Remembering Jesus: Christian Community, Scripture, and the Moral Life

In the wake of the "What Would Jesus Do?" movement, Allen Verhey's Remembering Jesus takes a serious look at what Jesus really did and what he might do in the strange world of contemporary ethics. Verhey asserts that following Jesus requires remembering him, and this entails immersing ourselves in Scripture and Christian community, where the memory of Jesus is found. This book, which promises to be Verhy's magnum opus, explores how Christians can practice medical, sexual, economic, and political ethics with integrity. An ideal text for courses in Christian ethics, Remembering Jesus is also a valuable resource for pastors and general readers in search of readable, biblically based guidance for living in today's complex world.

Verhey (religion, Hope Coll.; The Great Reversal: Ethics and the New Testament) has created an immense and profound work of personal and political theology. His innovative approach to the act of remembering the teaching and opinions of Jesus leads him unpredictably but inexorably through new considerations of moral policy in sexual relations, healthcare, and economic justice. He does not, however, advocate relativist readings but shows us how early churches remembered Jesus and how we can do so today. Verhey's work is an astonishing thing: truly new theology. Highly recommended.
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