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Always with Us?: What Jesus Really Said about the Poor (Prophetic Christianity Series) Paperback – April 21, 2017

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Jesus's words "the poor you will always have with you" (Matthew 26:11) are regularly used to suggest that ending poverty is impossible, that poverty is a result of moral failures, and that the poor themselves have no role in changing their situation. In this book Liz Theoharis examines both the biblical text and the lived reality of the poor to show how that passage is taken out of context, distorted, and politicized to justify theories about the inevitability of inequality. Theoharis reinterprets "the poor you will always have with you" to show that it is actually one of the strongest biblical mandates to end poverty. She documents stories of poor people themselves organizing to improve their lot and illuminates the implications for the church. Poverty is not inevitable, Theoharis argues. It is a systemic sin, and all Christians have a responsibility to partner with the poor to end poverty once and for all.
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    Prophetic Christianity
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    Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
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    April 21, 2017
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.52 x 9 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    9780802875020
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Hal B. Orensky
5.0 out of 5 stars Earth shaking step by step process
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023
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Rev. Dr. Theo-Harris has made the Gospel of Matthew make sense to me in a new way that heals and inspires me. I bought this book for use as the text to teach a group Bible Study. While it is a deeply thoughtful and challenging read, we have been forever shaped by her exegesis. We see how important reading scripture with the poor is and are excited to continue our journey on this topic. Jesus is more alive to us, as is the woman who anointed him with oil.
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Rcoghill2
4.0 out of 5 stars Our book group choice for a 6 week study
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2021
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This is our choice for a six week study for Episcopal Churches in my region. It is the densest book we have entered into during the pandemic. It is more than an awareness book. It is a call to action. Most of our choices have been one or the other. This is more of a combination. We begin Tuesday. We will see who zooms in.
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John B.
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This book was for a group study not the type of book I would recommend.
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Stephen T Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Pie in the sky when you die? That's a lie!
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2017
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Dr. Theoharis takes on, in a helpful and readable way, the supposed theological underpinnings of the claim that poverty is part of God's plan. She persuasively walks the reader through her perspective that Biblical references to the persistence of poverty refer to cases in which communities refuse to follow the path of justice and mutual responsibility advocated by Biblical texts. In this view, the human race is presented both with a "the blessing" and "the curse," and must choose which of these paths to follow. In this view, the "curse" of poverty is the result of human actions, but not of God's.

This Biblical underpinning then relates to fascinating accounts (and lessons learned) of actions in Philadelphia and elsewhere, spearheaded by people of faith and others, to put into action the words of Deuteronomy 15:4, that "there shall be no poor among you."

This book is an engaging call to action to end poverty here and now, particularly to people of faith. It is a vital thread in the fabric of resistance to the claims of the rich, as Joe Hill taught us, that we'll "get pie in the sky when we die."
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Mark Demers
5.0 out of 5 stars The resurrected ones
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2024
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This book offers an exegesis that is both complicated and intricate. And when you get to the end, at least for those who profess to be "Christian", you are left with 2 questions: "Do I truly believe in Jesus and his message?" And: "Am I a 'Resurrected one'"?
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JLB
4.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps too academic for persons expecting a book or directions on how to help the poor.
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2017
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Exceptionally well documented monograph related to the specific verses in Matthew. Perhaps too academic for persons expecting a book or directions on how to help the poor.
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Jerermy
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading in the Bible's teachings about God, Jesus, Poverty and discipleship
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2023
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Essential reading in the Bible's teachings about God, Jesus, Poverty and discipleship. Written by a top level academic who also puts her body where her mouth is by living out the conclusions of her scholarship.
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Staci Ann Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Needed perspective on poverty
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2017
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This book offered a different perspective on Jesus`s words in Matthew 26. Theoharis provides strong arguments and textual evidence for her position while using personal experience to make an emotional appeal as well. Strong voice and important perspective. Well written too.
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cjp1002
5.0 out of 5 stars Stands usual interpretation of Matt 26:11 on its head!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2019
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Exegesis of Matthew 26:11 which stands the usual interpretation of this verse on its head! This is great as I was troubled by this verse and its lack of consistency with other comments that Jesus made about the poor. Loved the book overall, like one of the other reviewers said it is academic though. For putting my mind at ease it is definitely worth 5 stars!
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Don Donaghey
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book. Informative and inspirational
Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2017
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A great book. Informative and inspirational. It has inspired me to think about how I can work with the poor to eradicate poverty.
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