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The Politics of Jesús: A Hispanic Political Theology (Religion in the Modern World) QUOTES

The Politics of Jesús: A Hispanic Political Theology (Religion in the Modern World) QUOTES

1 " More than likely these sermons never touched on economic justice; rather, emphasis was placed on learning how to live a more joyous life in Christ or walk closer with Jesus or even how to faithfully tithe. When we think that the main message of the biblical prophets usually revolved around the theme of economic justice, or that Jesus spoke more about money than any other topic, we are left dumbfounded as to why churches within prosperous nations like the United States, who claim to be Bible-believing disciples of Jesus, seldom broach one of the main themes (if not the main theme) of the biblical text. "

― Miguel A. de la Torre , The Politics of Jesús: A Hispanic Political Theology (Religion in the Modern World)

2 " Could it be that the Jesus who supports “the American way” is in reality an anti-Christ? "

― Miguel A. de la Torre , The Politics of Jesús: A Hispanic Political Theology (Religion in the Modern World)

3 " Global inequality is at its highest levels in twenty years. While it is true that in recent decades the world has made dramatic progress in cutting global deaths of children and improving their opportunities, nonetheless, in 32 developed countries, the rich increased their share of national income since the 1990s while in a fifth of the countries, the incomes of the poorest fell over the same period (Espey et al. 2012:vi–x). This has led Save the Children’s chief executive, Justin Forsyth, to conclude: “Unless inequality is addressed . . . any future development framework will simply not succeed in maintaining or accelerating progress. What’s more, it will hold individual countries—and the world—back from experiencing real growth and prosperity. "

― Miguel A. de la Torre , The Politics of Jesús: A Hispanic Political Theology (Religion in the Modern World)

4 " American religion scholar George “Tink” Tinker, wrestling with the role Jesus played in the lives of his people, concludes that liberation for indigenous folk begins with a clear understanding that Jesus, in whose name well-intending missionaries justified cultural and physical genocide, is not the answer. Salvation for those crushed under Christendom "

― Miguel A. de la Torre , The Politics of Jesús: A Hispanic Political Theology (Religion in the Modern World)