God's Economy: Eating at God's Table

Wilson-Hartgrove discusses many big aspects of Jesus' life and teachings in ways that many Christians in America may be shocked. One of his analogies even suggests that Jesus and Al-Qaeda have something in common. This statement was hard for me to read. Al-Qaeda has been responsible for so many innocent deaths that I have a hard time putting that aside and seeing the part that Wilson-Hartgrove is writing about - their structure and tactics. While Wilson-Hartgrove states, "Al-Qaeda might be the analogy we need to jolt us from our addictions to power and control"(pg 72) I have a difficult time accepting that. I would not want in any way to be associated with having a similar lifestyle to Al-Qaeda, and I think that most would agree with me. The analogy of how hard they are to destroy is probably the most powerful part to me. My favorite part is where Wilson-Hartgrove says that Al-Qaeda's isn't radical enough for us to model after. We need to be more radical than Al-Qaeda in a way that strives not for power and control, but the understanding that God's kingdom will take over one day.