{"product_id":"secret-message-of-jesus-paperback","title":"Secret Message of Jesus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover afresh the transforming message of Jesus--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ean epic story that is good news for everyone, whatever their gender, race, class, politics, or religion.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"What if many have carried on a religion that somewhere along the way missed the rich and radical treasures hidden in the essential message of Jesus?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Brian McLaren began offering an alternative vision of Christian faith and life in books such as \u003cem\u003eA New Kind of Christian\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Generous Orthodoxy, \u003c\/em\u003e he ignited a firestorm of praise and condemnation that continues to spread across the religious landscape. To some religious conservatives, McLaren is a dangerous rebel without a doctrinally-correct cause. Some fundamentalist websites have even claimed he's in league with the devil and have consigned him to flames.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo others though, Brian is a fresh voice, a welcome antidote to the staleness, superficiality, and negativity of the religious status quo. A wide array of people from Evangelical, Catholic, and Mainline Protestant backgrounds claim that through his books they have begun to rediscover the faith they'd lost or rejected. And around the world, many readers say that he has helped them find--for the first time in their lives--a faith that makes sense and rings true. For many, he articulates the promise of what is being called \"emerging Christianity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Message of Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e you'll find what's at the center of Brian's critique of conventional Christianity, and what's at the heart of his expanding vision. In the process, you'll meet a Jesus who may be altogether new to you, a Jesus who is...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot the crusading conqueror of religious broadcasting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot the religious mascot of partisan religion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot heaven's ticket-checker, whose words have been commandeered by the church to include and exclude, judge and stigmatize, pacify and domesticate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcLaren invites you to discover afresh the transforming message of Jesus--an open invitation to radical change, an enlightening revelation that exposes sham and ignites hope, an epic story that is good news for everyone, whatever their gender, race, class, politics, or religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Pastor and best-selling author McLaren revisits the gospel material from a fresh-and at times radical-perspective . . . He does an excellent job of capturing Jesus' quiet, revolutionary style.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here McLaren shares his own ferocious journey in pondering the teachings and actions of Jesus. It is McLaren's lack of salesmanship or agenda that creates a refreshing picture of the man from Galilee who changed history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Donald Miller, Author of \u003cem\u003eBlue Like Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this critical book, Brian challenges us to ask what it would mean to truly live the message of Jesus today, and thus to risk turning everything upside down.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Jim Wallis, Author of \u003cem\u003eGod's Politics\u003c\/em\u003e and editor of \u003cem\u003eSojourners\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Compelling, crucial and liberating: a book for those who seek to experience the blessed heat of Christianity at its source.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Anne Rice, Author of \u003cem\u003eChrist the Lord: Out of Egypt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966905581869,"sku":"9780849918926","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Nmx1TitvajRKbmdBWWU5b1BweEJmQT09.webp?v=1775539785","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/secret-message-of-jesus-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}