{"product_id":"to-change-the-world","title":"To Change the World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe call to make the world a better place is inherent in the Christian belief and practice. But why have efforts to change the world by Christians so often failed or gone tragically awry? And how might Christians in the 21st century live in ways that have integrity with their traditions and are more truly transformative? In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTo Change the World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/James-Davison-Hunter\/e\/B001H6MK6S\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Davison Hunter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers persuasive--and provocative--answers to these questions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHunter begins with a penetrating appraisal of the most popular models of world-changing among Christians today, highlighting the ways they are inherently flawed and therefore incapable of generating the change to which they aspire. Because change implies power, all Christians eventually embrace strategies of political engagement. Hunter offers a trenchant critique of the political theologies of the Christian Right and Left and the Neo-Anabaptists, taking on many respected leaders, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Charles-W.-Colson\/e\/B001H6W7KM\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles W. Colson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jim-Wallis\/e\/B000APP9BU\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJim Wallis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stanley-Hauerwas\/e\/B000APV13K\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanley Hauerwas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Hunter argues that all too often these political theologies worsen the very problems they are designed to solve. What is really needed is a different paradigm of Christian engagement with the world, one that Hunter calls \"faithful presence\"--an ideal of Christian practice that is not only individual but institutional; a model that plays out not only in all relationships but in our work and all spheres of social life. He offers real life examples, large and small, of what can be accomplished through the practice of \"faithful presence.\" Such practices will be more fruitful, Hunter argues, more exemplary, and more deeply transfiguring than any more overtly ambitious attempts can ever be. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten with keen insight, deep faith, and profound historical grasp, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTo Change the World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will forever change the way Christians view and talk about their role in the modern world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Landmark Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46375331496176,"sku":"9780199730803","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/1385\/8477\/files\/image_20286010-f3d0-4355-93e6-964c7c85a47a.jpg?v=1721599747","url":"https:\/\/shop.landmarkbooksellers.com\/products\/to-change-the-world","provider":"Landmark Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}