What Jesus meant
(Unknown)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2007.
Format
Unknown
ISBN
9780143038801, 9780143038801, 014303880X
Physical Desc
xxxi, 143 pages ; 20 cm
Status
Unavailable/Withdrawn

Copies

No Copies Found

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

Syndetics Unbound

Other Editions and Formats

More Details

Published
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2007.
Language
English
ISBN
9780143038801, 9780143038801, 014303880X

Notes

General Note
Originally published: Viking, 2006.
Description
In what are billed as "culture wars, " people on the political right and the political left cite Jesus as endorsing their views. Wills argues that Jesus subscribed to no political program--He was far more radical than that. It is only by dodges and evasions that people misrepresent what Jesus plainly had to say against power, the wealthy, and religion itself. Jesus came from the working class, and he spoke to and for that class. This book will challenge the assumptions of almost everyone who brings religion into politics--"Christian socialists" as well as biblical theocrats. But Wills is just as critical of those who would make Jesus a mere ethical teacher, ignoring or playing down his divinity--Jesus without the Resurrection is simply not the Jesus of the gospels. He argues that this does not make people embrace an otherworldliness that ignores the poor or the problems of our time.--From publisher description.

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wills, G. (2007). What Jesus meant . Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wills, Garry, 1934-. 2007. What Jesus Meant. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wills, Garry, 1934-. What Jesus Meant Penguin Books, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wills, Garry. What Jesus Meant Penguin Books, 2007.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.