Jesus for the Non Religious: Recovering the Divine at the Heart of the Human - Softcover

Spong, John Shelby

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9781554681716: Jesus for the Non Religious: Recovering the Divine at the Heart of the Human

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ISBN 10: 1554681715 ISBN 13: 9781554681716

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2008

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In Jesus for the Non-Religious, bestselling author and moral activist John Shelby Spong challenges much of the traditional understanding that has for so long surrounded the Jesus o fhistory, from the tale of his miraculous birth to a virgin, to the account of his cosmic ascension into the sky at the end of his life. Spong proposes a new way of understanding the divinity of Christ: as the ultimate dimension of a fulfilled humanity that opens the meaning of the divine in all life.

Controversial as always, Spong breaks new ground, offering his readers a different way to understand the divine Christ through the lens of the fully human Jesus, calling on Christian leaders to step beyond Christianity's dying religious forms if they want this faith tradition to live in the 21st century.

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About the Author:

JOHN SHELBY SPONG was the Episcopal Bishop of Newark before his retirement in 2000. As a visiting lecturer at Harvard as well as at universities and churches throughout the English-speaking world, he is one of the leading spokespersons for liberal Christianity. He has initiated landmark discussions of controversies within the church and has become an outspoken advocate for change. Visit him at johnshelbyspong.com.

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The intense devotion of the former Episcopal bishop of Newark to his subject is apparent. In his prologue, the author's voice expresses the intimacy of his commitment to Jesus, as well as his struggle for a personal appreciation of Him amid the Christian church's institutional appropriation of Him. Alan Sklar takes over in Part 1 as narrator. He conveys the appropriate sense of drama and emphasis, as well as excellent Hebrew pronunciation, with a tempered edge the author seems to lack. The result is a more lucid, albeit equally passionate, presentation that both theologians and the lay listeners will find compelling. Music at the beginning and end of each CD enhances the text. L.V.B. 2008 Audies Finalist � AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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