{"product_id":"a-marxist-interpretation-of-church-leadership-romans-13-1-7-9781666920604","title":"A Marxist Interpretation of Church Leadership:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Marxist Interpretation of Church Leadership: Romans 13:1-7 is a study of Romans 13: 1-7 from a Marxist perspective. Romans13:1-7 introduce the concept of obedience to civil authorities. As a result, obedience has become an integral part of Western culture, and may be the cultural foundation of how capitalism can manage, control and direct people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomans13:1-7 have persuaded many Christians, including priests, bishops and other representatives of the Church, to obey Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, and other tyrants and despots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Romans 13:1-7 are used as an argument in support of the death penalty. In this way, Jesus’s message of love has become, by means of seven simple verses in Paul’s epistles, an argument that is used to support killing people. The purpose of this book is to get to grips with the Pauline impulse from a Marxist perspective. This is an historic impulse that has oppressed and excluded people, and created an intolerant version of Christianity. It has also established obedience as a fundamental principle in Western culture, and thereby enhanced capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Problem Definition: A Marxist Interpretation of the Ethics of the Romans 13:1-7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: The Message of Obedience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: The Gospel of Judgement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: The Ethics of Power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Authorities and Obedience: Nietzsche’s Interpretation of Paul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: The Hierarchical Principle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: Obey Your Superiors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Reflections and Conclusion in Relation to Part I and Part II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Operational Leadership Principles: A Marxist Angle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Leadership by Exhortation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Leadership Through Instructions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: Paul and Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Ten: Leadership by Guidance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven: Leadership Through Suffering, Grief, and Pain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Twelve: Aspects of Paul’s Quest for Power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: The Sixteen Supporting Hypotheses of Romans 13:1-7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042018459991,"sku":"9781666920604","price":82.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781666920604.jpg?v=1750952647","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-marxist-interpretation-of-church-leadership-romans-13-1-7-9781666920604","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}