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In this book, you’ll encounter a Jesus you may have never met before – a Jesus who not only calls for spiritual transformation, but for practical changes that answer the most perplexing political, economic, and social problems of our time.
André Trocmé of Le Chambon is famous for his role in saving thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War II. But his bold deeds did not spring from a void. They were rooted in his understanding of Jesus’ way of nonviolence – an understanding that gave him the remarkable insights contained in this classic work.
In this book, you’ll encounter a Jesus you may have never met before – a Jesus who not only calls for spiritual transformation, but for practical changes that answer the most perplexing political, economic, and social problems of our time.
This revised and expanded edition includes a concise biography of the author and extensive notes on how contemporary thinkers have grappled with Trocmé’s ideas.
Softcover, 5.5 x 8
ISBN: 978-0874869279
View Table of ContentsAs a Progressive Evangelical Christian, who also has a firm commitment to the social justice gospel and the very clear teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ regarding social & economic justice in our world, this book is an excellent resource for both personal study and ministry teaching.
This is a superb book, informed by a lifetime of biblical study, deep thought and heroic acts, that every Christian should read. It speaks authoritatively on issues of war, social justice and the responsibilities of God's people in our broken world. I've shared it with lay and clergy friends, and encourage everyone to do likewise.
Stylistically, Trocmé, like Soren Kierkegaard, is hardly systematic; he uses the sheer power of his prose to keep his audience reading as he moves from problem to prescription. This singular characteristic, along with Trocme's status as a pastor rather than a professor, keeps his words accessible to fellow clergy like me and, I believe, to any layperson interested in learning from his work. That organic ease of writing and reading does not come with an ease in what is demanded of us: both men are also unyielding to their audiences in their exhortations to wholly and completely follow the risen Christ who promises us life beyond measure and then demands that we seek the same for others. If, in your own walk with God to achieve that monumental task of seeking life for others, you seek another prophetic voice, Jesus and the Nonviolent Revolution is a worthy addition to your bookshelf. But consider yourself warned: it will not necessarily make that walk easier for you. Nor, in all honesty, should it.
