{"product_id":"the-hijacking-of-jesus-how-the-religious-right-distorts-christianity-and-promotes-prejudice-and-hate-paperback","title":"The Hijacking of Jesus: How the Religious Right Distorts Christianity and Promotes Prejudice and Hate - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Wakefield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianity in America has become almost synonymous with right-wing fanaticism, conservative politics and -- thanks to Mel Gibson -- a brutally sadistic version of the religious experience. Millions of devout Christians, like Dan Wakefield, are appalled by this distortion of their faith that stands for peace, equality, healing, and compassion for society's outcasts. In The Hijacking of Jesus, Dan Wakefield asks how and why the Christian faith has been so effectively appropriated by the Bush administration. Why is it that Republicans have become the party of \"moral values?\" How is it that mainline Christian denominations and leadership, both Catholic and Protestant, have remained remarkably silent on the war in Iraq, the civil rights erosion of the Patriot Act, the growth of poverty, the Terry Schiavo debacle, and the fact that over 40 million people now live without health insurance? And how can Christians recapture and reclaim their faith from the cynical manipulations of Bill Frist, Tom DeLay, and George W. Bush?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Wakefield\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, journalist and screenwriter whose bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eGoing All The Way\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStarting Over\u003c\/i\u003e were produced as feature films. He created the NBC prime time TV series \u003ci\u003eJames at 15\u003c\/i\u003e. A documentary film has been produced of his memoir \u003ci\u003eNew York in the Fifties\u003c\/i\u003e. His nonfiction books on spirituality include \u003ci\u003eReturning: A Spiritual Journey; Creating from The Spirit; The Story of Your Life: Writing a Spiritual Autobiography, Expect a Miracle, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Do We Know When It's God?: A Spiritual Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.92 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760535601440,"sku":"9781560259565","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/37fb7c6ddf7bee4ec005f20597a7736c.webp?v=1780182689","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-hijacking-of-jesus-how-the-religious-right-distorts-christianity-and-promotes-prejudice-and-hate-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}