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This book makes many important points that will continue to cause me to not only reshape how I view the Bible, but also to question the way it has been taught to me in my many years as a follower of Jesus. The following points stand out to me most clearly:1) Sola Scriptura has been used to privilege the literate, and most of the theology considered and pondered by Westerners has been written by people in places of power. This is a problem (to put it lightly) as it has greatly shaped our theology, and therefore has greatly shaped our view of Jesus."The fact remains: Those most likely to be literate and viewed as theologically sound in the last five centuries have been white, male, educated and Western. This means that the translation and interpretation of Scripture has largely been handled by the category with the most power in the world over the last 500 years" (38, 39). Furthermore, "When we neglect the perspectives of the downtrodden, the likelihood of Scripture distortion rises exponentially" (137).2) That Jesus is still alive and teaching us through his spirit today: “Jesus is still our Rabbi.â€3) If it is indeed true that Jesus is still our rabbi, that begs the question, “Which Jesus?†This inquiry propels the subsequent discussion in the book about how our understanding of the Bible shapes our understanding of both Jesus and the cross. Can Jesus, who focused his ministry on the marginalized and oppressed in society, be properly understood when viewed only through the lens of the powerful/privileged?"The Bible is one of the few ancient texts in this world written by people who were not in power" (166)."Perhaps the controlling inclinations of sola Scriptura are so ingrained in the Western Protestant imagination that it's taken this monumental move of the Spirit to dislodge our idolization of the Bible" (109). 4) An exploration of Rene Girard’s theory on mimetic desire and scapegoating. First the book looks at how the Bible humanizes the scapegoat. Then, the authors consider how the Bible, a text written by a people group consistently scapegoated, unmasks violence and its effects not only on the individual, but society as well. In that unmasking, the cross and Jesus give us a clear picture of how to break the cycle of violence my mimicking Jesus."...when people mimic the emotions and desires of those around them -- people act in ways contrary to how they view themselves. Instead of crowd imitation, what God offers is mimetic contagion oriented toward Jesus as we allow our minds and our desires to be transformed by the Holy Spirit" (203).This book will give you a lot to think about; it is definitely worth the read.
Solus Jesus: A Theology of Resistance is a book I have been looking forward to since I first heard that Ken Wilson and Emily Swan, the co-pastors of Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor, were working on it. I have already done some writing on how the concept of Solus Jesus has been of significant benefit to my theology and life as a whole, so it should not be surprising to hear that I was thrilled to hear that Swan and Wilson were working on a full book on the subject. There is a LOT going on in this book. It certainly did not disappoint, but it did surprise me—in a remarkably encouraging way.When I sat down to read Solus Jesus: A Theology of Resistance, I was expecting an extended explanation and defense of what Blue Ocean Faith people mean when talk about the concept. As someone who has been hanging around the fringes of the Blue Ocean Faith community (and cheering it on) for a while now, I was already familiar with the idea in broad terms. Essentially Solus Jesus is a riff on, and reaction to, the reformation credo "Sola Scriptura". Inspired by Phyllis Tickle's suggestion that the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, will begin to work in a fresh paradigm every five hundred years or so, Solus Jesus recommends a decentering of the Bible as a source of certainty and instead placing our confidence in the person of Jesus Christ. Ken Wilson and Emily Swan are both post-Evangelicals who were put through the ringer by the Evangelical "machine" over the issue of full LGBTQ+ inclusion (Ken Wilson tells the story of this in his previous book A Letter to My Congregation). It was probably for that reason, as well as the general timeliness of the subject, that I expected this book to be that defense and explanation.It turns out that the vision Swan and Wilson had for their book was much bigger than mine. While there is some defense of the concept (I found Chapter 4: In Defense of Experience—Wilson and Chapter 5: The age of the Spirit—Swan particularly helpful here) the greater portion of the book is devoted to a theological and practical working out of what Solus Jesus can look like in the contemporary