For those discouraged and exhausted by the bitterness and rage in our
politics, Michael Wear offers a new paradigm of political involvement
rooted in the teachings of Jesus and drawing insights from Dallas
Willard's approach to spiritual formation.
When political division shows up not only on the campaign trail but also
at our dinner tables, we wonder: Can we be part of a better way? The
Spirit of Our Politics says "yes," offering a distinctly Christian
approach to politics that results in healing rather than division,
kindness rather than hatred, and hope rather than despair.
In this profound and hope-filled book, Michael Wear--a leading thinker
and practitioner at the intersection of faith and politics--applies
insights taken from the work of Dallas Willard to argue that by focusing
on having the "right" politics, we lose sight of the kind of people we
are becoming, to destructive results. This paradigm-shifting book
reveals:
- Why we need to reframe how we view our political involvement as
Christians
- How as Christians we can reorient our politics for the good of others
- The crucial connection between discipleship to Jesus and political
involvement
- A different way of talking about politics that is edifying, not
stomach-turning
- How to navigate political strife in churches and small groups
- Why who we are in our political life is not quarantined from who we
are in "real life"
- Why gentleness is entirely possible in our political discourse
The Spirit of Our Politics is for readers of any political perspective
who long for a new way to think about and engage in politics. That new
approach begins with a simple question: What kind of person would I like
to be?
