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The Political Samaritan: How power hijacked a parable

Autor Nick Spencer
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 noi 2017
Nick Spencer sets out to rescue an innocent parable, mugged for political ends, ignored by passers-by, and then left for half-dead at the edge of the English language. The parable of the Good Samaritan has been used by almost every major British politician over recent years - from Theresa May and Tony Blair to Margaret Thatcher and Jeremy Corbyn. But they don't all use it to say the same thing.Discussing the various figures who've politicised the Samaritan, Spencer - described by the Economist as 'like a prophet crying in the post-modern wilderness' - explains why and how Jesus' famous parable got mixed up in politics. From abolitionists to warmongers, prime ministers to activists such as Dr Martin Luther King, he uncovers the reasons for the parable's popularity - and then asks the killer question: who gets it right? If the Good Samaritan has been dragged on to the political stage, whose side is he on?
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472942210
ISBN-10: 1472942213
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: No illustrations
Dimensiuni: 135 x 216 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Continuum
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

The author`s last book Atheists (Bloomsbury Continuum) was widely reviewed in both religious and secular media

Notă biografică

Nick Spencer is Director of Theos, a Christian think tank. He is the author of Atheists: The Origin of the Species (Bloomsbury) and Freedom and Order: History Politics and the English Bible (Hodder and Stoughton).

Cuprins

The parable of the Good Samaritan 1 'He welcomed them and spoke to them'Talking GodTalking politicsThe words we live byA divine register2 'They did not understand what this meant'Introducing the political SamaritanThe parliamentary SamaritanThe Thatcherite SamaritanThe Labour SamaritanThe contemporary SamaritanConclusion3 'How do you read it?'Arriving at the parableEnter the lawyerThe parableA priest and a Levite were walking along a roadSamaritansThe 'Good' SamaritanSo, you can see, the parable obviously means...Church interpretationsConclusion4 'Go and Do Likewise'Who's right?Christianity in the UKReasonable political languagePoliticsPolitical rhetoricPostscript: Picking up a half-dead metaphorAcknowledgementsNotesA Note on the Author

Recenzii

Engagingly written, wide-ranging, and important ... this journey through the political Samaritan's uses/misuses, meanings, and citations leaves us with whole new sets of questions about the politics of our society and the place of religion within it.
Illuminating ... an intriguing display of how scripture takes on a life of its own in public life
Brilliant ... a political archeology of Jesus's famous parable, a kind of exegetical investigation into the parable's politics, and how - startlingly - the good Samaritan somehow sits on both sides of the political aisle ... Here is a chance to dig deep into some thoughtful, original public theology that will not offer you partisan triggers ... Spencer's little book is so creative, so fascinating, that I wish there were more political archaeologies of the prodigal son, the unforgiving servant, the two debtors, wise and foolish builders, and so on. Alas, this tiny book is only one for now, so I commend it to you.