"In short, whenever one would expect an exercise of power from a classical hero, Jesus displays the stunning power of powerlessness - of nonviolence, nonresistance, forgiveness, mercy, compassion, generosity. The divinity that shows through Jesus consists not in a demonstration of might but in a complete reversal of our expectations culminating in the most stunning reversal of all. It is the centerpiece of all the madness, the one that makes as little sense as possible from the point of view of worldly common sense, the most divine madness of all: love your enemies. The key to the kingdom is to love those who do not love you, who hate you, and whom you, by worldly standards, should also hate."
from What Would Jesus Deconstruct? by John D. Caputo
from What Would Jesus Deconstruct? by John D. Caputo
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