What Would Jesus Do Today [Hardcover]

Mike Cope (Author), Rubel Shelly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1997

It is a popular phrase seen on everything from bracelets to earrings; it is frequently said to those seeking advice -- "What would Jesus do?" But this oft-used expression leaves many seekers more confused than ever.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could observe the Savior -- firsthand -- as he encountered our modern culture? Wouldn't you like to know how Jesus would respond to today's troubling issues, such as poverty, wealth, sickness, the sexual revolution, and more? In the pages of What Would Jesus Do Today?, two devoted Bible scholars, Mike Cope and Rubel Shelly, lead us through some of our most confusing questions and moral dilemmas and help us learn how Christ would confront contemporary society.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Mike Cope has been a minister for over fifteen years, serving much of that time in ministry to university students. Cope holds an M.Th. from Harding Graduate School. He has authored several books, including One Holy Hunger and Righteousness Inside Out, and coedits Wineskins Magazine. Cope serves on the Medical Ethics Committee for Hendrick Medical Center and is an adjunct professor of Abilene Christian University.

Dr. Rubel Shelly has served as a minister for the Woodmont Hills church in Nashville for twenty years. He holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and has taught at David Lipscomb University and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

He is a known community leader, serving with groups such as the AIDS Education Committee of the American Red Cross and the Metro Public Schools, and is the author of over twenty books, two of which are The Names of Jesus, and What Would Jesus Do Today? Shelly is widely published in religious journals and co-edits Wineskins magazine. He and his wonderful wife, Myra, make their home in Nashville, TN. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: Howard Books (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878990799
• ISBN-13: 978-1878990792
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,185,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Practical Guide to Christian Living Today, November 7, 1998

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This review is from: What Would Jesus Do Today (Hardcover)

Mike and Rubel will change your thought process from what do I think to what would Jesus think and from how should I respond to how did Jesus respond in similar situations. This book is an easy read and makes for excellent adult Bible class curriculum. I highly recommend it if you aspire to higher Christian living.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relevant, Thoughtful, and Compassionate, December 14, 2004

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This review is from: What Would Jesus Do Today (Hardcover)

One review said this book teaches "convenient" faith, but I'm not sure they read the same book I did. Cope and Shelly go through the various struggles within Christianity today and apply Jesus' words and actions to these issues. In the conclusion they address some of Jesus' tougher sayings including the idea that nothing--including family, friends, or even one's life--should be more of a priority than He is. That's not "convenient"--that's a life-altering change of mind-frame. The authors also do an excellent job of relating Jesus' balance of reverence for law with unfailing compassion and they warn about modern-day Pharisees with their legalism and hypocrisy.

For those readers who are all-too familiar with the last group I just mentioned, please give this book a try and realize that the oppressive brand of "Christianity" common in some churches today is not what Jesus intended. This book focuses on the HOPE of Jesus and, well, we could use more books like this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Offering solid principles and a biblically-based direction, July 9, 2004

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This review is from: What Would Jesus Do Today (Hardcover)

Mike Cope has been a minister for over fifteen years, serving much of that time working with university students and is currently an Adjunct Professor Abilene Christian University. Rubel Shelly has served as a minister for the Woodmont Hills church in Nashville, Tennessee since 1978. What Would Jesus Do Today is their collaborative effort to show a Christian readership that such real life issues as poverty, competition, honesty, commitment, stress, money, sexuality, injustice, death, and more, are quite often too complex for a simply response to the enduringly popular question (especially among Christian fundamentalists and evangelical, "What Would Jesus Do". Offering solid principles and a biblically-based direction, What Would Jesus Do? Today combines considerable biblical scholarship, practical experience, and hard won wisdom to help the non-specialist general reader deal with some of life's toughest questions, stresses, and dilemmas from a Christian perspective.