Broken We Kneel

Reflections on Faith and Citizenship

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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America’s unique and often fractious relationship between church and state is, if anything, more relevant to who we are as a nation than when Diana Butler Bass’ examination of it in Broken We Kneelwas first published 16 years ago. This second edition contains a new foreword and introduction, as well as a new conclusion outlining her vision for the future. Born in the tumultuous aftermath of 9/11 and now a spiritual classic, the book draws on both her personal experience and her knowledge of religious history. Bass looks at Christian identity, patriotism, citizenship, and congregational life in an attempt to answer the central question that so many are struggling with today: “To whom do Christians owe deepest allegiance? God or country?” In writing both impassioned and historically informed, Bass reflects on current events, personal experiences, and political questions that have sharpened the tensions between serious faith and national imperatives. The book incorporates the author’s own experience of faith, as writer, teacher, wife, mother, and churchgoer into a larger conversation about Christian practice and contemporary political issues. Broken We Kneel is a call to remember that the core of Christian identity is not always compatible with national political policies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-10-31
Mått140 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt248 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor176
Upplaga2
FörlagChurch Publishing Inc
ISBN9781640651012

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Richard Bass is a consulting editor with Church Publishing Inc. He was the director of publishing for the Alban Institute from 2002-2014. He is the editor of "Leadership in Congregations" (Alban, 2007) and "Resources for Congregational Vitality" (Alban, 2004). ROBERT W. LEE IV is an author, activist, commentator, and preacher. His work has been covered by MTV, The View, The New Yorker, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, and countless others. A graduate of Duke University Divinity School, he is currently pursuing a PhD. Descended from Robert E. Lee, Rob is engaged as an activist in the field of racial reconciliation. An ordained Cooperative Baptist Fellowship minister, he lives in his hometown of Statesville, North Carolina, with his wife.

Foreword to the 2019 Edition by Robert W. Lee Foreword to the First Edition by Jim WallisIntroduction to the 2019 EditionIntroduction: “The Almighty Has His Own Purposes” 1 Broken We Kneel 2 “And a Little Child Shall Lead Them”3 “God Bless America” and “Amazing Grace” 4 Going to the Chapel 5 Compassionate Imperialism? 6 Homeland Security 7 Peace and the City Epilogue: An Easter Epiphany Fifteen Years Later: Love—Not Hate—Makes America Great Notes The Author

“Whether through her down-to-earth stories about her daughter Emma, her insightful contrast of chapel and church or security and shalom, her reevaluations on Constantine and St. Francis, or her exploration of empire and its relation to the gospel of Jesus, Diana Butler Bass educates, inspires, corrects, and stimulates.”—Brian McLaren, author“Amid the cacophony of voices responding to 9/11, this book offers a distinctive voice that combines the passion of faith with a hands-on cherishing of life. The summons of Broken We Kneel is that we forego macho national pride in a moment of brokenness and return to the most elemental truth of suffering love and buoyant faith. Butler Bass’s references stretch from a ‘Constantinian hangover’ to her little daughter Emma who knows how to be generous. The reader will find here a sane, grounded invitation to humanness that is broken, but not driven to despair.”—Walter Brueggemann, author“Broken We Kneel makes a compelling argument to restore the church to what surely its founders intended: that it be a community of people who practice the discipline of peacemaking. Diana Butler Bass has refused to accept the dangerous association of church with militaristic state and instead argues that, in these saber-rattling times, the church must stand with Jesus in his brokenness and courage. Butler Bass is a real patriot.”—Nora Gallagher, author