Overview

If there is one thing that recent political developments have taught us it is that ""character doesn't matter."" The electorate--and most tragically, most of the white ""Christian"" electorate--has no problem endorsing people who have none of the virtues or character traits that would be identified with following Jesus. In this book of essays and reflections from over twenty-five years, Brian Walsh asks the question: What does Christian formation look like when ""the gates of hell"" have not only prevailed against the church of Jesus Christ, but the church has, in so many ways, become the gates of hell?

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""Like so many evangelical doctoral students I will be forever grateful that someone introduced me to the work of Brian Walsh. If you also hunger for the biblical exposition of John Stott combined with a deep commitment to radical Christian hospitality worked out in theologically diverse, scholarly, Christian community, I invite you to wrestle with this collection of Brian's writings. Be prepared to let the struggle in community form a deeper Christian imagination in you."" --Beth Green, Provost, Tyndale University, Toronto ""According to Walsh, 'knowing this world is, at heart, a matter of love.' A journey through this book slowly reveals the profound meaning harbored within this deceptively simple statement. Walsh here summons us to a faith that responds with redemptive courage in a time wracked by suffering and upheaval. Rooted in the best of the reformational tradition, his hard-won wisdom speaks urgently to our need for healing, justice, and hope."" --Ronald A. Kuipers, President, The Institute for Christian Studies ""In a world thin on discipleship and starved for prophetic vision, Brian J. Walsh refuses to be satisfied with the church's terminal nostalgia. Rather than longing for a church at the height of its power (tainted as it is by the impulses of empire) Walsh grounds us in God's present, amplifying Holy Spirit's bold and persistent invitation to join Jesus' healing work through the cultivation of faithfulness, bravery, and imagination."" --Andrew Stephens-Rennie, Director of Missional Renewal, Anglican Diocese of Kootenay ""Brian's latest book is a must-read for everyone concerned with Christian formation in our current moment. Of Prophets, Priests, and Poets brings together the best of Brian's writings on education, Christian formation, and empire in an exquisite example of his poetic, prophetic writing style embodying his message. On every page I discovered insights that resonate with my campus ministry (and whole life!) context, and I will weave these insights into every part of the work I do in Christian formation--and into my whole life as a follower of Jesus in community in this upside-down world."" --Sara Gerritsma DeMoor, Campus Minister, University of Guelph

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Brian J. Walsh is a theologian, pastor, and award-winning author. He is the author of Rags of Light: Leonard Cohen and the Landscape of Biblical Imagination, and co-author of Romans Disarmed: Resisting Empire, Demanding Justice (with Sylvia C. Keesmaat) and Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement (with Steven Bouma-Prediger).

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