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If Jesus is relegated to the hyperspiritualized role of personal Savior, then we are free to pledge our political allegiance to the latest incarnation of empire. This is why Christians from the days of Constantine onward have been so pliable in the hands of beasts.
A Farewell to Mars
Brian Zahnd
So rather than distancing ourselves from religious language and biblical study, let’s dive into the Scriptures together, correcting bad theology with good theology, correcting distorted understandings of the warrior God by internalizing our allegiance to the slaughtered Lamb, correcting the health-and-wealth gospel by following the Homeless Rabbi.
The Irresistible Revolution
Shane Claiborne
Do we believe that Jesus is the Son of Man who has been given dominion over the nations and has established a new kind of rule? Or do we in effect say, “Oh, someday the Son of Man will reign, but not now, and in the meantime, let’s trust Caesar to keep running the show”?
A Farewell to Mars
Brian Zahnd
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