What Jesus Meant

Author: Garry Wills

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ISBN : 9780143038801
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Publication date : 01 March 2007
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In what are billed culture wars, people on the political right and the political left cite Jesus as endorsing their views. Garry Wills argues that Jesus subscribed to no political program. He was far more radical than that. In a fresh reading of the gospels, Wills explores the meaning of the reign of heaven Jesus not only promised for the future but brought with him into this life. It is only by dodges and evasions that people misrepresent what Jesus plainly had to say against power, the wealthy, and religion itself. But Wills is just as critical of those who would make Jesus a mere ethical teacher, ignoring or playing down his divinity. An illuminating analysis for believers and nonbelievers alike, "What Jesus Meant" is a brilliant addition to our national conversation on religion.

First published 2006.

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Faithful to the heart of tradition, yet entirely original, Garry Willsas meditation cuts through cant, piety and political exploitation to bring Jesus alive in all his urgent significance. (James Carroll, author of "Constantineas Sword")

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