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Over thirty-five years in the classroom and pulpit will give a person some perspective about homo ethicus--the ethical human being. In this intentionally non-academic contribution to the moral pursuit, Jimmy Watson offers personal anecdotes and reflections, sardonic wit, sarcastic humor, and most importantly, a wide array of information and laser-beam insights into his chosen field of study. He invites the reader to think deeply about the complexities and ambiguities of human nature and the discernment of good and evil from both secular and religious perspectives and encourages all of us to become the best damn people we can possibly be.

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Kierkegaard claimed that at decisive historical junctures, God raises up irritant messengers-gadflies to tell the church its witness in the world has become fundamentally flawed. With both grit and grace, snarky-ness and sublimity, Jimmy Watson's People Are No Damn Good is affirmation that Pogo was right: we've seen the enemy, and it is us. Once we own this truth, the pathway to redemption and forgiveness is ours to travel. --Thom Webster, retired Associate Conference Minister, United Church of Christ How often can you say you will ROFL your way through a book on ethics, then actually want to end up being a better person? With hilarious storytelling, unrelenting self-ridicule, and incisive intellect, Pastor Jimmy Watson lays bare the world as it is, while making us love it into what it may yet become with our faith and attention. --Molly Baskette, author of How to Begin When Your World Is Ending Jimmy Watson has given us laypersons an invaluable guide to exploring the perplexing problem of evil. He acts as our learned and amiable docent, dispensing wisdom, originality, and witty bon mots to punctuate his discussion of 'evilology, ' drawing on insights from Scripture, philosophers, ethicists, genetics, and identity politics. . . . A thought-provoking and pleasurable read. Highly recommended. --Robert B. Pettit, Manchester University, Indiana, emeritus

Kierkegaard claimed that at decisive historical junctures, God raises up irritant messengers-gadflies to tell the church its witness in the world has become fundamentally flawed. With both grit and grace, snarky-ness and sublimity, Jimmy Watson's People Are No Damn Good is affirmation that Pogo was right: we've seen the enemy, and it is us. Once we own this truth, the pathway to redemption and forgiveness is ours to travel. --Thom Webster, retired Associate Conference Minister, United Church of Christ How often can you say you will ROFL your way through a book on ethics, then actually want to end up being a better person? With hilarious storytelling, unrelenting self-ridicule, and incisive intellect, Pastor Jimmy Watson lays bare the world as it is, while making us love it into what it may yet become with our faith and attention. --Molly Baskette, author of How to Begin When Your World Is Ending Jimmy Watson has given us laypersons an invaluable guide to exploring the perplexing problem of evil. He acts as our learned and amiable docent, dispensing wisdom, originality, and witty bon mots to punctuate his discussion of 'evilology, ' drawing on insights from Scripture, philosophers, ethicists, genetics, and identity politics. . . . A thought-provoking and pleasurable read. Highly recommended. --Robert B. Pettit, Manchester University, Indiana, emeritus

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Jimmy R. Watson is a United Church of Christ pastor who has served in Texas, Missouri, Indiana, and Kentucky. He is the author of Big Jesus: A Pastor's Struggle with Christology (2015) and An UnDevotional: Jesus Is Still Speaking Through the Gospel of Luke (2019).

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