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Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals | 
| Authors: Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw
Publisher: Zondervan
Category: Book
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Rating:  33 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 348
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0310278422
Dewey Decimal Number: 261.70973
EAN: 9780310278429
ASIN: 0310278422
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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Product Description
Amid all the buzz of politics and elections, Jesus for President is a refreshing reminder that our ultimate hope lies not in partisan political options but in the Jesus who gave his life for us. Politics for ordinary radicals who want to love the world into the kingdom of God.
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New perspective on Christianity November 9, 2008
D. Mikkelson
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Loved this book. Started a bit slow for me, but ultimately it created a foundation for some very good ideas. I'm surprised to find myself in agreement about 95% of the time.
 Every Christian should read this October 15, 2008
D. S. Clark (Indiana, USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Shane Claiborne shares the Gospel as it was meant to be and makes truly following Christ (and not our corrupt society) desirable. He clearly separates what "Christianity" has become from what Christ and the early church fathers intended. Every person that calls themselves Christian should read this book and let it change their lives.
Independent Candidate in the Upcoming Election October 2, 2008
Scandalous Sanity (Texas)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is Shane Claiborne's second book, with Chris Haw as coauthor. Claiborne's first book, The Irresistable Revolution, challenged Christians to live more like Christ. This book explores the relationship between spirituality and politics. Readers should be prepared for their values and beliefs to be challenged, just as their walk with God was challenged in Revolution.
Claiborne's style is unique. The Irresistable Revolution was published in brown ink. This book takes book design to another level. Every page is a different color. There are pictures interspersed throughout, sometimes with text on them. There are visible edits on the text, such as scratchouts and underlining. It can become distracting at times, but for the most part it adds to the reading experience.
Claiborne describes God's purpose for Israel, Israel's subsequent failure to live up to that purpose, and how it relates to Christianity today. He describes the subversive nature of Jesus' message, which basically looked Rome in the eye and laughed at its supposed power. He also summarizes the dangers of the gospel and politics being intertwined.
Claiborne is creative and extreme. Some of his ideas are really out there. It would be easy to call him a kook, but the problem is, he walks the walk. There is nothing that he is preaching that he isn't actually living. Even the proceeds from his book are distributed among the different communities in which he lives. This book is definitely worth reading, especially at this time of year. It will help Christians remember that we are citizens of heaven first, Americans second.
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Very Disturbing September 27, 2008
David M. Schell (Latrobe, PA USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
"It ain't the parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand." -Sam Clemens, aka Mark Twain.
I entirely disagree with many of the conclusions reached in this book. I'm just not sure which ones yet.
The beginning montage was the story of my life, sort of. I picked this book up because it looked interesting.
...and then Shane and Chris challenged exactly everything I believe in, except the existence of God and His nature as a loving Father. They challenged even my identity as an American (excuse me, citizen of the United States), calling "my country" the Empire - Rome, in fact. The beast. And utterly antithetical to the Kingdom of God. I'd been listening to the Bible on CD (The Word of Promise), and a lot of what they were saying jived with what Jesus said. They challenged the way I live life.
I say this of them: Chris and Shane have taken belief in Christ in a real way, where one actually.. you know.. believes what He said... they have taken it to a very radical conclusion. Their anti-war position has not completely convinced me, but it has made me rethink my position.
Make no mistake, I want Jesus for President. I want to share this book. I'm not sure I agree with the authors' conclusion, but "J4P" rocked my very nice and cozy American world. I also recommend Crazy Love by Francis Chan. It too is quite disturbing.
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