Marcus Borg: 19 books
by Marcus Borg, Karen Armstrong, James Cone
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2000
“Does the face of God change? Years ago I would have said, ‘No.’ Countless hymns, passage of Scripture and confessions of faith assert or imply the changelessness of God. To take issue with traditions that are centuries, if not millennia old, seemed to be daunting and misguided….But when the...
Jesus and Buddha
The Parallel Sayings
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1999
Days of Awe and Wonder
How to Be a Christian in the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Showcasing some of his most enduring and insightful writings, including many previously unpublished works, a concise and illuminating introduction to Marcus J. Borg, the late spokesman for progressive Christianity and one of the most revered and influential theologians of our time.
In his acclaimed...
Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time
The Historical Jesus and the Heart of Contemporary Faith
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Of the many recent books on the historical Jesus, none has explored what the latest biblical scholarship means for personal faith. Now, in Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, Marcus Borg addresses the yearnings of those who want a fully contemporary faith that welcomes rather than oppresses our...
Reading the Bible Again For the First Time
Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
One of the vital challenges facing thoughtful people today is how to read the Bible faithfully without abandoning our sense of truth and history. Reading the Bible Again for the First Time provides a much-needed solution to the problem of how to have a fully authentic yet contemporary understanding...
Jesus
Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
From top Jesus expert Marcus Borg, a completely updated and revised version of his vision of Jesus—as charismatic healer, sage, and prophet, a man living in the power of the spirit and dedicated to radical social change.
Fully revised and updated, this is Borg's major book on the historial...
Putting Away Childish Things
A Tale of Modern Faith
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
“We all know that Marcus Borg is a gifted teacher, biblical scholar, and writer of nonfiction, but it turns out that he’s a master storyteller, too.”
— Brian D. McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christianity
Bestselling author, Bible scholar, and theologian Marcus Borg (Meeting Jesus...
Convictions
How I Learned What Matters Most
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
On the occasion of his seventieth birthday, the renowned scholar Marcus J. Borg shares how he formed his bedrock religious beliefs, contending that Christians in America are at their best when they focus on hope and transformation and so shows how we can return to what really matters most. The result...
The Last Week
What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Top Jesus scholars Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan join together to reveal a radical and little-known Jesus. As both authors reacted to and responded to questions about Mel Gibson's blockbuster The Passion of the Christ, they discovered that many Christians are unclear on the details of events...
The First Paul
Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church’s Conservative Icon
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
“Borg and Crossan reveal a figure who, besides being neither anti-Semitic, anti-sex, nor misogynist, stresses social and political equality among Christians and between them and others. A refreshing and heartening exculpation of a still routinely maligned figure of the first importance to culture...
The Heart of Christianity
Rediscovering a Life of Faith
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
World-renowned Jesus scholar Marcus J. Borg shows how we can live passionately as Christians in today's world by practicing the vital elements of Christian faith.
For the millions of people who have turned away from many traditional beliefs about God, Jesus, and the Bible, but still long for...
La Ultima Semana
Un Relato Diario de la Ultima Semana de Jesus en Jerusalen
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Los destacados especialistas en Jesús, Marcus J. Borg y John Dominic Crossan, se unen para revelarnos un Jesús radicalmente nuevo y poco conocido. Cuando ambos autores reaccionaron y respondieron preguntas sobre el exitoso filme de Mel Gibson, La Pasión de Jesucristo, descubrieron que muchos cristianos...
The First Christmas
What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
“Who could argue with the message the authors draw from the Bible’s Christmas stories? Light in the darkest time of the year, hope in a period of creeping despair—these are powerful and universal themes that can give everyone a stake in Christmas.”
—USA Today
In The First...
Speaking Christian
Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power—And How They Can Be Restored
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
In Speaking Christian, acclaimed Bible scholar Marcus Borg, author of Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, argues that the very language Christians use has become dangerously distilled, distorted, and disconnected from the beliefs which once underpinned it.
Stating a case that will resonate...
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