The Politically Incorrect Jesus: Living Boldly in a Culture of Unbelief

by Joe Battaglia, Eric Metaxas (Foreword by)

Overview

Jesus. He is admired and ridiculed, embraced and rejected. If you want to provoke controversy and emotional discussion, just mention His name.

Jesus was inclusive when He welcomed all the weary and burdened to come to Him and experience the love of His Father. But He was not open-minded when it came to the truth. He stated that He was the truth. And this flies in the face of current politically correct thought.

In Politically Incorrect Jesus, Joe Battaglia exposes the intellectual dishonesty of political correctness and presents Jesus as the model for embracing a counter-cultural faith, which empowers us to be salt and light. Be bold and stand firm in your faith when the culture demands you stand down. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781424550081
Publisher:	BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC
Publication date:	02/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	696,669
File size:	540 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Joe Battaglia is the founder and president of Renaissance Communications, a media company specializing in the production and syndication of radio programming, media consulting, and creative promotions. Joe has been involved in the promotion of successful hit movies to the faith-based marketplace, such as The Passion, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, The Polar Express, Facing the Giants, Fireproof, Courageous, Soul Surfer, Son of God, God’s Not Dead, and Heaven Is For Real. Highly active in the Christian music industry, Battaglia served on the board of Gospel Music Association (GMA) for 19 years, was chairman of the National Christian Radio Association (NCRS) for 14 years, and currently sits on the boards of the Walter Hoving Home in Garrison, NY and the WAY-FM Radio Network. He still lives in New Jersey, and can be found at times hanging around street corners with old friends singing doo-wop songs, because that’s where Jesus might be if He were around today. 

Joe Battaglia is a broadcaster, author (The Politically Incorrect Jesus, That’s My Dad, Fathers Say), and founder and president of Renaissance Communications, a media company whose mission is to provide media platforms for gifted communicators of biblical truth.
His clients include Dr. Steve Brown and his nationally syndicated radio program Key Life, Prison Fellowship, Affirm Films/Sony Pictures Entertainment, Provident Films, Pure Flix Entertainment, actress Shari Rigby, and author and speaker Jeanne Nigro.
Joe is also an executive producer and General Manager of the nationally syndicated radio program Keep the Faith, the number one faith-based music radio program in the nation with a weekly audience of over two million.

For over sixteen years, Joe has also been involved in the promotion of highly successful hit movies to the faith-based marketplace, such as The Passion, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, The Polar Express, Facing the Giants, Fireproof, Courageous, Soul Surfer, Son of God, God’s Not Dead, Heaven Is For Real, Miracles From Heaven, Risen, War Room, The Star, and I Can Only Imagine.
Highly active in the Christian music industry, Joe served on the board of Gospel Music Association (GMA) for twenty years, was chairman of the National Christian Radio Association (NCRS) for fourteen years, and currently sits on the boards of the National Religious Broadcasters and WAY Media.

Prior to forming Renaissance in 1992, Joe was VP of Communicom Corp. of America, the parent company of WWDJ/New York, WZZD/Philadelphia, and KSLR/San Antonio. He was with Communicom for over eighteen years, eight as General Manager of the flagship station WWDJ from 1982–1990. From 1979–1995, he also was a partner in Living Communications, parent company of WLIX/Long Island and WLVX/ Hartford, CT.

In 1991, Joe penned his first book, A New Suit for Lazarus (Thomas Nelson). He attended Boston University, graduating magna cum laude with a BS in Journalism.

Joe lives in New Jersey and is the parent of a twenty-nine-year-old daughter, Alanna.

Editorial Reviews

In an era when the Church seems to either be so politically correct that its message is ineffective, or so abrasive that it offends without enlightening anyone, my friend Joe Battaglia calls us to see that Jesus came to redeem the culture and not to condemn it. Jesus’ Church is designed to bring real hope and joy to a superficial culture by living out the truth in a way that meets people at their point of deepest need. Joe shows us that being counter-cultural does not mean being against people, but for peace and love. If you’re tired of the culture wars, this book is a must-read for you.

Larry W. Poland, Ph.D. - Chairman, Mastermedia International

In The Politically Incorrect Jesus, my friend Joe Battaglia presents an intelligent and common sense approach to how a person of faith can stand up to the current issues in culture that would divide us without pointing fingers or engaging in the culture war. He has interesting perspectives that we would all do well to consider on how to be followers of Jesus to a world that wants to see the real thing.

Michael W. Smith - Singer and Songwriter

Joe Battaglia says what needs to be said about the dangers and impact of our politically correct world. It’s a needed wake up call to our culture! This is a MUST READ for anyone wanting to understand our times.

Alex Kendrick - Filmmaker, Facing the Giants, Fireproof, Courageous

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