The Colson Way
Loving Your Neighbor and Living with Faith in a Hostile World
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Publisher Description
A leading young theologian and public intellectual shows how the life and legacy of Chuck Colson can equip Christians to live a bold and loving faith in the public square.
During his life, Chuck Colson was the preeminent evangelical in American public life. He dedicated himself to public witness in the mold of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and William Wilberforce, creating and leading efforts such as Prison Fellowship, Angel Tree, Breakpoint, and the Centurions program. He worked tirelessly on behalf of humanity because he believed that all people needed help to flourish. He knew the importance of working practically to advance truth and justice in public. And he knew that to be courageous—and to speak and act courageously in line with Scripture—was by definition to be loving.
Chuck Colson’s life reveals there is no division between truth and love, between embracing biblical guidance and loving our neighbor. The Colson Way uses the legacy and wisdom of Colson to show Christians a way of living in a public square increasingly hostile to evangelical conviction.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Strachan (Risky Gospel), director of the Carl F.H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement, advocates for a renewed focus on spreading "the gospel of Jesus Christ in every sphere of life" by examining the life lessons of Chuck Colson, a politician turned preacher. Structured as a treatise for social change, and primarily directed at millennials, the book is also part homily and part hagiography on the life of Colson. Some of the causes championed by Colson (and Strachan) include justice for prisoners, expanded religious freedoms, respect for traditional marriage, and demand for pro-life approach to abortion. The opening chapters follow Colson's career from political meltdown to prison reformer; he eventually finds his voice as a tireless gospel preacher and establishes Prison Fellowship, a faith-based reentry program. Strachan mainly addresses younger generations and suggests society has reached a "kairos" moment the hour of Christians choosing to, according to Colson, "stand for the Lord regardless of what my state tells me." The author rarely critiques or questions Colson: "He had his flaws. He worked too hard, made his schedule too full, and sometimes spoke too strongly." Strachan's philosophy for this unwieldy book can be summed up with a note Colson wrote to Southern Baptist official Andrew Walker: "Love your country, but love your God more."
