New on the Reading List: 11-Aug-06, #1
Currently reading:
What Jesus Meant by Garry Wills
Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Viking Adult (March 2, 2006)
ISBN: 0670034967
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #702 in Books
Source: Personal Collection
About this book, Publisher’s Weekly wrote:
‘Wills believes that most Christians don’t understand Jesus’ startlingly radical message, so they should not claim to have knowledge of how he would act today. People of all political persuasions have used Jesus’ words to rationalize a domesticated, flaccid Christianity that upholds the status quo, or, worse yet, supports discrimination toward those who are on the margins. This attitude, according to Wills, completely misses the truth that Jesus “walks through social barriers and taboos as if they were cobwebs.”‘
—Publisher’s Weekly
I’m looking forward to reading a different take on this subject. ★
• 122 Words written by Steve @ 11:46 | 12-Mar-06 in Reading •