An important work highlighting the theological foundation of social
action. Christ himself lived in a time of immense social and
political turmoil, as did his early followers. But can those early
struggles provide guidance for God’s faithful in our own divided
time? Episcopal priest and peace advocate Michael W. Hopkins proves
that they can, tracing the origins of Christian responsibility all
the way back to the indissoluble bond of baptism, drawing a clear
line between those fraught early days and the turbulent present
that Jesus commands us to engage in. With nuance and grace, Called
to Act peels back the historical and scriptural underpinnings of
Christianity to exhume the social obligations inherited by all
members of the kingdom of God. Through interpretation of Jesus’
words, works, and sacraments, modern day Christians can begin to
reframe our fundamental outlook on and participation in the world
around us, working as one to build communities of mutual care.
Rather than allow differences of opinion or misguided attempts at
neutrality to divorce us from the necessary work of political and
community engagement, Hopkins provides compelling scriptural
evidence for a new kingdom, united not by what we have left undone,
but by what we are called to do for each other.
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