The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right

Lisa Sharon Harper

Mar 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Lisa Sharon Harper

About this audiobook

God once declared everything in the world "very good." Can you imagine it? A Vision of Hope for a Broken World Shalom is what God declared. Shalom is what the Kingdom of God looks like. Shalom is when all people have enough. It's when families are healed. It's when churches, schools, and public policies protect human dignity. Shalom is when the image of God is recognized in every single human. Shalom is our calling as followers of Jesus's gospel. It is the vision God set forth in the Garden and the restoration God desires for every relationship. What can we do to bring shalom to our nations, our communities, and our souls? Through a careful exploration of biblical text, particularly the first three chapters of Genesis, Lisa Sharon Harper shows us what "very good" can look like today, even after the Fall. Because despite our anxious minds, despite division and threats of violence, God's vision remains: Wholeness for a hurting world. Peace for a fearful soul. Shalom.

About the author

Lisa Sharon Harper is a prolific speaker, activist, playwright, and the author of several books, including Evangelical Does Not Equal Republican... or Democrat and coauthor of Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith. Harper has been recognized by the Huffington Post as one of 50 Powerful Women Religious Leaders.