REVIVING THE GOLDEN RULE HOW THE ANCIENT ETHIC OF NEIGHBOR LOVE CAN HEAL THE WORLD
October 2, 2025 RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics & Moral Teaching 978-1-5140-1276-5, 272 pages, PBK, 6 x 9 inches, $32.99
Ethics The Revolutionary Power of Loving Your Neighbor Discover the transformational power of neighbor-love in theologian and ethicist Andrew DeCort’s Reviving the Golden Rule . This thought- provoking work illuminates the revolutionary ethics of loving your neighbor, weaving together history, theology, and practical guidance. Through this in-depth historical survey of the ethics of neighbor-love, DeCort invites readers to reclaim loving their neighbor as a powerful force for justice, healing, and human flourishing. In one of the only historical and constructive works on the ethics of neighbor-love, DeCort invites us to reclaim this ancient movement. DeCort’s Reviving the Golden Rule : • Explores the ethics of neighbor-love from the ancient world to modern times. • Examines how neighbor-love challenges the oppressive power of “othering” and expands human connection. • Highlights inspiring figures like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Mother Teresa, and Oscar Romero, who practiced neighbor-love among marginalized communities. • Addresses instances where Christians have failed to uphold neighbor-love. • Provides practical guidance on how to love and embrace “othered” neighbors today.
“In this passionate and expansive book, Andrew DeCort tells the story of Christianity with neighbor-love at its core . . . From the Hebrew Bible to Martin Luther King Jr., from the early Jesus followers to Simone Weil, DeCort’s inspiring stories will motivate readers to put neighbor-love into practice in their own contexts.” Vincent Lloyd, professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University “This book is a rich personal, historical, and theological exploration of the most important moral questions of our earthly existence—who are my neighbors, and how should I care for them?” Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith America and author of We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy
Andrew DeCort founded the Institute for Faith and Flourishing and cofounded the Neighbor-Love Movement in Ethiopia, which have reached over twenty million people with the invitation to nonviolent spirituality. He has taught ethics, public theology, peace and conflict studies, and Ethiopian studies at Wheaton College, the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, and the University of Bonn. He is the author of Blessed Are the Others , Flourishing on the Edge of Faith: Seven Practices for a New We , and Bonhoeffer’s New Beginning: Ethics after Devastation .
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