Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians - Hardcover

by Lee C. Camp (Author)

Featured in "Best Books of the Year" by The Englewood Review of Books

A bold challenge to American Christians both on the right and the left

In the United States, Christian identity is in moral and political crisis because of the many ways in which it has been coopted and misrepresented. Addressing this painful reality, Lee Camp argues that the cause of the crisis is "our failure to rightly understand what Christianity is." Building on this provocative claim, Camp makes a convincing case that a renewed Christian politic is more essential than ever--one that is "neither left nor right nor religious," but instead is a prophetic way of life modeled after Jesus of Nazareth.

Writing with a truth teller's courage and conviction, Camp exposes modern parodies of faith and challenges believers to rethink who they are and how they participate in the world today. Authentic gospel truth is a scandal to adherents of nationalist myths, he argues--and Christians are called to be scandalous witnesses.

Author Biography

Lee C. Camp is a scholar of ethics and moral theology. He has published several books, including Who Is My Enemy? Questions American Christians Must Face About Islam, and Themselves and Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World. He taught theology and ethics at Lipscomb University for more than twenty years. He is also the creator and host of "No Small Endeavor," an acclaimed podcast series that explores what it means to live a good life.