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The God We Never Knew

Beyond Dogmatic Religion to a More Authentic Contemporary Faith
Beyond Dogmatic Religion to a More Authentic Contemporary Faith
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Answering the many "spiritual" questions left unaddressed by such popular historical bestsellers as A History of God and God: A Biography, renowned author Marcus Borg reveals how to embrace an authentic contemporary faith that reconciles God with science, critical thinking and religious pluralism.

How to have faith; how to even think about God; without having to stifle modern rationality is one of the most vital challenges facing contemporary religion. In providing a much-needed solution to the problem of how to have a fully authentic yet fully contemporary understanding of God, Borg- author of the bestselling Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time - traces his personal journey. He leads readers from the all-powerful and authoritarian God of his (and their) childhood and traditional faith to an equally powerful but dynamic image of God that is relevant to contemporary seekers and more biblical and spiritually authentic. Borg shows how the modern crisis of faith is itself rooted in delusion - misinterpretation of biblical texts and of God's true nature - and challenges readers to a new way of thinking about God. He opens a practical discussion about how to base a relationship with the divine both immanent and transcendent, here and now, always and everywhere.

Arguing that the authentic Judeo-Christian tradition is that God's being includes the whole world, Borg persuasively shows how this understanding accounts for the whole variety of human religious experience. Ultimately, he introduces readers to a way of thinking about God who is "right here" all around them, rather than distant and remote. This understanding is more intellectually and spiritually satisfying and allows readers to reclaim a stronger sense of God's presence.

Answering the many "spiritual" questions left unaddressed by such popular historical bestsellers as A History of God and God: A Biography, renowned author Marcus Borg reveals how to embrace an authentic contemporary faith that reconciles God with science, critical thinking and religious pluralism.

How to have faith; how to even think about God; without having to stifle modern rationality is one of the most vital challenges facing contemporary religion. In providing a much-needed solution to the problem of how to have a fully authentic yet fully contemporary understanding of God, Borg- author of the bestselling Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time - traces his personal journey. He leads readers from the all-powerful and authoritarian God of his (and their) childhood and traditional faith to an equally powerful but dynamic image of God that is relevant to contemporary seekers and more biblical and spiritually authentic. Borg shows how the modern crisis of faith is itself rooted in delusion - misinterpretation of biblical texts and of God's true nature - and challenges readers to a new way of thinking about God. He opens a practical discussion about how to base a relationship with the divine both immanent and transcendent, here and now, always and everywhere.

Arguing that the authentic Judeo-Christian tradition is that God's being includes the whole world, Borg persuasively shows how this understanding accounts for the whole variety of human religious experience. Ultimately, he introduces readers to a way of thinking about God who is "right here" all around them, rather than distant and remote. This understanding is more intellectually and spiritually satisfying and allows readers to reclaim a stronger sense of God's presence.

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    Product Specs
    • SKU: 9780060610357
    • Manufacturer: Harper One
    • ISBN 13: 9780060610357
    • UMPH: 855247
    • ISBN 10: 0060610352
    • Language of Text: English
    • Publication Date: 05/19/2015
    • Format: Paperback
    • Author: Marcus J Borg
    • Page Count: 192
    • Width: 5.35 inches
    • Height: 0.55 inches
    • Length: 8.09 inches
    • Weight: 0.02 pounds
    • SKU: 9780061972874
    • Manufacturer: Harper One
    • ISBN 13: 9780061972874
    • Publication Date: 05/19/2015
    • Format: Electronic Media
    • Author: Marcus J Borg
    • Width: 1.00 inches
    • Height: 1.00 inches
    • Length: 1.00 inches
    • Weight: 0.06 pounds
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