{"title":"Ross Kane","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"good-news-of-church-politics-book-ross-kane-9780802883834","title":"The Good News of Church Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eRethinking politics in the light of God\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When we think about politics we often think about the privileged vying for power. Alternatively, we might think about gridlock, about frustration, or about how little our voices seem to matter. Our obsession with statecraft can both paralyze us and lead us to duplicate the tactics of this exasperating form of politics when we lead our church communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ross Kane has good news for us: church politics doesn't have to work this way  In fact, it can even become a spiritual practice. Drawing on his work as an Episcopal priest in the DC area, Kane shows how localized action by churches can make a real difference in their neighborhoods. Kane combines Scripture, political theology, and personal experience to reframe politics around shaping our common life. From community service to advocacy, congregations can practice politics in ways that embrace our loving interdependence as members of the body of Christ. Church leaders, whether lay or clerical, will find\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eThe Good News of Church Politics\u003c\/i\u003e an uplifting guide to modeling God's reign in our world by loving our neighbors.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49754034307345,"sku":"NGR9780802883834","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52903451918609,"sku":"CIN0802883834LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0802883834.jpg?v=1751329588"},{"product_id":"syncretism-and-christian-tradition-book-ross-kane-9780197532195","title":"Syncretism and Christian Tradition","description":"Syncretism has been a part of Christianity from its very beginning, when early Christians expressed Jesus' Aramaic teachings in the Greek language. Defined as the phenomena of religious mixture, syncretism carries a range of connotations. In Christian theology, use of syncretism shifted from a compliment during the Reformation to an outright insult in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The term has a history of being used as a neutral descriptor, a pejorative marker, and even a celebration of indigenous agency. Its differing uses indicate the challenges of interpreting religious mixture, challenges which today relate primarily to race and revelation. Despite its pervasiveness across religious traditions, syncretism is poorly understood and often misconceived.   Ross Kane argues that the history of syncretism's use accentuates wider interpretive problems, drawing attention to attempts by Christian theologians to protect the category of divine revelation from perceived human interference. Kane shows how the fields of religious studies and theology have approached syncretism with a racialized imagination still suffering the legacies of European colonialism. Syncretism and Christian Tradition examines how the concept of race figures into dominant religious traditions associated with imperialism, and reveals how syncretism can act a vital means of the Holy Spirit's continuing revelation of Jesus.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52516057153809,"sku":"NLS9780197532195","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53376809009425,"sku":"NIN9780197532195","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780197532195.jpg?v=1760500090"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-ross-kane.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}