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  The Kingdom of God Is Within You (Dover Value Editions)

  by Constance Garnett, Leo Tolstoy

  The soul-searching book that inspired Gandhi to embrace the concept of passive resistance, Tolstoy's 1894 polemic outlines a radical, well-reasoned revision of traditional Christian thinking. The revered novelist and political thinker denounces violent revolution, calling upon readers to rely upon their inner divinity for the strength to effect social change.
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  The Politics of Jesus.

  by John Howard Yoder

  Using the text of the New Testament, this engaging study criticallyexamines the traditional portrait of Jesus as an apolitical figure and clarifies the true impact of Jesus' life, work, and teachings on his disciples' social behavior. This second edition is updated and expanded.
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  Waiting for God

  by Simone/ Perrin, Joseph Marie/ Craufurd, Emma (TRN) Weil

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  Anarchie et christianisme. (English)

  by Jacques Ellul

  Jacques Ellul blends politics, theology, history, and exposition in this analysis of the relationship between political anarchy and biblical faith. On the one hand, suggests Ellul, anarchists need to understand that much of their criticism of Christianity applies only to the form of religion that developed, not to biblical faith. Christians, on the other hand, need to look at the biblical texts and not reject... (more)
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  A Keeper of the Word: Selected Writings of William Stringfellow

  by William Stringfellow

  This "Stringfellow reader" collects the most significant of William Stringfellow's works--currently all out of print--plus important material not previously published. A thorough bibliography of his writings is appended.
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  The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church

  by Gregory A. Boyd

  Arguing from Scripture and history, Dr. Boyd makes a compelling case that whenever the church gets too close to any political or national ideology, it is disastrous for the church and harmful to society. Dr. Boyd contends that the American Evangelical Church has allowed itself to be co-opted by the political right (and some by the political left) and exposes how this is harming the church’s unique calling to build... (more)