4.6 Borg (2011)
Borg, Marcus (2011) Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power--And How They Can Be Restored. New York: Harper One.
Quick Look
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Author Marcus Borg is Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. He was Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University until his retirement in 2007. He was once the chair of the Historical Jesus section of the Society of Biblical Literature. He is the author of 19 books (including the bestselling Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus & the Heart of Contemporary Faith [1994]). He's also one of the most popular speakers in the U.S., traveling across the country for many weeks of each year. His passion is for what he calls “adult Christian theological re-education.” I have also reviewed on this site Borg's The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith (2003). (see 4.1). |
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This Resource’s Key Interpretations and Insights Related to the Purposes of This Website
Borg defines for the general public many of the key words in the Christian faith from his postmodern, center-left
position, especially for those who have dropped out of traditionalist Christianity thinking there's no other kind.
This book is an excellent resource that provides a good taste of the kinds of postmodern, “center-left” understandings of the Christianity faith that have been very important for my own faith journey. It’s a popular-level book written for the general public, which is addressed to a number of the crucial audiences related to the purpose of this website. The two most important ones are: (1) For those Christians who are questioning the understanding of their faith they grew up with and whether it can ever have a healthy relationship with politics, it (and Borg’s many other books) can be the entrance to a life transforming journey. (2) For those secular Americans who, because they only know about the kind of Christian faith which is challenged by Borg, regard any kind of religious involvement in politics to be very dangerous to our democracy; it should cause a serious reevaluation of their position.
Borg defines for the general public many of the key words in the Christian faith from his postmodern, center-left
position, especially for those who have dropped out of traditionalist Christianity thinking there's no other kind.
This book is an excellent resource that provides a good taste of the kinds of postmodern, “center-left” understandings of the Christianity faith that have been very important for my own faith journey. It’s a popular-level book written for the general public, which is addressed to a number of the crucial audiences related to the purpose of this website. The two most important ones are: (1) For those Christians who are questioning the understanding of their faith they grew up with and whether it can ever have a healthy relationship with politics, it (and Borg’s many other books) can be the entrance to a life transforming journey. (2) For those secular Americans who, because they only know about the kind of Christian faith which is challenged by Borg, regard any kind of religious involvement in politics to be very dangerous to our democracy; it should cause a serious reevaluation of their position.
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Endorsements
This quote on the book jacket by Peter Gomes, recently deceased chaplain at Harvard University and author of The Good Book, brings home the significance of Borg’s fruitful public career: “What would we do without Marcus Borg? If he did not exist, we would have to invent him for we have no better guide to the recovery of an authentic Christian faith for these difficult times than this articulate and prolific public theologian.”
This quote on the book jacket by Peter Gomes, recently deceased chaplain at Harvard University and author of The Good Book, brings home the significance of Borg’s fruitful public career: “What would we do without Marcus Borg? If he did not exist, we would have to invent him for we have no better guide to the recovery of an authentic Christian faith for these difficult times than this articulate and prolific public theologian.”
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