{"product_id":"who-speaks-for-god","title":"Who Speaks for God?","description":"\u003cp\u003eA prominent evangelical pastor offers a provocative political and social manifesto for all Americans who yearn for more spirit-centered politics but are fed up with the Christian Coalition.  Most people across the political and religious spectrum agree that our country is facing a moral and spiritual crisis  and that restoring \"values\" to our public policies and discourse has become a critical issue. But while the Religious Right have taken it upon themselves to represent Christian values  their ideas are actually counter both to the teachings of the scriptures and the historical tradition of evangelical activism  according to Jim Wallis.  Who Speaks for God? is his cogent  compelling alternative vision for infusing a sense of meaning and value into current politics  built around the principles of Compassion  Community  and Civility. According to the prophets  COMPASSION--treatment of the poor  the vulnerable  the weak  the children--is the virtual measure of a nations righteousness. Whether it builds or destroys  COMMUNITY is the second test of a nations character  and CIVILITY--the character of political discourse  such as the \"politics of blame\" so often utilized by the Religious Right--is the last means of assessing a nation. These principles used together  according to Wallis  will not only adhere to basic Christian doctrine  they will transform our country.  Provocative  intelligent  and sure to spark debate  Who Speaks for God? is a call to arms for re-evaluating and radically reworking todays political and social culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44989870866485,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385316909","price":60.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385316903_77c3678b-9ffe-4fdb-a8d4-0a7c1e06cf2f.jpg?v=1772688088","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/who-speaks-for-god","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}