Prophets, Priests, Pastors, & Poets
Being and Becoming the Resurrected Christ
9780827231962
112 pages
Chalice Press
Overview
While the world is continually grappling with rapidly widening socioeconomic, political, and spiritual chasms, it is easy to feel that our faith has been relegated to theory. Belief can become passive, observing the chaos from a comfortable distance while feeling powerless against the current age.
If you feel this gap, if you believe that true faith must move beyond intellectual assent and into the tumultuous reality of our time, then this book is your vital touchpoint.
Prophets, Priests, Pastors, & Poets: Being and Becoming the Resurrected Christ is not merely a theological study. It is an invitation to courageous action. It asks how our belief system becomes the compass for modern life. By exploring the four multifaceted natures of Christ—the Prophet, the Priest, the Pastor, and the Poet—author Bruce Reyes-Chow provides a framework for moving from passive belief to active presence.
You will find Scripture used not as an inflexible rulebook, but as a living guidebook, offering examples of Jesus challenging the status quo, caring for the marginalized, and finding radical hope even amidst despair. Each chapter offers practical prompts, contemplative questions, and a guide for community discussion, equipping you to move beyond the question "What do I believe?" into the pressing challenge: "How does my belief compel me to participate in the possibilities Christ offers this fragile, modern world?"
This is your journey into faith as visceral experience—a communal endeavor that transforms presence into power.
Author Bio
Bruce Reyes-Chow is an active speaker, writer, coach, and podcaster on topics of faith, leadership, activism, culture, race, and technology. Author of six books, he also writes through his weekly Substack newsletter, The Amalgamation. His first Chalice publication, In Defense of Kindness, is a perennial best-seller. Bruce and his wife, Robin, have three adult children, one grumpy old man dog, too many houseplants, and a thriving empty-nester life in San Jose, California.
Author of and contributor to books such as, But I Don’t See You as Asian: Curating Conversations About Race, Rule #2: Don’t Be an Asshat: An Official Handbook for Raising Parents and Children, and 40 Days, 40 Prayers, 40 Words: Lenten Reflections for Everyday Life, he now takes on what seems a most daunting task in today’s world of so much physical violence, dehumanizing rhetoric, and divisive rage-tweeting—the defense of kindness.
Follow Bruce at https://reyes-chow.com.
