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OverviewNick Spencer sets out to rescue an innocent parable, mugged for political ends, ignored by passers-by, and then left for half-dead at the edge of the English language. The parable of the Good Samaritan has been used by almost every major British politician over recent years – from Theresa May and Tony Blair to Margaret Thatcher and Jeremy Corbyn. But they don’t all use it to say the same thing. Discussing the various figures who’ve politicised the Samaritan, Spencer – described by the Economist as ‘like a prophet crying in the post-modern wilderness’ – explains why and how Jesus’ famous parable got mixed up in politics. From abolitionists to warmongers, prime ministers to activists such as Dr Martin Luther King, he uncovers the reasons for the parable’s popularity – and then asks the killer question: who gets it right? If the Good Samaritan has been dragged on to the political stage, whose side is he on? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nick SpencerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Continuum Weight: 0.232kg ISBN: 9781472942210ISBN 10: 1472942213 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 16 November 2017 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsThe parable of the Good Samaritan 1 'He welcomed them and spoke to them' Talking God Talking politics The words we live by A divine register 2 'They did not understand what this meant' Introducing the political Samaritan The parliamentary Samaritan The Thatcherite Samaritan The Labour Samaritan The contemporary Samaritan Conclusion 3 'How do you read it?' Arriving at the parable Enter the lawyer The parable A priest and a Levite were walking along a road Samaritans The 'Good' Samaritan So, you can see, the parable obviously means... Church interpretations Conclusion 4 'Go and Do Likewise' Who's right? Christianity in the UK Reasonable political language Politics Political rhetoric Postscript: Picking up a half-dead metaphor Acknowledgements Notes A Note on the AuthorReviewsEngagingly written, wide-ranging, and important ... this journey through the political Samaritan's uses/misuses, meanings, and citations leaves us with whole new sets of questions about the politics of our society and the place of religion within it. * Church Times * Author InformationNick Spencer is Director of Theos, a Christian think tank. He is the author of Atheists: The Origin of the Species (Bloomsbury) and Freedom and Order: History Politics and the English Bible (Hodder and Stoughton). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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