The Apocryphal Jesus

Legends Of The Early Church

BY J K ELLIOTT
An abridged version of "The Apocryphal New Testament", which Elliott published in 1994. Designed for the general reader, clergy and student, the book collects the most interesting of the early Christian texts about Jesus that didn't make the Bible, ranging from stories of his birth in a cave, his childhood escapades, and his secret sayings, to his descent to the underworld, the torments of Hell, Saint Paul baptizing a lion, the death of Pontius Pilate, and many others.

Oxford Univ Press 2008 232 PP. Paper

$12.50 (in stock)

Conversation With Christ

Quaker Meditations On The Gospel Of John

BY DOUGLAS GWYN
The Gospel of John is sometimes known among Friends as "the Quaker Gospel," because it speaks to the Quaker concern for a here-and-now experience of eternal reality in Christ. Conversation with Christ expores this theme through thirteen conversations from the Fourth Gospel in which the history and mystery of Jesus are revealed. Each of these close readings is followed by examples of ways Quakers have grappled with its message and by a guided meditation inviting readers to experience the form Christ takes in our lives. (Also available as an ebook. Enter the title in the search field at left to find electronic editions.) Reduced by 10% from $21.95 till Sept 5th.

Quaker Press of Fgc 2011 152 PP. Paper

$21.95 (in stock)

Everything Must Change

Jesus, Global Crises, And A Revolution Of Hope

BY BRIAN MCLAREN
Many Christian leaders are beginning to realize that for the millions of young adults who have recently dropped out of church, Christianity is a failed religion. Why? Because it has focused on dealing with individual spiritual needs to the exclusion of concerns about environmental, social and justice issues. McLaren asks how do the life and teaching of Jesus address the most critical problems in our world today?

Thomas Nelson 2007 327 PP. Cloth

$21.99 (in stock)

Jesus

A Revolutionary Biography

CROSSAN, JOHN DOMINI
"Crossan paints his Jesus with great warmth and power. He achieves a portrait that both takes in the contemporary background yet accounts for Jesus' distinctiveness. . . . This Jesus is a Jewish peasant, with a direct sense of God's immediacy, who shatters all social restraints." - New York Times Book Review

HarperSF 1995 224 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in 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 The Disinherited

BY HOWARD THURMAN
"A masterful interpretation of how God works in our lives. Thurman was one of the foremost preachers and theologians of the twentieth century, and much of his work centered on the relevance of the Christian message to the contemporary struggles of black people. In this, Thurman's masterwork, he argues that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not just a map for getting to the next world, but a guidebook for the empowerment of the poor and disenfranchised in this world." - from Sacred Fire

Beacon Press 1996 112 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Jesus Before Christianity

BY ALBERT NOLAN
Nolan's portrait of Jesus introduces us to the man as he was before he became enshrined in doctrine, dogma, and ritual, a man deeply involved with the real problems of his time - which are the real problems of our time as well. As the author says, "Nothing about Jesus will be presupposed or assumed.. My interest is in the man as he was before he became the object of Christian faith." "A convincing, eloquent, moving message for a distressed world." -Library Journal

Orbis 2001 196 PP. Paper

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Jesus For President

Politics For Ordinary Radicals

BY SHANE CLAIBORNE AND CHRIS HAW
Jesus for President is a radical manifesto to awaken the Christian political imagination, reminding us that our ultimate hope lies not in partisan political options but in Jesus and the church as a people "set apart" from this world. Jesus for President is a collaboration of Shane Claiborne's writing and stories, Chris Haw's reflections and research, and Chico Fajardo-Heflin's art and design. Drawing upon the work of biblical theologians, the lessons of church history, and the examples of modern-day saints and ordinary radicals, Jesus for President stirs the imagination of what the Church could look like if it placed its faith in Jesus instead of Caesar.

Zondervan 2008 355 PP. Paper

$16.99 (in stock)

Jesus For The Non-religious - Paperback

BY JOHN SHELBY SPONG
Spong invites his readers to look at Jesus through the lens of both the Jewish scriptures and the liturgical life of first-century synagogues. He proposes we understand Christ as the ultimate dimension of a fulfilled humanity. "Traditional Christians" may not be comfortable with this book; however after reading it skeptics may not be ale to dismiss Jesus so easily. This could be the book that finally brings the pious and the secular into a meaningful dialogue, opening the door to a living Christianity in the post-Christian world.

HarperOne 2008 336 PP. Paper

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Jesus, Interrupted

Revealing The Hidden Contradictions In The Bible ( And Why We Don't Know About Them)

BY BART EHRMAN
Bart Ehrman, frequently to be heard on NPR, undertakes to show that the New Testament is riddled with contradictory views about who Jesus was what he actually did and the significance of his life. He describes how many of the books were written in the names of the apostles by Christians living decades later, and that many central Christian doctrines were the inventions of still later theologians. Although this has been the standard and widespread view of scholars for two centuries, most people have never learned of this - though I think many of our customers may have done.

