray his voice resounds across this land—and that we pay heed to it.”
—Cornel West , professor of philosophy and Christian practice, Union Theological Seminary
“Jim Wallis is asking a question whose time has come. Are we pursuing a national agenda that seeks the common good or are we seeking to baptize our political agendas with faith? Leaders both religious and political must take Wallis’s challenge seriously when pondering the future of our life together.”
—Rev. Gabriel Salguero , president, National Latino Evangelical Coalition
“For decades, Jim Wallis has been an instrumental voice in God’s movement toward a better world. Here’s his latest gift to the movement—a book that isn’t just about where we went wrong, but about how we can join God in making things right again. And, thank God, it’s not just another book about God blessing us . . . it’s a book about us blessing God by caring for God’s people, especially the most vulnerable ones among us.”
—Shane Claiborne , author, activist, and recovering sinner; www.thesimpleway.org
“Jim Wallis’s voice rings out on each page of this book, calling for a renewed global engagement in which the measure of ‘success’ is the well-being of all. Following his prescriptions would result in approaching the true common good: good news for the 100 percent!”
—Sister Simone Campbell, SSS , executive director of the Roman Catholic social justice organization NETWORK
“This sweeping tour de force by America’s most prominent religious social justice activist is at once deeply personal and powerfully universal. Rooting its progressive vision of American social justice in religious ideas that transcend both its Christian aesthetic and America’s vexing liberal-conservative divide, it is a must-read book for policy makers, religious leaders, and anyone looking for a moral basis to address America’s urgent problems.”
—Rabbi David Saperstein , director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
“No one cuts through the confusion of our times with clarity and compassion like Jim Wallis. He is at his best in this book—bridging a cosmic vision of what humankind could be with a concrete plan for how we get there.”
—Eboo Patel , founder and president, Interfaith Youth Core; author of Sacred Ground
“Jim Wallis’s new book elegantly summarizes key themes from his earlier work, but it also addresses with wisdom and clarity crucial issues that we must grapple with in the decade ahead: economics, ecology, polarization, peacemaking, the role of government, and more. And every page reflects the fact that this book was written during a sabbatical—emerging from a place of spiritual reflection and renewal, augmented by family, baseball, and fun. Arguably Jim’s best book ever.”
—Brian D. McLaren , author/speaker (brianmclaren.net)
“There are few people on the scene who can put together mature Christianity with mature politics without compromising either. Jim Wallis does it best—and does it again here.”
—Richard Rohr, OFM , Center for Action and Contemplation, Albuquerque, New Mexico
“In this hopeful, incisive book that pulls few punches, Jim Wallis issues a passionate, stirring challenge to the church to join in God’s reclamation of God’s cherished world. As always, Jim gives us a way of rethinking today’s pressing social issues in a vibrantly Christian way, producing fresh insights on almost every page.”
—William Willimon , professor of the practice of Christian ministry, Duke Divinity School
“Let me be honest: I don’t believe in ‘must-read’ books. But The (Un)Common Good is a very important book, especially in a time of increased polarization and lack of civility. As a pastor, I thank Jim Wallis for writing this book because it will be a vital resource for many—especially for the church, as we seek to invite, empower, and equip people for the work of the common good. In an increasingly cynical world, this is a fresh and hopeful word.”
—Rev. Eugene Cho , senior pastor, Quest Church; founder and visionary, One Day’s Wages
“The Christian faith requires more than mere belief. It is a faith intended to change the world because it demands that Christians work with passion for the good of their neighbors. This is the good news of the kingdom of God that Jesus first proclaimed in Luke 4, and it’s a message that Jim Wallis helps us better understand today.”
—Richard Stearns , president, World Vision US; author of The Hole in Our Gospel
“Without trust, no democratic society can survive. Trust is ultimately based on values. Jim Wallis’s book provides us valuable insight for our private and public lives.”
—Klaus Schwab , founder and executive chairman, World Economic Forum
“If Jim Wallis and I were to sit down and discuss every word he wrote in this book, we would undoubtedly find some points of disagreement. Ho