Jesus for President
Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals is a 2008 book co-written by the evangelical authors Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw, two important figures in New Monasticism. The book asserts that the countercultural themes in the ministry of Jesus, such as those of self-denial, are ignored by American Christians because they have become accustomed to exercising Christian privilege and are unwilling to give it up.
First edition cover | |
| Author | Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw |
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| Cover artist | Chico Fajardo-Heflin, Tatiana Fajardo-Heflin |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | American imperialism, Christian pacifism, new monasticism, self-denial, social justice |
| Publisher | Zondervan |
Publication date | 2008 |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 978-0-310-27842-9 |
| 261.70973 | |
| LC Class | BR526 .C567 2008 |
Jesus for President received generally positive reviews from critics in both secular and Christian media. David Swanson wrote a three-part review of Jesus for President in Christianity Today, in which he argues that "Claiborne and Haw make a compelling case that the church in America has become much too cozy with the state". Mark Tooley of the Institute on Religion and Democracy was heavily critical of the book, calling the book's pacifism both utopian and anti-American.