This Is Going to Hurt: Following Jesus in a Divided America by McNeel, Bekah

This Is Going to Hurt: Following Jesus in a Divided America

"If you see me at a party and I'm speaking, you need to come rescue the person...
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Author: Bekah McNeel
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Language: English
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This Is Going to Hurt: Following Jesus in a Divided America by McNeel, Bekah

This Is Going to Hurt: Following Jesus in a Divided America

CHF 33.95

This Is Going to Hurt: Following Jesus in a Divided America

CHF 33.95
Author: Bekah McNeel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"If you see me at a party and I'm speaking, you need to come rescue the person I'm talking to, because they are not having a good time. Or better yet, I would like to invite you, the reader, into the corner with me to talk about the story I write over and over again: People are suffering."

In her career as a journalist, Bekah McNeel has encountered (and written about) a lot of suffering. After all, the most polarizing topics in US politics all revolve around suffering. But when confronted with these stories of suffering, many people respond not with action, but by offering counterstories that justify their lack of compassion.

This set Bekah wondering: Whose suffering do we try to alleviate? Whose do we ignore? And how should our faith guide how we approach these debates?

In This Is Going to Hurt, Bekah analyzes the narratives surrounding six hot-button issues--immigration, COVID, abortion, critical race theory, gun violence, and climate change. For each topic, she exposes how "us versus them" thinking leads us to turn a blind eye to injustice. She also offers an alternative perspective on each issue, based on a sensitive reading of the gospel.

Amid culture wars that goad us to take up arms, Bekah reminds us that Christ calls us to take up our cross. Humorous and insightful, This Is Going to Hurt offers a breath of fresh air for readers seeking a nuanced and authentically Christian mode of political engagement.

Author: Bekah McNeel
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 07/16/2024
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780802883483

About the Author
Bekah McNeel is a journalist and the author of Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down: A Guide for Parents Questioning Their Faith. Her work has appeared in Texas Monthly, The Guardian, Christianity Today, Sojourners, Relevant, The Texas Tribune, ESPN's Andscape, The Christian Science Monitor, Texas Public Radio, and elsewhere.

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