A New Christian Manifesto: Pledging Allegiance to the Kingdom of God

by Bob Ekblad

Overview

Bob Ekblad delivers a radical new reading of the Lord's Prayer by arguing that there are earthly power structures and allegiances that prevent God's kingdom from coming "on earth as in heaven." Drawing on his experiences in ministry with marginalized people and his understanding of the Bible, Ekblad calls the church to follow Jesus by seeking its own deliverance from these structures, and to recognize people on the margins as the most receptive to becoming agents of transformation. A New Christian Manifesto urges Christians to break down barriers to join Jesus in a movement that includes recruiting, healing, empowering, and setting out to achieve an ultimate victory of the cross.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664232313
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	03/10/2008
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Bob Ekblad is Executive Director of Tierra Nueva and The People's Seminary in Burlington, Washington. For ten years, Tierra Nueva has worked with migrant, impoverished, and imprisoned populations in northwestern Washington state. Ekblad is a minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and is known internationally for his courses and workshops on reading the Bible.

Table of Contents

Introduction     1
Born from Below     10
Living as Wetbacks     32
Stop the World     52
Resisting the Powers through Advocacy and Deliverance     68
I Pledge Allegiance to the Kingdom of God     93
Reentering the Promised Land     120
Announcing the Victory of the Cross     140
Notes     175