▁accord ance ▁with ▁Jesus ' ▁teach ings , ▁the ▁authors ▁do ▁not ▁pres cribe ▁how ▁Christians ▁should ▁accomplish ▁this ▁task . ▁Ne ither ▁do ▁they ▁advoc ate ▁rest ruct uring ▁the ▁economic ▁or ▁political ▁systems ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁book ▁prom otes ▁pac if ism , ▁critic izes ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁and ▁exp ounds ▁liber ation ▁the ology . ▁ ▁Jesus ▁for ▁President ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁chap ters , ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁of ▁which ▁summar ize ▁the ▁Bible ▁from ▁a ▁New ▁Mon astic ▁perspective . ▁The ▁summary ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁had ▁a ▁unique ▁political ▁philosophy , ▁but ▁that ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁its ▁imp lications . ▁The ▁New ▁Testament ▁summary ▁cons iders ▁Jesus ' ▁politics ▁and ▁the ▁qual ities ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Church . ▁The ▁third ▁chapter ▁suggests ▁imp lications ▁of ▁this ▁narr ative ▁for ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁who ▁the ▁authors ▁describe ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁an ▁emp ire ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ans . ▁This ▁chapter ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Re vel ation ▁has ▁more ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁living ▁faith fully ▁in ▁an ▁evil ▁emp ire ▁than ▁with ▁es chat ology . ▁The ▁chapter ▁also ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁Constantin ian ism ▁had ▁generally ▁negative ▁consequences ▁for ▁the ▁Church . ▁The ▁fourth ▁chapter ▁tells ▁of ▁Christians ▁living ▁in ▁counter c ult ural ▁ways ▁that ▁model ▁divine ▁re dem ption ▁towards ▁others . ▁Other ▁stories ▁involve ▁heter