Charles McCollough

The Non-Violent Radical

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book interprets the wisdom of Jesus' sayings in the gospels in words and images. McCollough examines Jesus' wisdom in the context of the political and economic world of the Roman Empire and then applies it to our own time for both personal growth and social action. Original works of art by McCollough illustrate the texts of these sayings and can be used in private reflection, worship, and educational settings. In addition, readers may use the images for newsletters, church bulletins, and program announcements. A DVD with color images of many more illustrations of the book is available from the author. The short wisdom sayings of Jesus are almost always interpreted as private or interpersonal instruction and ignore the political/economic context of his time. The result is often sentimental piety or otherworldly speculation. Yet it is hard to imagine that Jesus and his followers were blind to the tyranny of Rome and the economic exploitation of a tiny minority over the vast majority of people living desperate lives in the Roman colonies. This book uses the insights of formerly colonized Bible readers in the non-Western world to understand the postcolonial meanings of Jesus' time and our own.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9781608999651
• ISBN-10: 1608999653
• Artikelnr.: 36060476

Autorenporträt

Charles McCollough is a public speaker, sculptor and the author of ten non-fiction books. He holds an M. Div. and a Ph.D. in theology and served as the director for adult education for the United Church of Christ in Philadelphia and New York. Pursuing his lifelong love of art, he studied sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Johnson Atelier, The Princeton Art Association, and Mercer College. He has taught art and social ethics in colleges and seminaries, and since his retirement, he has traveled the globe to give lectures on human rights, peace and justice. He lives on a farm in Hopewell, New Jersey with his wife, where he works in clay, wood, bronze and stone in his barn studio.