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Red Letter Revolution

What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said?

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Framed as a captivating dialogue between Shane Claiborne, a progressive young evangelical, and Tony Campolo, a seasoned pastor and professor of sociology, Red Letter Revolution is a life-altering manifesto for skeptics and Christians alike.

Best-selling authors Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo talk candidly about the life and teaching of Jesus and the wisdom he offers our fractured world. It is time to re-imagine the world and the way we live—the old patterns of politics, economics, and religion that aren't working. It's time for a new kind of Christianity. In Red Letter Revolution, best-selling authors Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo take on the hardest issues facing our world. They show that Jesus' example is relevant and revolutionary and call us back to a Christianity that looks like him again. In this ambitious project, they mine the words of Jesus—the "red letters" of Scripture—asking the simple question, "What if we lived out the stuff he said?"

From the power in Washington to the poverty in rural towns to the broken systems everywhere else, the world is looking for salvation. But this salvation is not just for people's souls—it's for schools, governments, churches, and families.

Red Letter Revolution is about politics, but it's fresh. It's about theology, but it's real. It's about economics, but it's interesting. It's about Jesus, who longs to transform the world despite the embarrassing things his followers have done in his name. For conservatives and progressives, skeptics and believers, Red Letter Revolution undertakes the world-shaping mission to understand how Jesus' words could change everything—if we'd only give them a chance.

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    • Library Journal

      November 15, 2012

      Who are "Red Letter" Christians, and what do they believe? What are their positions on social and political issues? These are the kinds of questions addressed by the bestselling Claiborne (founder, The Simple Way; The Irresistible Revolution) and Compolo (sociology, emeritus, Eastern Univ.; Letters to a Young Evangelical). They are both "Red Letter" Christians, meaning that they take seriously the teachings of Jesus (which are usually printed in red letters in the New Testament) and seek to apply them to all areas of life. At the same time, the authors represent different generations and somewhat different perspectives. The book is dialogic in nature, with each author sharing his thoughts on different topics across the book's three sections: "Red Letter Theology"; "Red Letter Living"; and "Red Letter World," with several chapters in each section. VERDICT What makes this book particularly of interest is the creative way in which the authors approach theological, social, and political topics. While their simple focus on Jesus's teachings may well be criticized as being too narrow and superficial an approach to New Testament interpretation, all readers interested in the application of that text to contemporary issues will find this book to be very helpful.--John Jaeger, Dallas Baptist Univ., TX

      Copyright 2012 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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