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Author Stauffer, Clay, 1980- author.

Title Preaching politics : proclaiming Jesus in an age of money, power, and partisanship / by Clay Stauffer
Edition First [edition]
Published St. Louis : Chalice Press, 2016

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Contents Refusing to play it safe -- Preachers, politics, and partisanship -- Jesus' political and economic agenda -- Stanley Hauerwas on greed, desire, and possessions -- Adam Hamilton's passion for the "radical center" -- Preaching in a materialistic culture -- Appendix: My journey: from the right to the left and back to the center
Summary Religion, politics, and money. Three things you're never supposed to discuss in polite company. But what if you're a pastor? Forget red state/blue state divisions, what happens when your church members disagree about politics? In this age of prosperity preaching, how do you preach, "You cannot serve God and money?" Clay Stauffer addresses the challenges that preachers face when serving a politically diverse congregation in Preaching Politics. Money, materialism, and their effects on modern-day faith and spirituality are viewed through the teachings of Jesus, as well as the work of Methodist minister Adam Hamilton and Duke University ethicist Stanley Hauerwas
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Preaching.
Christianity and politics.
RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Preaching.
Christianity and politics
Preaching
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2015048596
ISBN 9780827231351
0827231350