Subversive Jesus
An Adventure in Justice, Mercy, and Faithfulness in a Broken World
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2016
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Publisher's Description
Craig Greenfield lives life a little crazier than most people. He comes from New Zealand but he has lived in some of the most broken (and beautiful) places in the world, including the drug ruled Downtown Eastside inner city of Vancouver, Canada and the slums of Cambodia. Convinced that Jesus places love for the poor and the pursuit of justice as central, Craig Greenfield has sought to follow in Christ’s footsteps by living among people at the edges of society for the last fifteen years. His quest to follow this Subversive Jesus has taken Craig and his young family around the world and back again. This is the story of how Jesus led them to the margins: initiating the Pirates of Justice flash mobs, sharing their home with detoxing crack-addicts, welcoming homeless panhandlers and prostituted women to the dinner table, and ultimately sparking a movement to reach the world’s most vulnerable children. Craig’s story is a radical and potentially controversial critique of the status quo too often found in our own lives and even in our churches, but it also offers an inspirational and hopeful vision of another way. While readers may not relocate to a slum or start dining with drug addicts, they will certainly come to view their lives and ministry through a fresh lens, reconsidering how they are uniquely called by Jesus to subversively love the poor and break down systems of injustice in their own sphere of influence.
Endorsements (3)
“churchified” and pious Jesus many of us grew up with had little to do with the man and ministry revealed in the Gospels.”
Fr. Richard Rohr
“Craig is a modern-day St. Francis of Assisi. Whether in one of North America’s poorest zip codes or in the slums of Cambodia, Craig preaches the gospel through his life, not just his words. This is Craig’s story, but as you read it, you may discover God’s new call on your life. User warning: don’t read this book unless you want to be challenged and your life changed. Do read it if you want to be inspired to walk in the footsteps of Jesus.”
“return to embody the subversive memory of Jesus. Craig writes with a keen eye for the substance behind our religious rhetoric, showing us the way to live and love in a world of wounds. When too many authors write about ideals that we all aim to embody, Craig flips that script and reflects on the gifts of what his embodied ideals have meant in his life, inviting us to join him in bearing witness to hope.”
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