The Fractured Kingdom
Uniting Modern Christianity through the Historical Jesus
by Jean-Pierre Isbouts
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Pub Date Jun 13 2023 | Archive Date Jun 30 2024
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Description
Bestselling biblical historian Jean-Pierre Isbouts weaves the origin stories of Christianity and the Lord's Prayer into a reinvigorating and urgent rallying cry for unity in the modern church.
Modern Christianity is in the midst of a veritable schism along the fault lines of society's culture wars. Only if we understand the origins of this split can we find our way to unity. Though few may realize it today, Jesus’s ministry unfolded in a crisis very similar to the one society is now battling. In fact, were it not for the truly catastrophic conditions in early 1st century Galilee, his reimagining of the three quintessential virtues of the Torah – social justice; compassion toward one another; and an abiding love of God – would have likely failed to attract a wide following.
Advance Praise
"Jean-Pierre Isbouts' new book is a well-researched, briskly-written and genuinely penetrating historical study that ostensibly has an imagined Christian unity as its primary goal.” —Englewood Review of Books
“Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts hits the mark beautifully by pointing all of us living in an all-too divided nation to a different and better way forward, a way of love that is grounded in the familiar prayer that Jesus taught us. Readers will find a foundation for healing and wholeness in these pages.” —Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church and author of Love is the Way and The Power of Love
"The Fractured Kingdom speaks to my heart, challenging me, 'Are you truly a Christian building God’s kingdom today?' My heart replies, 'I believe, Lord. Help me to live my belief.' May The Fractured Kingdom do the same for you." —St. Anthony Messenger
“I never cease to be amazed at the extraordinary insights and expansive knowledge of Jean-Pierre Isbouts. The Fractured Kingdom speaks to not one generation, but many—past and future—about the perils of religious division. But, instead of leaving us there, Isbouts invites us to grab hold of the promises that an authentic, godly, and life-giving faith can offer the great divides of our time. With the craftmanship of a gifted maestro, Isbouts’ book is a symphony of possibility that reaches a crescendo of hope.” —Russell J. Levenson Jr., author of Witness to Dignity: The Life and Faith of George H. W. and Barbara Bush
“The one subject Jesus spoke about more than any other was the Kingdom of God. In The Fractured Kingdom, Jean-Pierre Isbouts, using the Lord’s Prayer as a lens, vividly explicates what Jesus meant by God’s Kingdom. I believe this is a book for all of us who call ourselves Christians, regardless of what branch of the Church we call home. Isbouts shows us that what unites us is bigger than what divides us and that Jesus needs all of us to be about the work of Kingdom building.” —Randolph M. Hollerith, dean of the Washington National Cathedral
Marketing Plan
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781640656437 |
| PRICE | $28.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 256 |
