Skin on Skin: Living the Way of Jesus by Walking with the Poor (Jack Bender)

Bender, Jack H.

ISBN 10: 0977827208 / ISBN 13: 9780977827206

Published by InnerWork Publications, 2019

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216 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.49 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Skin on Skin: Living the Way of Jesus by Walking with the Poor (Jack Bender)
• Publisher: InnerWork Publications
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0977827208
• ISBN 13: 9780977827206
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Bender, Cindy M.
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.34 kilograms

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Synopsis

Skin on Skin helps Christian readers develop an authentic faith that is more satisfying while supporting those in need. Using the lens of poverty, Skin on Skin shares what Christian tradition, the Holy Bible and the witness of Jesus say about our responsibilities to the poor. I am my brother’s keeper! We must read the signs of the times and then act: 7,800,000 home foreclosures in the decade since the Great Recession. 27,400,000 are without health insurance. 130,800,000 Americans can’t handle a $400 unexpected expense. The most common cause of bankruptcies is medical debt. 83% of the $1.9T tax cut went to the top 1 percent. The rich and powerful have carved out immense economic freedoms for themselves at the expense of our democracy which proclaims equality for all. People are being forced into poverty. Christians who truly understand the Holy Bible, the witness of Jesus and the best of their faith tradition must become politically active in order to establish the common good. Oppression must be stopped by proclaiming the presence of the Kingdom of God, with its landscape of love, peace and justice. All freedom movements are theological. Christians must redeem: 1. The politics of oppression that block access to a good life, 2. An economy where low-wage workers make others rich, and 3. A corrupt religion that blesses evil and crushes dissent. Dismantling oppression starts with opposing corrupted religion by living the Way of Jesus.