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서평: 대통령 (처음 생각)를 위한 예수

mark 밴 Steenwyk에 의해 쓰는: 2008년 2월 26일

어제, 나는 받았다 대통령을 위한 예수 (… Shane Claiborne와 Chris Haw에 의해 쓰고 Holly와 Ryan 날가로운 것에 의해 디자인해) 우편물에서. 책의 많은 주제는 나의 자신의 확신을 반영한다. 실제로, 그들은 충분히 나의 저를 공기를 빼기 위하여 확신을 약간 반영한다. 이 책에는 나의 자신의 책 프로젝트를 가진 거대한 오버랩이 있다. 나는 책 처음에는, 적면한다 하나님의 나라를 대조하는 의미하고 크게 어두운 신 monastic 급진파에 의해 써진 "예수 선언이라고" 칭한 아메리카의 꿈은 하나님의 나라 및 "과격한 유명한 신 monastic 및 유명하지 않아 신 monastic 급진파에 의해 써진 대통령을 위한 예수이라고" 칭한 아메리카의 꿈을 대조하는 책과 진짜로 다르지 않다. 나가 읽은 무슨을에서, 확실하게 다름이 있다. 그리고 항상 다른 책과 약간 유사한 간행 책을 위한 방이 있다 (지상 수준교회 에 나오기에 간행된 무수한 책 같이, 사람은 최신에서 생각할지도 모르다 Tom 정현, Doug Pagitt, Tony 죤스 다 같으십시오, 그러나 그들은 이지 않는다).

은 제쳐놓고 개인 불안 및 불안정, 나는 나가 책을 좋아하고 있다는 것을 말한 갖고 있다. 나는 단지 첫번째 2개의 단면도만 읽었다, 그러나 이제까지는, 나의 처음 관측은 여기에서 있다:

  1. 책은 새로운 저희를 아무거나 제안하기 위하여 착수하지 않는다. 대신, 그것은 리처드 Horsley, NT Wright, 죤 하워드 Yoder, 등등 같이 사람에게서 아이디어를 받아들인다. 그리고 제안 anarcho 풍미를 가진 과격한 기독교에 간단한, 강제적인 소개.
  2. 책의 제일 부분은, 멀리 그리고 멀리, 디자인이다. Without the design, the book would be worthwhile and successful. But with the design the book is stunning and is likely to be hugely successful. Ryan and Holly Sharp (of Cobalt Season fame) who design the book should get their names on the cover, rather than at the back of the book. The design seriously makes all the difference.
  3. My guess is that the end of the book is where all the magic is. A quick peek reveals taht the end of the book contains examples and suggestions and applications of the earlier content. We’ll see.

For the next couple of months, the Christarchy group at Bethel University will be going through the book, so I’ve decided to give the book a different sort of review. Instead of reading each section and giving my own personal feedback, I will review each of the four sections of the book based upon the thoughts generated from the Bethel group. Consider this a road-test approach to a book review.

And so, in coming weeks, we’ll be delving into the four sections of the book. Here’s when you can expect the next installments of the review:

  • March 12: Section 1 (before there were kings and presidents)
  • April 9: Section 2 (a new kind of commander-in-chief)
  • April 23: Section 3 (when the empire got baptized)
  • May 7: Section 4 (a peculiar party)

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Comments

8 Responses to “Book Review: Jesus for President (initial thoughts)”

  1. Jarrod Saul McKenna on February 26th, 2008 6:16 pm

    G’day Mark,
    it’s really encouraging that there are so many of us that are being stirred in similar ways across the globe. It’s amazing that what Yoder was calling us to nearly 40 years ago in the ‘politics of Jesus’ is starting to go mainstream not just in books but in communities that embody the gospel. Thanks for what your crew is doing in witnessing to the kingdom mate, look forward to your book too. :)

  2. Michael Cline on February 27th, 2008 9:15 am

    Imitation is the purest form of flattery right? Or something like that.

    Did you get an early copy or is this out already? I need a copy so I can hang with the Bethel people.

  3. Mark Nielsen on February 27th, 2008 9:38 am

    Thanks, Mark.

    I caught the name Chris Haw in reading your review, and had a “that name sounds familiar” moment. (Not all brain cells die after age 40…) So I did a hard drive search, and sure enough, Chris and Cassie Haw of Camden N.J. were two of the seminar presenters at the Cynicism and Hope conference held at Reaba Place Church last fall. For conference details: http://www.cynicismandhope.org/ There’s a little forum that just got started, to keep the convo going.

    I’ve got some notes on that discussion, but they’re very rough, and may need cleaning up before I share them. Let me know if you’re interested, though. Meanwhile… looks like I have another book to pick up this weekend, along with Everything Must Change.

    I’m still hoping to get up to MN this spring. Who’s working on your Christarchy video with you? I can maybe come for a couple days mid-March, if you still need help. Email me if you want to talk…

    MSN

  4. Mark Van Steenwyk on February 27th, 2008 1:42 pm

    Mike, it is out already. Just look it up on Amazon.

    Mark…I might be getting some video help while I’m in Seattle…as well as from a friend back in Minneapolis. But you know how these things go…sometimes people want to help but it doesn’t happen. I’ll let you know.

    And I would be interested in your notes.

    Mark

  5. dlw on March 1st, 2008 4:22 pm

    You cd always diff your product by including a chapter based on a dialogue with a Swedish-Baptist Pietist/Neo-Huguenot.

    dlw

  6. Mark Van Steenwyk on March 1st, 2008 4:24 pm

    :)

  7. dlw on March 1st, 2008 5:28 pm

    Actually, that’d be kinda cool, if we cd agree on ground-rules, which is another issue….

    Keep the Jesus Manifesto title, no doubt!

    dlw

  8. Amy on March 19th, 2008 7:38 am

    Thanks for your blog post about Jesus for President! I just wanted to let you know there are 2 videos of Shane speaking about Jesus for President, plus audio clips, visuals, and a blog tour at this link:

    http://zondervan.typepad.com/zondervan/2008/03/jesus-for-pre-1.html

    Please feel free to join the blog tour.

    Blessings,

    Amy

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