{"product_id":"this-is-going-to-hurt-following-jesus-in-a-divided-america-9780802883483","title":"This Is Going to Hurt: Following Jesus in a Divided America","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"If you see me at a party and I'm speaking, you need to come rescue the person I'm talking to, because they are not having a good time. Or better yet, I would like to invite you, the reader, into the corner with me to talk about the story I write over and over again: People are suffering.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her career as a journalist, Bekah McNeel has encountered (and written about) a lot of suffering. After all, the most polarizing topics in US politics all revolve around suffering. But when confronted with these stories of suffering, many people respond not with action, but by offering counterstories that justify their lack of compassion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This set Bekah wondering: Whose suffering do we try to alleviate? Whose do we ignore? And how should our faith guide how we approach these debates? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThis Is Going to Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e, Bekah analyzes the narratives surrounding six hot-button issues--immigration, COVID, abortion, critical race theory, gun violence, and climate change. For each topic, she exposes how \"us versus them\" thinking leads us to turn a blind eye to injustice. She also offers an alternative perspective on each issue, based on a sensitive reading of the gospel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amid culture wars that goad us to take up arms, Bekah reminds us that Christ calls us to take up our cross. Humorous and insightful, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Going to Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e offers a breath of fresh air for readers seeking a nuanced and authentically Christian mode of political engagement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802883483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208","brand":"Bekah McNeel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174438138037,"sku":"9780802883483","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_efe106b4-af02-4544-820a-d9428142a100.jpg?v=1716301437","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-is-going-to-hurt-following-jesus-in-a-divided-america-9780802883483","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}