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Stranger God

Welcoming Jesus in Disguise
  • By Richard Beck
Welcoming Jesus in Disguise
  • By Richard Beck
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Accessible, challenging, funny, and one of the best reads on how to love others in any situation.

Love and hospitality can change the way you see the world and others. That's exactly what modern-day theologian, Richard Beck, experienced when he first led a Bible study at a local maximum security prison. Beck believed the promise of Matthew 25 that states when we visit the prisoner, we encounter Jesus. Sure enough, God met Beck in prison.

With his signature combination of biblical reflection, theological reasoning, and psychological insight, Beck shows how God always meets us when we entertain the marginalized, the oppressed, and the refugee. Stories from Beck's own life illustrate this truth -- God comes to him in the poor, the crippled, the smelly.

Psychological experiments show how we are predisposed to appreciate those who are similar to us and avoid those who are unlike us. The call of the gospel, however, is to override those impulses with compassion, to "widen the circle of our affection." In the end, Beck turns to the Little Way of St. Thérèse of Lisieux for guidance in doing even the smallest acts with kindness, and he lays out a path that any of us can follow.

When Richard Beck first led a Bible study at a maximum security prison, he went to meet God. His own faith was flagging, but Beck still believed the promise of Matthew 25, that when we visit the prisoner, we visit Jesus. And sure enough, God met him in prison.

With his signature combination of biblical reflection, theological reasoning, and psychological insight, Beck shows how God always meets us in the marginalized, the oppressed, and the refugee. And stories from Beck's own life illustrate this truth-God comes to him in the poor, the crippled, the smelly.

Psychological experiments show how we are predisposed to like those who are similar to us and avoid those who are unlike us. The call of the gospel, however, is to override those impulses with compassion, to ""widen the circle of our affection."" In the end, Beck turns to the Little Way of St. Th r se of Lisieux for guidance in doing even the smallest acts with kindness, and he lays out a path that any of us can follow.

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    Product Specs
    • SKU: 9781506433752
    • Manufacturer: Fortress Pr
    • ISBN 13: 9781506433752
    • Publication Date: 11/01/2017
    • Format: Paperback
    • Author: Richard Beck
    • Width: 1.00 inches
    • Height: 1.00 inches
    • Length: 1.00 inches
    • Weight: 0.06 pounds
    • SKU: 9781506438412
    • Manufacturer: Fortress Pr
    • ISBN 13: 9781506438412
    • Publication Date: 11/01/2017
    • Format: Electronic Media
    • Author: Richard Beck
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