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

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Excavating Jesus

Beneath The Stones, Behind The Texts

BY JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN
The authors show that recent archaeological finds support the Gospel stories. They dig down into the meaning of the Gospel stories and present archaeological evidence that sheds light on them. Well illustrated this makes for a fascinating new way into the texts.

HarperSF 2002 298 Paper

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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

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God And Empire

Jesus Against Rome, Then And Now

BY JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN
At the heart of the Bible is a moral and ethical call to fight unjust superpowers, whether they are Babylon, Rome, or even America. From the divine punishment and promise found in Genesis through the revolutionary messages of Jesus and Paul, John Dominic Crossan reveals what the Bible has to say about land and economy, violence and retribution, justice and peace, and, ultimately, redemption. In contrast to the oppressive Roman military occupation of the first century, he examines the meaning of the non-violent Kingdom of God prophesized by Jesus and the equality advocated by Paul to the early Christian churches. Jesus preached a different kind of peace and a kingdom of God.

HarperOne 2008 257 PP. Paper

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Gospel Of Thomas

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The Hidden Gospel

Decoding The Spiritual Message Of The Aramaic Jesus

BY NEIL DOUGLAS-KLOTZ
"Dr. Douglas-Klotz's presentation of what he considers to be the overlooked aspect of the Gospels, namely the Aramaic writings of the early church. Aramaic was the spoken language of Jesus' day. In presenting his translations of these early church writings, the author discusses a mystical aspect of the gospels that seems to harken back to the gnostic controversy." - AudioFile

Quest Books 2001 224 PP. Paper

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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

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Jesus - A Revolutionary Biography

BY JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN
"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

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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

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Jesus And Empire

The Kingdom Of God And The New World Disorder

BY RICHARD HORSLEY
Building on his earlier studies of Jesus, Galilee, and the social upheavals in Roman Palestine, Horsley focuses his attention on how Jesus' proclamation of the kingdom of God relates to Roman and Herodian power politics. In addition he examines how modern ideologies relate to Jesus' proclamation. "Richard Horsley is one of the few writers who can draw the connections between ancient text and contemporary political meaning..." - Walter Wink

Augsburg Fortress 2002 192 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

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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

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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 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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Searching For The Real Jesus

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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

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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

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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

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Shane Claiborne's Plenary Address 2009 -cd

BY SHANE CLAIBORNE
This is an audio CD version of Shane's 2009 FGC Gathering plenary address. 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 look at people we don't even like and see the One we Love.

Quaker Press of FGC 2009 AUDIO CD Audio

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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

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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

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