Jesus: The Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary

This is a well written conscientous work. To those who cannot abide fundamentalism this work is also encouraging and demonstrates how it is possible to still be a person of faith in a postmodern world. I highly recommend reading this.

I loved this book! I am not a fundamentalist, and I am not a progressive reformer. I am, however, an open minded traditionalist, who thinks for herself and profoundly believes IN Jesus. I must admit, I am guilty of reading the Bible so literally that I was arguing with the facts and not feeling the full weight of it's impact. I kept being very frustrated cuz I knew I was missing some hidden point, and I wasn't being given... Read Full Review

Marcus Borg has been fine tuning his view of emerging Christianity for many years and each time he writes another book the message becomes more clear and compelling. This book focuses on Jesus but he also takes this opportunity to once again explain his important understanding about how to read the Bible and about how to live a Christian life. Modern Christianity has lost its ability to tell a convincing story about Jesus... Read Full Review

Okay...once I started this book I could not put it down. I just finished it and I don't know what to think about it. I would have to say I'm very contemplative right now. This is a fantastic book, but, dependant on where you are in your journey of faith, you may find it a bit disturbing. I learned so much and it was such a wealth of knowledge. The reason I find it disturbing, even a bit offensive, is because it challenges,... Read Full Review