Description: Who are our enemies? And what would it mean to love them?
Hyung Jin Kim Sun leads us on an exploration of God's call to love our enemies. What did Jesus demonstrate and teach about loving enemies? How is nonviolence connected to Christian faith and spirituality? Isn't violence sometimes necessary? Does loving our enemies really work? What is the goal of enemy love and how can it be applied in our everyday lives? This book won't answer every question about a Christian practice of nonviolence, but it will lead toward a deeper faith as we consider how to live with enemies in a violent world. The Jesus Way: Small Books of Radical Faith delve into big questions about God's work in the world. These concise, practical books are deeply rooted in Anabaptist theology. Crafted by a diverse community of internationally renowned scholars, pastors, and practitioners, The Jesus Way series helps readers deepen their faith in Christ and enliven their witness.Brief description: Hyung Jin Kim Sun, also known as Pablo, is a Korean-Paraguayan Mennonite and Ph.D. candidate in theological ethics at Emmanuel College in the Toronto School of Theology. He works as teaching, research, and program assistant at the Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning, a reference group of the Canadian Council of Churches. After completing his undergraduate studies in Asunción, Paraguay, Kim Sun earned an MA and MDiv at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he met and married his wife Jinah. He also holds a ThM from Boston College. Kim Sun became a Mennonite because of his strong conviction in the gospel of peace. He serves as an assistant pastor at Toronto Mennonite New Life Church.
Review Quotes: "We are to love our enemies because God loves them. Hyung Jin Kim Sun takes Jesus' central teaching--neighbor love is God's love--at his word. As a teacher of peace with Asian roots and a third-world childhood, Kim Sun knows something about loving those who oppose us. He lives this love, and sees how the way to God leads not away from but toward and through care for the 'other, ' no matter how 'other.' This book is good for the soul."--David W. Augsburger, professor emeritus of pastoral care and counseling at Fuller Theological Seminary and author of Caring Enough to Confront