The book explores the political implications of Jesus' teachings, particularly his emphasis on social equality and nonviolence.
There's a good book by - it's a very influential book by John Howard Yoder called The Politics of Jesus.
— Episode: With a Politician
Episode: With a Politician
The book explores the political implications of Jesus' teachings, particularly his emphasis on social equality and nonviolence.
There's a good book by - it's a very influential book by John Howard Yoder called The Politics of Jesus.
It came out in 1972, and he says that Jesus was threatening to the political powers because He was putting forth a community of social equality and nonviolence, and a community of social equality and nonviolence is very, very threatening to the political powers that be, and they had to squelch Him.