Like superheroes, the Captain America redemptive hero does all the work, requiring no sacrifice from us. The prophetic model, like Martin Luther King Jr., asks us to see collective meaning in suffering.
Christopher H. Evans
Christopher H. Evans is Professor of the History of Christianity at Boston University School of Theology. He is the author of several books, articles, and reviews. His latest book, Liberalism without Illusions: Renewing an American Christian Tradition was published by Baylor University Press in 2010.
