Truth Over Tribe: Pledging Allegiance to the Lamb, Not the Donkey or the Elephant

by Patrick Keith Miller, Keith Simon

Overview

Jesus Can Unify the Left and the Right 

Political fighting is fracturing families, ending friendships, and splitting communities. Most of us long for an end to the division, but fear there is no way out. Thankfully, there is. 

Jesus also lived in a divided culture, but he chose truth and love over tribalism and fear. In Truth Over Tribe, you’re invited to see how: 

• Tribes fracture relationships
• Resisting tribalism brings unity
• Healing the hurt is possible
• Jesus’s life models our way forward

God is calling you to build his kingdom, not a kingdom of the donkey or the elephant. Will you reject political tribalism and instead pledge your allegiance to the lamb?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830784783
Publisher:	David C Cook
Publication date:	10/04/2022
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	519,188
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Patrick Keith Miller graduated from Covenant Theological Seminary and oversees digital ministries at The Crossing. He has written for The Gospel Coalition and Christianity Today, offers cultural commentary on the podcast Truth Over Tribe, and teaches on Ten Minute Bible Talks. He is married to Emily, and they have two kids.

Keith Simon graduated from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and coplanted The Crossing, where he is the colead teaching pastor. He interviews leading Christian thinkers on Truth Over Tribe and teaches on Ten Minute Bible Talks. Keith is married to Christine, and they have four children.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction: Tribalism Is Wrecking Your Life 13

Part 1 How Tribalism Hurts You

Chapter 1 Tribalism Ruins Your Relationships 23

Chapter 2 Tribalism Makes You Anxious 31

Chapter 3 Tribalism Incentivizes Inauthenticity 43

Chapter 4 Tribalism Creates Your Enemies 55

Chapter 5 Tribalism Blinds You 67

Part 2 Why We're Tribal

Chapter 6 Why Your Brain Is Tribal 81

Chapter 7 Why Your Facebook Feed Is Tribal 91

Chapter 8 Why Your Personal Truth Is Tribal 103

Chapter 9 Why Your Community Is Tribal 117

Part 3 How to Leave Tribalism Behind

Chapter 10 You Journey toward Eden 129

Chapter 11 You Show Generosity and Kindness 137

Chapter 12 You Pledge Allegiance to Jesus 149

Chapter 13 You Admit When You Don't Know 161

Chapter 14 You Cross Tribal Lines 173

Chapter 15 You Listen 185

Chapter 16 You Join an Inclusive Tribe 195

Conclusion: Hope for the Future 205

Notes 211

Editorial Reviews

As a gay atheist kid who fell in love with Jesus during a raging culture war between ‘the gays’ and ‘the Christians,’ I know what it’s like to live in the no man’s land between two warring tribes. Now decades later, when news and social media sell moral outrage and self-righteousness as a business model, Patrick Miller and Keith Simon offer this gift to the church. It’s a beautiful call to realign our tribal loyalties to Jesus, a king whose business model is founded upon his own radical grace to sinners like us.”
 

Greg Johnson

I don’t know if one good and timely book can compete against the algorithms that generate billions in profits by wrecking our society. But I’m praying that Patrick Miller and Keith Simon succeed, for the sake of our churches, for the sake of our children, for the sake of our own spiritual health. Revival looks like Christians waking up to the ways political parties and their allied media seek to co-opt and corrupt our faith.”
 

Collin Hansen

Patrick and Keith focus on critical topics that need to be discovered, debated, and understood in today’s Evangelical movement. In Truth Over Tribe, it is wonderful to see their substantial research and hear their balanced reflection.”
 

Mike Cosper

In Truth Over Tribe, Patrick Miller and Keith Simon address polarization, the most important issue in American society, head on. But beyond just diagnosing the problem, Patrick and Keith go a step further—providing biblically based advice on how to navigate being a responsible and engaged citizen in the years to come.”
 

Ryan Burge

This book has given me a much better understanding of how and why our country has become so dangerously polarized and fractured. But even better, it presents simple, effective examples of what we as individuals can do to help stem the tide! What a great and timely reminder of the blessing that comes when we take a step back and focus on keeping first things first!”
 

Michael Porter Jr.

Truth Over Tribe takes an honest look at what we are doing and why we are doing it. In a world of tribal temptations, we must be people who are true to God’s Word. We were made to belong first to God. Patrick and Keith are working to lead the way.”
 

Kyle Idleman