Following the Call

Living the Sermon on the Mount Together

by Eberhard Arnold; Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Mother Teresa; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; C. S. Lewis; Wendell Berry; Dorothy Day; Leo Tolstoy; N. T. Wright; Richard Rohr; Madeleine L’Engle; Thomas Merton

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Pub Date Sep 07 2021 | Archive Date Sep 07 2021

Plough Publishing | Plough Publishing House

Christian | Religion & Spirituality

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Description

Practicing Jesus' impossible possibility: Fifty-two readings to spark discussion on putting Jesus’ most central teaching into practice

Jesus’ most famous teaching, the Sermon on the Mount, possesses an irresistible quality. Who hasn’t felt stirred and unsettled after reading his vision of God’s kingdom, which get to the root of the human condition?

This follow-up to the acclaimed collection Called to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People taps an even broader array of sources, bringing together trusted and prophetic voices from every era and a range of traditions to unlock the implications of Jesus’ most essential words.

More than a commentary or devotional, however, this book is designed to be read together with others, to engage and inspire communities of faith to seriously consider what it might look like to put Jesus’ radical teachings into practice today. For, as captivating as Jesus’ words are, they are also inflammatory, a challenge to the world as it is. Yet as these readings make clear, the Sermon on the Mount is neither an impossible ideal nor or a new ideology, ethical framework, or set of rules. Rather, when Jesus calls people to himself, a new social order is born.

Jesus not only casts a vision of what righteousness, peace, and love looks like in God’s kingdom, but invites us to respond with everything we have and are, to make it a reality.

Practicing Jesus' impossible possibility: Fifty-two readings to spark discussion on putting Jesus’ most central teaching into practice

Jesus’ most famous teaching, the Sermon on the Mount, possesses...

A Note From the Publisher

Following the Call is designed for discussion groups, with 52 weekly readings and related discussion questions.

A broad range of voices throughout brings diversity and historical depth, appealing to readers of every denomination.

The selection focusses on Jesus’ best-known and most accessible teaching and explores how to apply it in daily life.

Following the Call is designed for discussion groups, with 52 weekly readings and related discussion questions.

A broad range of voices throughout brings diversity and historical depth, appealing...

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A Note From the Publisher

Following the Call is designed for discussion groups, with 52 weekly readings and related discussion questions.

A broad range of voices throughout brings diversity and historical depth, appealing to readers of every denomination.

The selection focusses on Jesus’ best-known and most accessible teaching and explores how to apply it in daily life.

Advance Praise

"As I read this collection, I tried to imagine the authors of the various reflections in conversation. What would Leo Tolstoy say to Karl Barth, or Francis of Assisi to Wendell Berry? The more I read, though, the more I started to imagine all of them in one place—listening to Jesus give the Sermon on the Mount. And, before long, I found myself blending into the crowd with them, hearing these strange, arresting, upending words of life. This book will prompt you to surprise, to delight, to melancholy, to argument, and, at every turn, will lead you back to Jesus." —Russell Moore, Christianity Today

"From Teresa of Avila to Mother Teresa, from Martin Luther to Martin Luther King, from Francis of Assisi to Francis Chan, from Dorothy Day to Dorothy Sayers, these excerpts can deeply enrich personal study and devotion. But they are also meant to be read and discussed in community and then acted on. Prepare yourself for a healthy feast, but then prepare yourself for obedience and service in the church of our Lord Jesus Christ!" —Craig L. Blomberg, Denver Seminary

"A magnificent collection of reflections on Jesus's most familiar, and most radical, teaching." —James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage

“A treasure chest of wisdom drawn from some of the greatest thinkers and saints the church has known." —Greg Boyd, Senior Pastor, Woodland Hills Church

"Beautiful and challenging? Yes, indeed. Ecumenical and faithful? Certainly so. This book... is the most delightfully curated, fully inter-denominational book we’ve seen in a long time." —Hearts & Minds Bookstore

"Moore has brought together compelling selections from more than a hundred writers to call for the formation of a fellowship of disciples who will simply live as Jesus taught us to live. I strongly recommend this book for study, reflection, and prayerful living." —Richard J. Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline

"As I read this collection, I tried to imagine the authors of the various reflections in conversation. What would Leo Tolstoy say to Karl Barth, or Francis of Assisi to Wendell Berry? The more I...