HarperOne 2010 292 PP. Paper

$15.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Jesus Teacher And Friend

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Jesus Today

A Spirituality Of Radical Freedom

BY ALBERT NOLAN
In Jesus Before Christianity, Nolan outlined the political context of Jesus' mission. Now, in this long-awaited sequel, the focus is on Jesus' spirituality and its relevance for today. Beginning with the signs of the times (the hunger for spirituality, the crisis of individualism, ecological breakdown, the global divide between rich and poor, and a new understanding of our expanding universe), Nolan proceeds to describe the elements of Jesus' spirituality: a way of healing that combines prophecy and mysticism. Applying that spirituality to our daily lives, he shows how these lessons might promote a greater communion with God, ourselves, other people, and the universe.

Orbis 2006 220 PP. Paper

$16.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Jesus Wars

How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, And Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe For The Next 1,500 Years

BY PHILIP JENKINS
Jenkins recounts the fascinating, violent story of the church's fifth-century battles over "right belief" that had a far greater impact on the future of Christianity and the world than the Council of Nicea a century before. The Bible is anything but clear about Jesus' true nature and identity. In fact, a wide range of opinions and beliefs about Jesus circulated in the church for 400 years until Roman and church leaders burned cities and killed thousands in an effort to stamp out what they considered heresy.

HarperOne 2010 328 PP. Cloth

$26.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

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

$13.95 (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)

Muslim Jesus

Sayings And Stories About Jesus In The Islamic Tradition

BY TARIF KHALADI
"As a Western religion, Islam gives primacy to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and considers Jesus to be a holy prophet. In The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature, Tarif Khalidi brings together Islamic primary sources about Jesus from the eighth to the 18th centuries. Included are mystical works, historical texts about prophets and saints and, of course, the foundational words about Jesus in the Qur'an. `As a whole,' Khalidi explains, these writings `form the largest body of texts relating to Jesus in any non-Christian literature" -Publishers Weekly

HarperCollins 2003 243 PP. Paper

$19.50 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Peter, Paul & Mary Magdalene

The Followers Of Jesus In History And Legend

BY BART EHRMAN
SECONDHAND COPY. HArdback in good condition. With a dustjacket. An engaging tour of the early Christian church, illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers: Simon Peter, Paul of Tarsus, and Mary Magdalene. In this lively work, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, presenting complicated historical issues in a clear and informative way. A serious book but vibrantly written and leavened with many colorful stories, "Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene" will appeal to anyone curious about the early Christian church and the lives of these important figures.

Oxford University Press Cloth

$8.00 (in stock)

Politics Of Jesus

BY OBEREY HENDRICKS
Focusing on a powerful but little-examined aspect of the Gospels, Hendricks portrays Jesus as a political revolutionary whose teachings are meant to lead the way to freedom from the tyranny of principalities and unjust rulers in high--and low--places.

Doubleday 2006 384 PP. Paper

$26.00 (in stock)

The Politics Of Jesus - Vicit Agnus Noster

BY JOHN HOWARD YODER
Tradition has painted a portrait of a Savior who stands aloof from governmental concerns and who calls his disciples to an apolitical life. But such a picture of Jesus is far from accurate, according to Mennonite theologian John Yoder. This watershed work in New Testament ethics leads us to a Savior who was deeply concerned with the agenda of politics and the related issues of power, status, and right relations. By canvassing Luke's gospel, Yoder argues convincingly that the true impace of Jesus' life and ministry on his disciples' social behavior points to a specific kind of Christian pacifism in which the "cross of Christ is the model of Christian social efficacy."

Eerdmans 1994 280 PP. Paper

$22.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Prayers Of The Cosmos

Meditations On The Aramaic Words Of Jesus

BY NEIL DOUGLAS-KLOTZ
Friends who had never imaged experiencing prayer marvel at how this book has opened up a whole new world for them. "For the many of us who want to peel away centuries of dualistic, patriarchal forms and recover the life-affirming beauty of our Christian roots, . . . this [is an] exquisite little volume." - J. Macy

HarperSF 1990 90 PP. Paper

$13.00 (in stock)

Quaker Understanding Of Christ (510)

JONES
SECONDHAND PAMPHLET. Readable, but likely will fall apart after a while as the glue binding is not good. The results of an attempt in the early 70's to find a common Quaker view of Christ and the bible, a bridge in the Universalist / Christian debate. Articles by Wilmer Cooper, Ferner Nuhn, Verlin Hinshaw, Dean Frieday, Francis Hall and Arthur Roberts.

