The First Christmas

What The Gospels Really Teach About Jesus' Birth

BY MARCUS BORG AND JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN
In The First Christmas, two of today's top Jesus scholars, Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan, join forces to show how history has biased our reading of the nativity story as it appears in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. As they did for Easter in their previous book, The Last Week, here they explore the beginning of the life of Christ, peeling away the sentimentalism that has built up over the last two thousand years around this most well known of all stories to reveal the truth of what the gospels actually say. Borg and Crossan help us to see this well-known narrative afresh by answering the question, "What do these stories mean?"

HarperOne 2009 272 PP. Paper

$13.99 (in stock)

The First Paul (hardback)

Reclaiming The Radical Visionary Behind The Church's Conservative Icon

BY MARCUS BORG, JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN
Borg and Crossan contend there are "Three Pauls" in the New Testament: "The Radical Paul" (of the seven genuine letters), "The Conservative Paul" (of the three disputed epistles), and "The Reactionary Paul" (of the three inauthentic letters). By closely examining this progression of Paul's letters-from the authentic to the inauthentic-the authors show how the apostle was slowly but steadily "deradicalized" to fit Roman social norms in regards to slavery, patriarchy, and patronage. In truth, Paul was an appealing apostle of Jesus whose vision of life "in Christ" is remarkably faithful to the message of Jesus himself.

HarperOne 2009 240 PP. Cloth

$24.99 (low stock)

The God We Never Knew

Beyond Dogmatic Religion To A More Authentic Contemporary Faith

BY MARCUS BORG
By tracing his own spiritual journey, Borg reveals how to embrace an authentic view of God that is fully compatible with good science, critical thinking and religious pluralism.

HarperSanFrancisco 1998 182 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Gospel Of Mark

Conversations With Scripture

BY MARCUS BORG
Most Christians are familiar with the story told in Mark's gospel, but no one knows who Mark really was or why this gospel was written. Individual readers and study groups can learn about this earliest gospel from the perspective of most Quakers favorite theologian Marcus Borg.

Morehouse 2009 140 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

The Heart Of Christianity

Rediscovering A Life Of Faith

BY MARCUS BORG
"[This book] provides a valuable glimpse into the essence of Christianity for those who have left the faith because they no longer believe its doctrines and those who are trying to remain in the faith while questioning its doctrines. With those people in mind, Borg emphasizes the transformational aspect of Christianity by examining the "emerging paradigm" that is gradually replacing the belief-centered paradigm of the last several hundred years. The new paradigm, Borg writes, is about loving God and loving what God loves, rather than rigidly adhering to a specific set of beliefs. . As always, Borg writes with clarity and precision, which should also help the ongoing conversation."-PW

HarperSF 2004 256 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Jesus - A New Vision

BY MARCUS BORG
One of Borg's earliest books in a new edition. This thought-provoking text presents a full and historical portrait of Jesus as a charismatic, spiritual and deeply political prophet and healer. What emerges is a man living in the power of the spirit, a man who sought the transformation of his social world.

HarperOne 1991 224 PP. Paper

$15.00 (low stock)

Jesus - Paperback

Uncovering The Life, Teachings, And Relevance Of A Religious Revolutionary

BY MARCUS BORG
This is Borg's major work on the historical Jesus, completely revising and expanding his earlier "Vision of Jesus." The original version of this book was published well before the current popular fascination with the historical Jesus. Now this new version takes advantage of all the research and reflection that has gone on since the 80s. These revisions and expansions establish it as his large, but accessible and difinitive, work on Jesus.

HarperOne 2008 343 PP. Paper

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Jesus And Buddha - The Parallel Sayings

Illustrated

EDITED BY MARCUS BORG
If Jesus and Buddha were to meet, they would recognize one another as fellow prophets because they were teaching the same truths. This is the spirit conveyed, both in words and images, by this illustrated gift book. Sayings from Jesus are presented on one page with a similar quote from Buddha on the facing page. This large edition features pastel shades and atmospheric pictures in the background as opposed to the blank white paper of the other edition we sell. Both are edited by marcus Borg.

Ulysses Press 2004 160 PP. Paper

$12.50 (in stock)

The Last Week - Paperback

What The Gospels Really Teach About Jesus' Final Days In Jerusalem

BY MARCUS BORG AND JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN
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 during the week leading up to Jesus's crucifixion. Using the gospel of Mark as their guide, Borg and Crossan present a day-by-day account of Jesus's final week of life. They begin their story on Palm Sunday with two triumphal entries into Jerusalem. The first entry, that of Roman governor Pontius Pilate leading Roman soldiers into the city, symbolized military strength. The second heralded a new kind of moral hero who was praised by the people as he rode in on a humble donkey.

HarperSanFrancisco 2006 240 PP. Paper

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Living The Heart Of Christianity

A Guide To Putting Your Faith Into Action

BY MARCUS BORG
Marcus Borg's The Heart of Christianity struck a chord for countless Christians across this country. Small groups have been reading this influential book, hoping to put into practice Borg's helpful suggestions for how we can be passionate believers today. Living the Heart of Christianity includes both an individual or participant's guide as well as a guide for group leaders, allowing the reader to engage with the issues that lie at the heart of Christianity today.

HarperSanFrancisco 2006 151 PP. Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

Meeting Jesus Again For The First Time

BY MARCUS BORG
An inspirational account of the historical Jesus which urges readers, especially those who have found no meaningful image of Jesus, away from confessed doctrines and toward a relationship with the Spirit of God.

HarperSF 1995 150 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Reading The Bible Again For The First Time

Taking The Bible Seriously But Not Literally

BY MARCUS BORG
Growing numbers of people are unwilling to abandon the world of science and historical thinking for their faith and are searching for an enlightened, integrated way to be believers and to understand the Bible. Marcus Borg offers a new understanding of scripture that respects both tradition and reality. Moving away from the narrow literalism that drives so many away from the profound richness of the bible, this book blends the best of biblical scholarship with a concern for authentic faith and how it can be lived today.

HarperSanFrancisco 2002 321 PP. Paper

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What It's All About

The Great Commandment And The Deepest Yearnings

BY MARCUS BORG
Renowned Jesus and Bible scholar Marcus Borg delves into the story of the Good Samaritan from the Gospel of Luke. Drawing broadly from the Old and New Testaments, he uncovers the deep yearnings a the center of the Great Commandment and charts the possibility for a life lived in God's passion for liberation, peace, and economic justice.

Quaker Press of FGC 2007 AUDIO CD Audio

$12.00 (in stock)

What It's All About Mp3 Download

The Great Commandment And The Deepest Yearnings

BY MARCUS BORG
Renowned Jesus and Bible scholar Marcus Borg delves into the story of the Good Samaritan from the Gospel of Luke. Drawing broadly from the Old and New Testaments, he uncovers the deep yearnings a the center of the Great Commandment and charts the possibility for a life lived in God's passion for liberation, peace, and economic justice. This is a downloadable mp3 version of his talk. When you purchase this, after confirming your order, we will send you a limited time web link to download the file.

Quaker Press of FGC 2007 65 MIN MP3 Audio

$5.00 (in stock)