No irrelevant Jesus : on Jesus and the church today

by Gerhard Lohfink

Paper Book, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

BR118 .L6413

Publication

Collegeville, MN : Liturgical Press, 2014.

Description

Is Jesus relevant for today? If you think not, don't bother with this book. But if you think that Jesus might have something to say to today's world, which Jesus comes to mind? Is he "gentle Jesus, meek and mild," offering individual salvation but with no message for a suffering world? Is he to be remembered as a Zealot fighting for a hopeless cause or as an outstanding rabbi? Was he a prophet in the long series of Israel's prophets or a religious founder like Muhammad or Gautama? Or was Jesus unique, a man utterly consumed by zeal for the reign of God, by the "fierce urgency of now," the leader of a movement dedicated to God's cause but committed to nonviolence and living for others? If we seek him, can we find him in the churches? In No Irrelevant Jesus, Gerhard Lohfink, author of the acclaimed Jesus of Nazareth, explores these questions and offers a resounding yes to the relevance of Jesus today.… (more)

LCC

BR118 .L6413

Original publication date

2013

ISBN

9780814682647

Barcode

31342000108844

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