{"product_id":"of-prophets-priests-and-poets-christian-formation-at-the-gates-of-hell-hardcover","title":"Of Prophets, Priests, and Poets: Christian Formation at the Gates of Hell - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian J. Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf there is one thing that recent political developments have taught us it is that \"character doesn't matter.\" The electorate--and most tragically, most of the white \"Christian\" electorate--has no problem endorsing people who have none of the virtues or character traits that would be identified with following Jesus. In this book of essays and reflections from over twenty-five years, Brian Walsh asks the question: What does Christian formation look like when \"the gates of hell\" have not only prevailed against the church of Jesus Christ, but the church has, in so many ways, become the gates of hell?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian J. Walsh is a theologian, pastor, and award-winning author. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRags of Light: Leonard Cohen and the Landscape of Biblical Imagination, \u003c\/i\u003eand co-author of \u003ci\u003eRomans Disarmed: Resisting Empire, Demanding Justice\u003c\/i\u003e (with Sylvia C. Keesmaat) and \u003ci\u003eBeyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement\u003c\/i\u003e (with Steven Bouma-Prediger).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42688094175328,"sku":"9798385228577","price":56.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/LDwe48rrhi9798385228577.webp?v=1775692229","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/of-prophets-priests-and-poets-christian-formation-at-the-gates-of-hell-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}