The Political Samaritan: How power hijacked a parable Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Political Samaritan: How power hijacked a parable Book

The story of the Good Samaritan is probably the most famous in the Bible, and yet it has been consistently misused by politicians. Many of the most prominent figures of the modern age: Margaret Thatcher, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, Jeremy Corbyn and Hilary Benn to name only a few have used or referred to the parable in public utterances. This book is about what they said, how they used it, and what it says about our politics, Christianity, language and oratory today. This is therefore not a narrowly 'religious' or 'political' book, nor an academic study. Rather it uses the power of word, stories, well-known political characters and public reactions to tell an 'Orwellian' tale about the world we live in. In relating this account, Nick Spencer shows how the Good Samaritan has become The Political Samaritan.Read More

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  • Foyles

    Nick Spencer sets out to rescue an innocent parable, mugged for political ends, ignored by passers-by, and then left for half-dead at the edge of the English language....

  • 1472942213
  • 9781472942210
  • Spencer, Nick
  • 16 November 2017
  • Bloomsbury Continuum
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 208
  • Book
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