Format:
Online-Ressource (244 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780281073115
Content:
?The story of my life and my Christian journey is about memories, conversions, and convictions. Memories of what I absorbed growing up. Conversions: major changes in my understanding of the Bible and God and Jesus and what it means to be Christian. Convictions: the affirmations that have flowed from those changes. Three kinds of conversions and convictions have shaped my life: intellectual, political and religious . . .' Marcus Borg ?Many know Marcus Borg as a brilliant scholar, which he is. But he has a pastoral side as well. I've stood with Marcus after his lectures and watched as person a
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Title page; Imprint; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; 1. Context Matters; 2. Faith Is a Journey; 3. God Is Real and Is a Mystery; 4. Salvation Is More About This Life than an Afterlife; 5. Jesus Is the Norm of the Bible; 6. The Bible Can Be True Without Being Literally True; 7. Jesus's Death on the Cross Matters-But Not Because He Paid for Our Sins; 8. The Bible Is Political; 9. God Is Passionate About Justice and the Poor; 10. Christians Are Called to Peace and Nonviolence; 11. To Love God Is to Love Like God; Notes; Scripture Search Terms
Additional Edition:
9780281073122
Additional Edition:
Print version Convictions : A manifesto for progressive Christians
Language:
English
Keywords:
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