‘How Would Jesus Vote?’: Theologian’s Big Challenge to Liberals and Conservatives
Dr. Darrell Bock, professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and author of the new book ”How Would Jesus Vote,” believes that people on “both the left and the right cherry pick the Bible,” saying that this dynamic has led to intense gridlock in contemporary politics.
“The title is provocative on purpose,” he recently told The Church Boys podcast, explaining that the purpose of the book is to show how this intense cherry picking by both sides ends up getting in the way of “real political discussions” that need to be had.
“We have, in effect, tribalism going on in our politics right now,” Bock said, promising to challenge “simple conclusions about complex issues.”...