"The Gospel that we preach will not be a Gospel of Jesus Christ unless it takes
sides with those who are sinned against—the poor and the oppressed."

In these selected writings, Albert Nolan, best-selling author of Jesus Before
Christianity and Jesus Today, outlines the basis of a Christian theology and
spirituality that sides with the poor and the cause of justice. Many of these
pieces were forged in the long struggle against the apartheid system of his
native South Africa. It was in that context that Nolan first recognized the
radical social message of Jesus and its relevance to the contemporary world. But
his work transcends the South African situation to speak to all Christians
living in a world marked by inequality, violence, and exploitation.

Nolan's theme is not simply one of resistance to the "principalities and
powers". He also challenges us to embrace the spirituality of Jesus, showing how…
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