The Heart of Christianity : rediscovering a life of faith

Author

• Borg, Marcus J.

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004

Language

English

ISBN

9780060730680

Series

Subject(s)

• THEOLOGY, DOCTRINAL-POPULAR WORKS

Notes

. . Index: p. 226-234

Abstract

In The Heart of Christianity, world-renowned Jesus scholar and author of the bestseller Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time argues that the essential ingredients of a Christian life—faith, being born again, the kingdom of God, the gospel of love—are as vitally important today as they have always been, even during this time of conflict and change in the church.
Borg wants to show us, as today's thinking Christians, how to discover a life of faith by reconceptualizing familiar beliefs. Being born again, for example, has nothing to do with fundamentalism, but is a call to radical personal transformation. Talking about the kingdom of God does not mean that you are fighting against secularism, but that you have committed your life to the divine values of justice and love. And living the true Christian way is essentially about opening one's heart—to God, and to others. Above all else, Borg believes with passion and conviction that living the Christian life still makes sense.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xviii, 234 p.

Dimension

20 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

What does it mean to be Christian today? --
The heart of Christianity in a time of change --
Seeing the Christian tradition again --
Faith: the way of the heart --
The Bible: the heart of the tradition --
God: the heart of reality --
Jesus: the heart of God --
Seeing the Christian life again --
Born again: a new heart --
The kingdom of God: the heart of justice --
Thin places: opening the heart --
Sin and salvation: transforming the heart --
The heart of the matter: practice --
Heart and home: being a Christian in an age of pluralism.

Exemplar(s)

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1.	01683/17	230 Bor H	Library - 7th Floor/CLC	Available