Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 168 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Format: paperback
Published: September 2009

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3714-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3714-4
IVP Order Code: 3714

Subjects

Discipleship

When Michael Card first started attending an African American church, he was struck by how the congregation worshiped Jesus as "Master." He soon learned that during slavery, calling Jesus "Master" was a subtle way of saying that their earthly masters were not their true Master. This insight led Card on a journey of discovery, as he wondered, "What did it mean for African American slaves to acknowledge Jesus as Master? What did Paul, Peter, Jude and James mean when they acknowledged themselves as Christ's slaves? What would it mean for you and me to take upon ourselves the title 'slave of Christ'?"

A Better Freedom explores the biblical imagery of slavery as a metaphor for Christian discipleship. Michael Card shows how the early church saw Greco-Roman slavery as a window into understanding Jesus both as the Savior who took on the form of a slave, but also the true Lord and Master who sets us free from our own slavery to sin.

Come, let yourself be captured by the Master. And discover how you can be truly set free.

Related Information & Resources

Download a biography, a facts/rumors sheet, a Q & A with Michael Card and an excerpt from A Better Freedom.

Find out more about Michael Card at his official website.

This title is also available as an audiobook from echristian.com.