The heart of Christianity : rediscovering a life of faith / Marcus J. Borg.
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TextPublication details: [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, ©2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 234 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0060526769
- 9780060526764
- 0060730684
- 9780060730680
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 a relevant, nourishing faith, Borg shows why the Christian life can remain a transforming relationship with God. Emphasizing the critical role of daily practice in living the Christian life, he explores how prayer, worship, Sabbath, pilgrimage, and more can be experienced as authentically life-giving practices.
Borg reclaims terms and ideas once thought to be the sole province of evangelicals and fundamentalists: he shows that terms such as "born again" have real meaning for all Christians; that the "Kingdom of God" is not a bulwark against secularism but is a means of transforming society into a world that values justice and love; and that the Christian life is essentially about opening one's heart to God and to others.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Discusses the key concepts and values of the Christian faith, exploring how prayer, partaking of the sacraments, and raising Christian children can be life-affirming practices.
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.