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Customer Reviews for Regal Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics - eBook
Regal Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics - eBook
A new kind of politically concerned evangelical is emerging, somewhere between hard-right Republicans and far-left Democrats. "Red-Letter Christians" seek to live out Jesus' words---the ones printed in red in many New Testaments. Examining the hot-button issues facing believers today, Campolo calls us to transcend partisan squabbles---and bring Christ's radical message to our civic commitments. 224 pages, hardcover from Regal.
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Customer Reviews for Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics - eBook
Review 1 for Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics - eBook
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Red Letter Christians
Date:March 3, 2013
Grace
Location:Canada
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In Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith & Politics, Tony Campolo introduces what it is to be a "Red Letter Christian." Red Letter Christians guides Christians who want to see their faith influence their politics, while challenging the Christians as Republican stereotype. Campolo argues that Jesus does not fit into a particular political ideology and that attempting to make him do so creates division. Instead, Christians should vote about social issues based on their best judgement of what God's will is. Addressing social need requires political action, rather than only relying on the good work of volunteers. Simply put, it is sinful to pretend that there is no need for legislative responses to oppression and poverty.
Campolo begins his book by explaining who Red Letter Christians are and how to make the red letters of the Bible (the words of Jesus) a guide for political life. He concludes by providing "ground rules" for Red Letter Christians as they approach politics. In the middle, Campolo addresses specific issues, divided into the categories: The Global Issues, The Hot-Button Issues, The Economic Issues, and The Government Issues. This review, and my question "What does this book teach me about social justice," will focus on the beginning and ending portions of the book. Campolo is writing from an American perspective about an American system. While the middle parts of the book do have some universal value, part one, part five, and the final chapter of part four are most applicable to me as a Canadian trying to approach social justice in the Canadian system.
PS I got this book for free from booksneeze for an honest review
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Review 2 for Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics - eBook
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Excellant Guide
Date:April 25, 2012
Rick Boyle
Location:London, OH
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This is the most Excellant Guide for Christians when voting in the USA. It takes the main issues from 2008 (Which are still pertinent today), and examines them from a Chistian/Biblical perspective and helps you make informed decisions.
It is amazing when you read about current events in 2008 and how they have played out as Tony Campolo expected if we didn't make the appropriate changes. This is a guide I wish more Americans and especially Christians used, rather than VERY Biased "News".
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Review 3 for Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics - eBook
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definitely misleading
Date:June 8, 2011
karen
Location:New York
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Compolo misses the boat often in this one. Huge drawback is having a broad quotation on the front jacket that turned me off immediately. Would not have ordered this book if it had been better shown online. Read a few chapters and just could not read anymore. Had planned to give these books (ordered two) to fathers for their day, but will instead send them back for refund.
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Review 4 for Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics - eBook
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Date:February 1, 2011
Rich McIntyre
Location:Trenton Illinois
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Very Disappointing. Very skewed. Little Scriptural reference. When scripture was cited it was obviously not to give both sides but to augment the authors opinion. Readers of this book should easily be able to read between the lines and see the political proclivities of Campolo.
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Review 5 for Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics - eBook
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Outstanding
Date:January 12, 2011
valerie
Age:35-44
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excellent non partisan book to help Christians understand how to make decisions not based on left or right, but by filtering everything through the teachings of Jesus. Book does not tell you how to vote, which views are "correct" or choose "sides" of issues. Tremendously broadend my understanding of many world issues. Thank You ChristianBook!!
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Review 6 for Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics - eBook
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Bottom line good interpretation
Date:December 29, 2010
Poppy
Location:Birmingham, Alabama
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Campolo approaches each subject as if the label attached to his faith is the only truth and all otheres not so labeled has it all wrong. His conclusions are good, but not exclusive to evangelicals or 'red letter' Christians. He seems comfortable with segmenting Christianity when those who distort the message are clearly NOT Christians, but living a life of their own making while using Christianity as justification.
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Date:August 27, 2010
I was shocked and disappointed by this book, and surprised by my reaction because up to this time, I have highly respected Tony Campolo. After reading about a third of the issues covered, I could hardly believe that there was really almost no Biblical support for his treatment of two of them. For these two issues--and they're not the two you might think I mean--it was as though Campolo had thoroughly ignored Scripture. I had been looking to this book to help me think through so many matters before this next election, but I was completely disappointed. Take the Word of God and pray through the issues, and you will do much better than expect to be helped by this book. It is a thorough waste of money.
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Date:May 12, 2010
Sandra R.
Tony Campolo who was recently featured on the insightful and moving documentary, Lord, Save Us from Your Followers provides a thoughtful framework for considering political candidates. Red Letter Christians as they call themselves, emphasize the words of Jesus that are highlighted in red in many Bibles, while still acknowledging and following the Old Testament and other parts of the Scriptures. They believe that if Jesus were to live on earth today, he would be neither a Republican nor a Democrat; His vote would vary depending on the particular issue. Campolo does not tell the reader how to vote, rather he gives historical background, cites facts and Scripture to show different perspectives on each issue. On many issues, he proposes his own innovative ideas on how we might come together with both Christians and non-Christians that we disagree with to find an acceptable solution. I would recommend this book to all of my brothers and sisters in Christ, as well as non-Christians.
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Date:October 16, 2008
Clark Dunlap
Campolo, in aligning himself with Brian McLaren may well have jumped over the fence on issues instead of just straddling. And yes, we are a wealthy nation that should help the world. But thats not the job of the government, to take our taxes and feed everybody. Is half a percent of our tax money going to help the world not enough for you? There are plenty of ways you can give more and not at the point of the US governments gun. I do! And there are many world hunger organizations to choose from.
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Date:August 15, 2008
Lance
You know the beauty here is that Campolo used Christ's words. Before you call him a fence straddler, you might want to compare his beliefs to the character and wrods of Christ himself. In fact I know a great book you can read that does that for you. God Bless.
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Date:August 15, 2008
Jeff Faucette
This is a truly interesting book because Campolo dares to look to the words of Christ for a clue to dealing with this modern world. I do not agree with many of his assertions but through his journey I have had to deal with my own thoughts about our societal woes. It made me think which is one of the most important things that any writer can do. Hopefully this book will make you think for yourself too. Blessings
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Date:April 10, 2008
Here is Tony doing what he seems to be doing best,more and more of over the years, straddling the fence on political/moral issues. You sense an underlying growing anger against conservative evangelicals.
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