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The Political Samaritan

How Power Hijacked a Parable

  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • 13.6 x 21.5 x 1.6 cm

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For those curious about politics and faith today.

The Political Samaritan reveals misuse of a key parable.

You’ll understand how stories shape our beliefs and choices.

Discover how the story of the Good Samaritan has shaped modern politics in Nick Spencer's engaging exploration of faith and language.

The story of the Good Samaritan is probably the most famous in the Bible, and yet it has been consistently misused by politicians. Many of the most prominent figures of the modern age: Margaret Thatcher, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, Jeremy Corbyn and Hilary Benn to name only a few have used or referred to the parable in public utterances. This book is about what they said, how they used it, and what it says about our politics, Christianity, language and oratory today. This is therefore not a narrowly 'religious' or 'political' book, nor an academic study. Rather it uses the power of word, stories, well-known political characters and public reactions to tell an 'Orwellian' tale about the world we live in. In relating this account, Nick Spencer shows how the Good Samaritan has become The Political Samaritan.
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  • Title

    The Political Samaritan

  • Author

    Nick Spencer

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

  • Published

    September 2017

  • Weight

    232g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    13.6 x 21.5 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781472942210

  • ISBN-10

    1472942213

  • Eden Code

    4526656

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