Worth fighting for : finding courage and compassion when cruelty is trending

Worth fighting for Finding courage and compassion when cruelty is trending

John Pavlovitz

Book - 2024

"This inspiring volume features John Pavlovitz's most important writing from the past several years alongside original essays to provide the encouragement, stamina, and direction we need to keep going, even when things feel bleak"--

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Subjects
Compassion > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Resilience (Personality trait) > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Caring > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Hope > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Published
Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
John Pavlovitz (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xii, 154 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780664268534
  • Introduction: Step into the Ring
  • Part I. Warning Lights
  • The Upside of Despair
  • The Mental Health Crisis of MAGA America
  • Being Human Is Hard
  • When Cruelty Is Trending
  • Being Angry Well
  • America's Great Depression
  • Part II. How We Get Better
  • Don't Forget to Be Happy
  • Find People Who Give You Hope
  • You Are Here
  • Faith over Fear
  • Nice Is Not the Goal
  • Be Brave
  • Part III. Fractures and Fault Lines
  • A Relational Cold War
  • Fixing Relationships That These Days Have Broken
  • How to Talk about Your Religious Beliefs (and Not Be a Total A**hole)
  • Opposing Hate Does Not Make Me Hateful
  • Resisting Tribalism
  • Sitting with Stories
  • Loving Toxic People (from a Distance)
  • Part IV. Prodigals And Refugees
  • Progressive Christianity Is Christianity
  • Messy Community
  • The Limits of Welcome
  • Theological Humility
  • What to Do When You're Losing Your Faith
  • Loving the Church Enough to Leave It
  • The Church We Really Need
  • The Woke, Liberal, Activist Heart of Jesus
  • Part V. What's at Stake?
  • Keep Going
  • The Privilege of Turning Off the News
  • How Much Is a Black Life Worth?
  • The Myopia of Christian Nationalism
  • Disarming Our Religions
  • A God-Sized View of Gender and Sexuality
  • Life for All
  • Our Young Men Deserve Better Than MAGA Masculinity
  • Part VI. The Future We Want
  • The America Worth Fighting For
  • The Coalition of Those Who Give a Damn
  • The Art of Living with Difference
  • I Don't Want America Great; I Want America Good
  • Yes, Love Wins-but It May Require Overtime
  • Notes
Review by Library Journal Review

Pavlovitz's (If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk) book is angry with American Christian conservatives for what he sees as replacing the gospel of love with a MAGA Jesus. He is tired of the fight and is pretty sure he isn't alone. The prolific blogger has arranged 40 of his recent online essays--and some new ones too--into six topical sections in this book: "Warning Lights," "How We Get Better," "Fractures and Fault Lines," "Prodigals and Refugees," "What's at Stake, and "The Future We Want." Each has a new introduction. His essays rail against Christian conservatives and the institutions that support them, sometimes coming off as confrontational, but he also reminds his fellow progressives not to dehumanize Christian conservatives. He also mourns the plight of impoverished people and marginalized communities and admits to his own tiredness and frustration. VERDICT The essays feel as raw and as powerful as Pavlovitz's blog. His confrontational style lends itself more to prodding and validating his fellow progressives than persuading conservative evangelicals. Still, his hopefulness about the fight for social justice is refreshing.--James Wetherbee

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