{"product_id":"how-to-have-an-enemy-righteous-anger-and-the-work-of-peace-paperback","title":"How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Florer-Bixler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes Jesus' call to love our enemies mean that we should remain silent in the face of injustice?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jesus called us to love our enemies. But to befriend an enemy, we first have to acknowledge their existence, understand who they are, and recognize the ways they are acting in opposition to God's good news. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, Melissa Florer-Bixler looks closely at what the Bible says about enemies--who they are, what they do, and how Jesus and his followers responded to them. The result is a theology that allows us to name our enemies as a form of truth-telling about ourselves, our communities, and the histories in which our lives are embedded. Only then can we grapple with the power of the acts of destruction carried out by our enemies, and invite them to lay down their enmity, opening a path for healing, reconciliation, and unity. \u003cbr\u003e ​ \u003cbr\u003e Jesus named and confronted his enemies as an essential part to loving them. In this provocative book, Florer-Bixler calls us to do the same. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Florer-Bixler\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and pastor with degrees from Duke University and Princeton Theological Seminary. Her ministry at Raleigh Mennonite Church has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSojourners\u003c\/i\u003e. She writes for \u003ci\u003eGeez Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristian Century, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Anabaptist World, \u003c\/i\u003eamong others. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFire by Night: Finding God in the Pages of the Old Testament\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband and three children in Raleigh, North Carolina. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.95 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966826479917,"sku":"9781513808130","price":18.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/VG5ncGpYbG00VDIxQU1uZlhKUmdDZz09.webp?v=1775539212","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/how-to-have-an-enemy-righteous-anger-and-the-work-of-peace-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}