The Christian as Imitator of Christ
How That Should Influence Treatment of the Poor and Others Based on Race
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
Two-and-a-half billion people worldwide profess to be Christians. These include people who espouse ideas about White Christianity, Christian nationalism, Christian libertarianism, racial segregation, and racial purity. It also includes people who see assistance to the poor as handouts that perpetuate poverty. The latter group includes people who espouse ideas about accountable individualism where people are expected to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps and become self-sufficient as a sign of faith in God's grace, and a perversion of crucicentrism which takes the position that it is compassionate to allow poor people to suffer because it can drive them to the cross and salvation in Christ.
Endorsements (5)
“This thought-provoking work invites Christians to reflect deeply on how their lives can authentically mirror the compassion of Jesus toward the poor. I wholeheartedly endorse this clarion call to Christlikeness—the only form of Christianity that has the power to transform individuals and nations. It is time for genuine Christians to rise up! The church desperately needs this message. Thank you, Dr. Achampong, for your important contribution!”
“Professor Achampong brilliantly and admirably argues that Jesus Christ is not only our Lord and Savior, but also our social ethics. This means that the deepest and broadest virtue of the Christian is to embody and express the Christic ideals (devotional and ethical principles) within society. Achampong views the Christian as a living imitation of the moral excellences of Jesus Christ within his or her community. The book calls for a spirituality driven by a desire to transform our character and to care for the ‘least of these’ in our world.”
“God created a single human race in Genesis. Science has substantiated a single human origin from Africa. The Catholic priest and theologian, Father Gustavo Gutiérrez, reminds us that at the heart of Christ’s gospel is the primacy of the poor in God’s kingdom. So, how can Euro-American Christians harbor prejudice towards non-white Christians and the poor? The Christian as Imitator of Christ seeks to re-orient Christians by reminding us of the history and the distinguishing marks of our faith. It provides a guide to Christian conduct in our contemporary times, and how living in imitation of Christ would make our world a genuinely better place. This is a book every Christian must read.”
“Some might argue that Dr. Achampong has redefined what it means to be a Christian in post modernity. I would contend that rather than redefine he has rediscovered the original, biblical definition of what being a Christian means. A brief overview of the chapters makes it clear that all that is fundamental to living our faith out in this world is examined in these pages. My hope is that every Christian leader in America and around the globe will read this great work and decide to imitate our Savior in all we say, do, and promote.”
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