Choose Love Not Power by Tony Campolo
The God who set aside power in order to live out love--fully expressing that love on Calvary's tree--is at the core of the Christian message to the world. Yet in the centuries since Christ's refusal to yield to Satan's temptation to establish his kingdom through economic, political, and religious power, the Church has struggled to make the same refusal. In Choose Love Not Power, scholar, activist, and modern-day prophet Tony Campolo explores the relationship between love and power, beginning with an examination of Jesus' life and working toward a theology of power for Christians today. He surveys the implications of choosing love over power when it comes to the global community's most pressing issues--environmental degradation, economic inequality and instability, and perpetual war. Dr. Campolo suggests that the choice between love and power begins close to home: Christ-followers who choose love over power in marriage and in parenting will likewise opt for love in their churches, communities, and governments. The growing number of believers seeking a more authentically Christlike way to be Christian in a diverse, pluralistic society will be challenged and encouraged by this unflinching look at Jesus's example of love.
Tony Campolo is a professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education (EAPE), an organization that develops schools and social programs in various third world countries and in cities across North America, Dr. Campolo is an ordained minister and is presently recognized as an associate pastor of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church in West Philadelphia. He is a media commentator on religious, social, and political matters, and has appeared on Nightline, Crossfire, Politically Incorrect, The Charlie Rose Show, The Colbert Report, and CNN News. He cohosted his own television series, Hashing It Out, on the Odyssey Network, and presently hosts From Across the Pond, a weekly program on the Premier Radio Network in England. Dr. Campolo is the author of more than thirty books, including Letters to a Young Evangelical and Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics.
Gordon Aeschliman, born in South Africa, was the founding editor of World Magazine and is the author of Global Trends: 10 Changes Affecting Christians, John Perkins: Land Where My Father Died, Apartheid: Tragedy in Black and White, and the Global Issues Bible Study Series.
Gordon Aeschliman, born in South Africa, was the founding editor of World Magazine and is the author of Global Trends: 10 Changes Affecting Christians, John Perkins: Land Where My Father Died, Apartheid: Tragedy in Black and White, and the Global Issues Bible Study Series.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780830751242 |
| ISBN 10 | 0830751246 |
| Title | Choose Love Not Power |
| Author | Tony Campolo |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | David C Cook Publishing Company |
| Year published | 2009-12-24 |
| Number of pages | 223 |
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