Ambition isn't bad; it just does bad things.In a culture that too often prizes leadership uncritically and unreflectively, a faith that calls us to take up crosses, lay down lives and otherwise submit ourselves to something outside ourselves simply sounds like a bad idea. Nevertheless, this is the faith that we find Jesus talking about.Scott Bessenecker has learned from new friar communities, from the history of Christianity and from the mouth of Jesus that there's something wonderfully subversive about saying no to ourselves every now and then, something that could even change the world.
Tabella dei contenuti
Acknowledgments
1 Subverting MONOPOLY(TM) Through Meekness
2 Meekness and the Death of Pride
3 Submission in Our Leadership-Infatuated Culture
4 Repentance and the Death of Personal Wealth
5 Following and the Death of Comparison
6 Slavery and the Death of Entitlement
7 Obedience and the Death of Independence
8 Meekness and the Need for True Leadership
Conclusion: How to Inherit the Earth
Notes
Circa l’autore
The contributors to Living Mission gather regularly to explore new directions and priorities for global mission. Scott Bessenecker, associate director of missions for Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship, served as editor of this volume.
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