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Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians
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Product Description Christian identity is in moral and political crisis, scandalized by the many ways in which it has been coopted and misrepresented. Addressing this painful reality, Lee Camp writes that Christianity in America has been made into a bad public joke because of “our failure to rightly understand what Christianity is.” From this provocative claim, Camp’s manifesto makes the convincing case that a renewed Christian politic is more essential than ever, one that is “neither left nor right nor religious,” but a prophetic way of life modeled after Jesus of Nazareth. Camp’s robust vision exposes modern parodies of faith—the American concept of “Christian values,” for one—and challenges Christians to rethink who they are and how they participate in the modern world. Authentic gospel truth is a scandal to the American myth, he argues, and we are called to be scandalous witnesses. Review Stanley Hauerwas — author of Resident Aliens “A hopeful book that helps us know how better to hope. That may seem odd, but Lee Camp rightly helps us see that there are forms of hope that are perverse. He does this while providing an account of our current life in America that makes Christians betray our basic convictions as Christians. This is a subtle book that should be widely read.” Shane Claiborne — author, activist, and co-founder of Red Letter Christians “I love Lee Camp. I try to read everything he writes, and I agree with most of it! His newest book is a manifesto for the Church, in a time where the American church is in total disarray. Lee reminds us that our ultimate allegiance is not to a donkey or to an elephant, but to the Lamb. His invitation is not to go ‘Right’ or ‘Left,’ but to go deeper. And much of our current moral crisis could simply be averted if Christians were more committed to Jesus and to the poor than to their political ideology.” Miroslav Volf — author of Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World “With characteristic intelligence, humor, and grace, Lee Camp argues that the American church today has earned itself the curious distinction of having largely ‘destroyed its own witness.’ But Lee is not just a prophet of doom. He proposes an alternative. It may be a scandalous one, to be sure, but it is a courageously hopeful one as well.” Ashley Cleveland — Grammy-winning gospel singer, author of Little Black Sheep “It’s impossible for me to read Scandalous Witness without a growing awareness of the ways I’ve conflated the Gospel with nationalism. I love my country, but I belong to Jesus, and that belonging frees me and calls me to share in the costly suffering love that takes precedence over all else. Lee has outlined clearly and beautifully all the ways, large and small, we Christians abandon our first love and turn to national interest—which in the end is another form of self-interest.” Randall Balmer —Dartmouth College “With the savvy of a scholar, the keen eye of an observer, and the passion of a prophet, Lee Camp has produced a document for our times. The author fearlessly points out the inconsistencies and hypocrisies on both sides of the political spectrum, reminds us that the United States was never a Christian nation, and points out the twin dangers of a privatized faith and too close an alliance between religion and the state. This is an important and timely book for any Christian seeking to navigate the dark waters of our present age.” Scot McKnight — author of The Jesus Creed “The only thing of interest to me as a theologian of the church when it comes to politics is something that dissects and decimates the current Christian alliances with American political parties. Someone once said the mainline church lost its grip among American mainline Christians because it was no longer distinguishable from The New York Times, and someone now needs to warn conservative evangelicals that it is losing its grip on its people because it is no longer distinguishable fro
