▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁calling ▁the ▁book ' s ▁pac if ism ▁both ▁u top ian ▁and ▁anti - American . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Jesus ▁for ▁President ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁had ▁sold ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁by ▁that ▁December . ▁ ▁Cla ib or ne ▁and ▁Haw ▁first ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁both ▁living ▁in ▁different ▁Christian ▁intent ional ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Cla ib or ne ▁wrote ▁The ▁Ir res ist ible ▁Revolution : ▁Living ▁as ▁an ▁Ord inary ▁Rad ical , ▁his ▁debut ▁book , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Haw ▁was ▁a ▁the ology ▁gradu ate ▁student ▁at ▁Vill an ova ▁University ▁when ▁Jesus ▁for ▁President ▁was ▁released . ▁Cla ib or ne ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁literally , ▁and ▁that ▁" J es us ' ▁political ▁manif esto ▁is ▁a ▁terrible ▁plan ▁for ▁running ▁a ▁super power ". ▁ ▁Jesus ▁for ▁President ▁became ▁a ▁best s eller . ▁All ▁proceed s ▁from ▁sales ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁went ▁towards ▁the ▁J ub ile e ▁Fund , ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁organization ▁founded ▁by ▁Cla ib or ne ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁international ▁community ▁projects . ▁An ▁audio book ▁edition ▁of ▁Jesus ▁for ▁President ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Content ▁ ▁Jesus ▁for ▁President ▁is ▁struct ured ▁as