world. In essence, the Authors delivered to my expectation in Part 1 (Solus Jesus) of the book, and then went well beyond, bringing the titular concept into conversation with Girardian scapegoat theory to recommend a more developed and ambitious theology in Part 2 (A Theology of Resistance), and then working though some of what an application of this theology might look like if implemented by the contemporary Church in Part 3 (A New Way Forward). While all three cohere nicely and the chapters all build effectively on one another, each part really could have been its own work. In fact, the only critique I can think of for this book is that I would have really enjoyed a bit more of each section, so maybe a trilogy would have worked well.Both Swan and Wilson have engaging and complementary writing styles and they are both up-front with their backgrounds and perspectives. As a result, Solus Jesus is both accessible on a popular level and "challenging and thought provoking" as a book of theology. The co-authorship takes the form of independently written chapters with Wilson and Swan each writing from their respective strengths.In terms of the actual ideas presented, Solus Jesus represents a serious candidate for a Girardian post-evangelical (and possibly renewed mainline Protestant) theology. Taking the title to represent the two major themes of the book in conversation: First Solus Jesus as a re-centering of Jesus and de-centering of the Bible-as-source-of-certainty in the life of the Christain, then A Theology of Resistance built on the foundation of Solus Jesus and complimented by Girardian mimetic and scapegoat theory. In both cases, Swan and Wilson come across far more as offering, than as arguing, their ideas.The Solus Jesus thesis is grounded, not in a rejection of the Bible as such, but in a rejection of the Bible as a source of certainty, first, because certainty isn't turning out to be a realistic demand, and second because the Bible itself points more to Jesus of Nazareth than to its self as a source for confidence. While the book does lay out a case for this, it strikes me that Wilson and Swan are writing this book at a time when the evangelical (and post-evangelical) case against rigid understandings of Biblical authority and infallibility have already been made (Pete Enns' The Sin of Certianty is both referenced and relevant here). Swan and Wilson are, I suspect, largely done with attempting to justify their Christianity to the Evangelical machine and have moved on to offer their insights to those who are already searching for something more.So, too, with their Theology of Resistance. Swan and Wilson waste almost no time attacking or critiquing existing Evangelical theologies of ethics, politics, and atonement beyond sharing a few of their own helpful stories of times and ways in which those theologies came up short for them in the past. Instead, the authors work to interpret much of the (particularly Western) Church's crisis of being and failure through the lens of Girardian mimetic and scapegoat mechanics. While I don't find Girard to provide any sort of perfect, comprehensive model for human behavior or a theology of the atonement (nor do Swan and Wilson claim that he does), I was impressed with how well the model fit both the atonement and as an explanation for the repeated failure of the Church to take the side of justice as it has interacted with an unjust society throughout history. In line with the aphorism "all models are wrong, but some are useful", Solus Jesus: A Theology of Resistance demonstrates clearly that Girard's is a useful model in understanding God's actions in the world and through the church.Ultimately I found Solus Jeusus: A Theology of Resistance both satisfying and challenging in all of the best ways, and I sincerely hope that it will have a place in determining the direction that post-evangelicalism will take at this juncture in history—it certainly deserves to.
Could it be that Jesus, not scripture, is the final authority in all matters of faith and morals? Swan and Wilson boldly say YES, and the result is brilliant. They weave compelling storytelling (SERIOUSLY GREAT STORIES!) with sophisticated analysis into one of the most encouraging Christian books I've read in a long time.Many within the Protestant traditions have articulated how sola scriptura is insufficient. Swan and Wilson add their own voices to that project but take a giant step forward by offering a bold and satisfying alternative: solus Jesus. Swan and Wilson embody an authentic witness. The power of their experience, and the wisdom of their prophetic insight will serve all who are ready to receive it. The icing on the cake is how clearly and well-written this book is.Bonus: this would make a great book for a book club or small group! Enjoy!
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