{"product_id":"9780310367192_the-spirit-of-our-politics","title":"The Spirit of Our Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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? \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of Our Politics\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy we need to reframe how we view our political involvement as Christians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow as Christians we can reorient our politics for the good of others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe crucial connection between discipleship to Jesus and political involvement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA different way of talking about politics that is edifying, not stomach-turning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to navigate political strife in churches and small groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy who we are in our political life is not quarantined from who we are in \"real life\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy gentleness is entirely possible in our political discourse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of Our Politics \u003c\/em\u003eis 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?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael R Wear","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40699290058801,"sku":"9780310367192","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9780310367192.jpg?v=1780470868","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9780310367192_the-spirit-of-our-politics","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}