What Would Jesus See (Hardcover)

Aaron Rosen

ISBN 10: 1506478654 / ISBN 13: 9781506478654

Published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2023

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Hardcover. What would Jesus see if he looked at the world around us today?In these pages, Aaron Rosen, one of the world's leading experts on art and religion, tackles this question by considering Jesus as a visual thinker. He invites readers to use their imagination to explore with him how Jesus saw, what he saw, and why it is important today.Rosen brings a fresh lens to the Gospels, informed by his experience as an art curator and scholar, as well as his life as a practicing Jew married to an Episcopal priest. He examines Jesus's eye for spectacle, his strategies for attentiveness, and his tools for discerning truth amid the flurry of false appearances.As Rosen applies Jesus's unique ways of seeing the world to key challenges facing society today, he taps a surprising trove of examples drawn from art, current events, and popular culture. At the core of Jesus's ministry, Rosen finds, is a call to look at our world--especially those who are most disadvantaged--with radical empathy. In a time when our eyes have grown weary and unfocused, Rosen argues, Jesus offers us the chance to see the world with renewed vision, focused on those who need us most. What would Jesus see if he looked at the world today? In these pages, Aaron Rosen, scholar of art and religion, invites reader to explore with him how Jesus saw, what he saw, and why it is important today. In a time when our eyes have grown weary, Rosen argues, Jesus offers us the chance to see the world with renewed vision and radical empathy. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Would Jesus See (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1506478654
• ISBN 13: 9781506478654
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

What would Jesus see if he looked at the world around us today?

In these pages, Aaron Rosen, one of the world's leading experts on art and religion, tackles this question by considering Jesus as a visual thinker. He invites readers to use their imagination to explore with him how Jesus saw, what he saw, and why it is important today.

Rosen brings a fresh lens to the Gospels, informed by his experience as an art curator and scholar, as well as his life as a practicing Jew married to an Episcopal priest. He examines Jesus's eye for spectacle, his strategies for attentiveness, and his tools for discerning truth amid the flurry of false appearances.

As Rosen applies Jesus's unique ways of seeing the world to key challenges facing society today, he taps a surprising trove of examples drawn from art, current events, and popular culture. At the core of Jesus's ministry, Rosen finds, is a call to look at our world--especially those who are most disadvantaged--with radical empathy. In a time when our eyes have grown weary and unfocused, Rosen argues, Jesus offers us the chance to see the world with renewed vision, focused on those who need us most.

About the Author

Dr. Aaron Rosen is a curator, writer, and scholar. He taught at Columbia, Yale, and Oxford Universities after receiving his PhD from Cambridge. He is director of the Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary and visiting professor at King's College London. Rosen is the author of many books, including Art & Religion in the 21st Century. He has provided commentary for various publications and outlets, including the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, CNN.com, PBS, and the BBC. He lives with his wife, Rev. Dr. Carolyn Rosen, and their son on the coast of Maine, where he founded the Parsonage Gallery, exploring ecology and spirituality.