Faith and life pubs 1974 68 PP. Paper

$4.00 USED - availability checked Feb 8th 9:01am EST

Quakers And The Jesus Of History

The 47th Walton Lecture

BY BETSY NEALE, RICHARD MITCHELL
Early Friends sought to recapture Jesus' original message, to return to "primitive Christianity." The Jesus scholars conclude, that instead of a single, early Christianity there were multiple early Christianities in different communities: Jewish and gentile. The Christianities that survived, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, were not necessarily closest to Jesus' vision. From the beginning Friends behaved as if the Kingdom of God had already arrived (. As Fox said, "Christ has come to teach his people himself." God is within, and we answer that of God by trying to live in the Kingdom of God

SEYM 2011 31 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

The Questions Of Jesus

Challenging Ourselves To Discover Life's Great Answers

BY JOHN DEAR
The Gospels are filled with stories that trace Jesus' life and his teachings. A close reading reveals that they are also filled with questions. Like any great teacher Jesus has a question for every one he meets, for every occasion, for every experience. Using these questions as a starting point, John Dear invites readers to discover the lessons by searching their own hearts and minds for answers. Dear weaves insights from ethical and religious teachers ranging from Buddha to Martin Luther King, Jr. Using recent events as powerful examples, the author shows why a renewed commitment to Jesus' message of nonviolence, justice, and peace is essential to healing a world torn by violence and war.

Image 2004 336 PP. Paper

$12.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Real Jesus

The Misguided Quest For The Histo Rical Jesus And The Truth Of The Traditional Gospels

BY LUKE TIMOTHY JOHNSON
The Real Jesus was the first book to challenge the findings of the Jesus Seminar. Drawing on the best biblical and historical scholarship, respected New Testament scholar Luke Timothy Johnson demonstrates that the "real Jesus" is the one experienced in the present through faith rather than the one found in speculative historical reconstructions. A new preface by the author for the paperback edition presents his point of view on the most recent rounds of this lively debate. The author points out with irony that he shares his publisher with most of the Jesus seminar authors

HarperOne 1997 208 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Searching For The Real Jesus

Php 330

BY ROLAND WARREN
For early Friends truth meant that Jesus had come to put humans in contact with God. Roland Warren, with reverence for scripture, explores the thinking of contemporary scholars who debate the historical veracity of Jesus.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 1997 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Seeking After Christ

2006 Walton Lecture

BY FRANK MASSEY
This essay challenges us to re-examine preconceived notions of what it means to be Quaker and Christian and the role that language plays in understanding. There, BY the grace of God, go I. for we are truly one. There is a sense of waking up and recognizing that we're on a path. We don't have to find the right path. Our path is right for us where we are at this particular time. But we have to be willing to change.

Southeastern Yearly Meeting 2006 28 PP. Paper

$5.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Shane Claiborne's Plenary Address 2009 - Mp3

BY SHANE CLAIBORNE
This is a downloadable mp3 version of Shane's 2009 Gathering plenary address. When you purchase it, after we confirm your credit card details, we will send you a limited time link through which you can download the audio file. Shane Claiborne, a self-described "hellfire and damnation preacher, writer, and circus performer," is a founding partner of The Simple Way, a faith community in inner city Philadelphia that has been a model for radical faith communities around the world. Using experiences in Iraq, experiences in the streets of Philadelphia, ancient stories of the early Christians and contemporary stories of ordinary radicals, he challenges us to deeper faithfulness.

Quaker Press of FGC 2009 AUDIO MP3 Audio

$5.00 (in stock)

Soul Graffiti

Making A Life In The Way Of Jesus

BY MARK SCANDRETTE, FOREWORD BY SHANE CLAIBORNE
Mark, a writer and leader in the Emergent church movement, uses stories from his life and the lives of the people he has encountered in his home in San Francisco's Mission District to explore what "good news of God" might mean for our particular time and place. He seeks to answer the question: "How can we be about making a life in the way of Jesus?" He integrates theological insight with awareness of human psychology, culture, and daily life. Written to appeal to the sensibilities of those who inhabit a post-Christendom milieu, Mark Scandrette's deepest hope is to give readers greater motivation for, and a fuller sense of what it means to make a life in, the way of Jesus.

Josey-Bass 2008 272 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Twelve Quakers And Jesus

BY QUAKER QUEST
Quaker Quest is a new outreach initiative in Britain that is also taking root in America. As part of this work they have published six pamphlets. Twelve anonymous friends write on what each topic means to them. Topics chosen reflect the areas attenders at Quaker Quest events have been most interested to explore. What part does Jesus play in the Quaker faith? Do Quakers `believe' in the Bible? Twelve individual Quakers share their responses to these questions.

Quaker Quest 2007 35 PP. Paper

$7.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Who Do You Say I Am

WILSON, LLOYD LEE
Jesus asked His disciples: Who do you say that I am? Today many of Jesus's followers still seek to answer that question--in contemplation and prayer, in study, in Spirit-led service, in conversations with one another, and in searching their own hearts and souls. Lloyd Lee Wilson offers his own response, which arises from years of engaging with the question through his Quaker faith. This pamphlet invites readers to meet Jesus as Lloyd Lee has come to know Him, and to further explore for themselves, "Who do you say I am?

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2010 31 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)