The Fierce Urgency of Prophetic Hope

By Wendell L Griffen

In this prophetic collection of sermons, pastor, judge, and prophet Wendell L. Griffen challenges followers of Jesus, those social justice-minded pastors, congregational leaders, religious educators, grassroots activists and advocates, and other faithful persons, to ponder these questions: - What does it mean to be a "prophetic follower of Jesus"?- How will lessons in Scripture and across human history inform our action in the world?- How can we speak of hope in a time of deep division--a time too often defined by racism, misogyny, materialism, militarism, religious nationalism, and xenophobia?In this prophetic collection of sermons, pastor, judge, and prophet Wendell L. Griffen challenges followers of Jesus, those social justice-minded pastors, congregational leaders, religious educators, grassroots activists and advocates, and other faithful persons, to ponder these questions: - What does it mean to be a "prophetic follower of Jesus"?- How will lessons in Scripture and across human history inform our action in the world?- How can we speak of hope in a time of deep division--a time too often defined by racism, misogyny, materialism, militarism, religious nationalism, and xenophobia?In this prophetic collection of sermons, pastor, judge, and prophet Wendell L. Griffen challenges followers of Jesus, those social justice-minded pastors, congregational leaders, religious educators, grassroots activists and advocates, and other faithful persons, to ponder these questions: - What does it mean to be a "prophetic follower of Jesus"?- How will lessons in Scripture and across human history inform our action in the world?- How can we speak of hope in a time of deep division--a time too often defined by racism, misogyny, materialism, militarism, religious nationalism, and xenophobia?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817017860
• ISBN13: 9780817017866
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Judson Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"