Reviving the Golden Rule

""In this passionate and expansive book, Andrew DeCort tells the story of Christianity with neighbor-love at its core. Rooted in his experiences in Ethiopia, DeCort pushes past the clichés that swirl around love. From the Hebrew Bible to Martin Luther King Jr., from the early Jesus followers to Simone Weil, DeCort's inspiring stories will motivate readers to put neighbor-love into practice in their own contexts."" -- Vincent Lloyd, professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University ""This book is a rich personal, historical, and theological exploration of the most important moral questions of our earthly existence—who are my neighbors, and how should I care for them?"" -- Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith America and author of We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy ""In Reviving the Golden Rule, Andrew DeCort calls Christians to rediscover the ethical demands of a faith that commands us to love everyone—neighbors, strangers, and enemies—as ourselves. With urgency and clarity, he challenges us to resist the forces that divide and dehumanize and to embody the bold, boundary-breaking love of Jesus. This book is both a moral summons and a hopeful guide for anyone who longs to live out gospel implications in a fractured world."" -- Noah Toly, provost at Calvin University and author of The Gardeners' Dirty Hands ""This is one of those exceedingly rare 'big books' in Christian ethics that traces a crucial concept historically while advancing the normative discussion for today. Andrew DeCort does that with the crucial pair of othering on the problem side and neighbor-love on the solution side. What makes the book even more rare is that it really marks reflection on the radical practice of neighbor-love as a movement, innovated by the author in the hard crucible of Ethiopia. So impressive. I highly recommend this book."" -- David P Gushee, distinguished university professor of Christian ethics at Mercer University ""Do you want to make the world a better place? Start here. Reviving the Golden Rule addresses the most urgent ethical question of our time and perhaps of all time—the question of how we can expand the circle of the 'us' to encompass the 'other.' Although written from an unapologetically Christian perspective, Andrew DeCort's newest book delivers a powerful humanist message that should be heard and acted upon by believers and unbelievers alike."" -- David Livingstone Smith, author of On Inhumanity