Ecumenical evening
During the 2000 presidential primary, President Bush famously stated that Jesus was his favorite political philosopher, so we’re surprised it took seven years for someone to write a book about the topic.
| Tod Lindberg – Courtesy photo |
But Policy Review editor Tod Lindberg has finally released “The Political Teachings of Jesus,” which his friends and colleagues celebrated at a book party at the journal’s offices Tuesday night.
In remarks to the mostly conservative guests, Lindberg warned against looking to the book for answers on specific issues.
“No, you won’t find any ideas of what Jesus thought the capital gains tax should be,” Lindberg said. Rather, the work is “an attempt to show what Jesus had to say about world affairs and universally extended equality.”
The book comes out amid a series of left-leaning books that attack the religious right or religion altogether, most notably Christopher Hitchens’ current best-seller, “God is not Great.”
And who should show up, right after Lindberg concluded his remarks, but the contrarian himself. Hitchens engaged in good-natured banter with Lindberg and apologized for missing the speech.
Lindberg signed books, with proceeds going to the So Others Might Eat charity.
