According to Eugene Cho, Christians should never profess
blind loyalty to a party. Any party. But they should engage with
politics, because politics inform policies which impact
people.
In Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian’s Guide to Engaging
Politics, Cho encourages readers to remember that hope
arrived—not in a politician, system, or great nation—but in the
person of Jesus Christ.
With determination and heart, Cho urges readers to stop vilifying
those they disagree with—especially the vulnerable—and asks
Christians to follow Jesus and reflect His teachings. In this book
that integrates the pastoral, prophetic, practical, and personal,
readers will be inspired to stay engaged, have integrity, listen to
the hurting, and vote their convictions.
“When we stay in the Scriptures, pray for wisdom, and advocate
for the vulnerable, our love for politics, ideology, philosophy, or
even theology, stop superseding our love for God and
neighbor.”
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“I have been waiting for this book because the Church desperately needs this book more than ever before. So many leaders and believers regularly ask me for wisdom around how to navigate our Christian faith and politics. While this book may not have all the answers, Rev. Eugene Cho has written an incredible and timely resource by providing a biblical, theological, and practical framework to both encourage and challenge pastors, leaders, and all believers. He bravely balances the pastoral and prophetic and urges us not to abandon politics but to faithfully work to ensure that our theology as followers of Jesus informs our politics and not the other way around. Indeed, we need to hear and embody this message!”
“How do we engage politically as Christians when our political disagreements have ended friendships, divided families and church communities, and left people bruised, determined to avoid anything political? In Thou Shall Not Be a Jerk, Eugene Cho is not reductive about the prayer-filled yet significantly divergent political views Christians hold. But he doesn’t give up either. Instead, Cho calls us beyond apathy, avoidance, and echo chambers, equipping Christians to listen and engage politically with humility, integrity, conviction. This book is both challenging and inspiring. And a valuable resource as we seek to navigate a polarized climate with grace and truth.”
“Eugene Cho’s tome is a welcome and instructive guide to Christians of every political stripe who in this time of deep political divide are in profound need of a cartography to engage in the political sphere while reflecting their primary allegiance to Christian discipleship and the kingdom of God.”