{"product_id":"love-thy-stranger","title":"Love Thy Stranger","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen you hear of a devastating earthquake thousands of miles away, you might reach into your pockets to make a donation. That’s the fault of an itinerant Jewish preacher from Palestine, an obscure backwater of the Roman Empire, otherwise known as Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKindness to strangers is not hardwired in our DNA. Nor was it esteemed by the great canon of ancient Western philosophy – the Greeks and Romans prioritised generosity to your friends and family. When Jesus told his followers to give up everything they owned to the poor, he heralded a moral revolution. The needy, the sick, the outcast were to be cared for – even if they were unknown to you. This was a tough pill to swallow for early Christians, and to this day, many insist Jesus didn’t \u003cem\u003ereally \u003c\/em\u003emean it. Nonetheless Jesus’ most radical commandment transformed the moral conscience of the West: its legacy lives on in public hospitals, the billions given in charity each year and even government welfare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56281066996056,"sku":"9781836431824","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781836431824_8f229828-f0c9-4aed-a9ec-ce8e61a17c8c.jpg?v=1778761847","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/love-thy-stranger","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}