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Convictions : how I learned what matters most / Marcus J. Borg.

Summary:

Do Christian beliefs still matter? Do they really change us or the world? Bestselling author Marcus J. Borg reflects on the convictions that he has developed over the course of his life and why they provide a path of hope for those seeking to be faithful Christians in the twenty-first century. With an open, inclusive tone, he explains why most of today's summaries of Christian belief fail to move us or guide us and serve mostly to keep score among the various Christian tribes. Borg encourages today's followers of Jesus to become more rooted to the deep convictions that can actually lead us to transformation and renewal, both for ourselves and for our world. Book jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780062269973
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Physical Description: 237 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: San Francisco : HarperOne, 2014.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

1 Context Matters 1 -- 2 Faith Is a Journey 19 -- 3 God Is Real and Is a Mystery 35 -- 4 Salvation Is More About This Life than an Afterlife 53 -- 5 Jesus Is the Norm of the Bible 77 -- 6 Bible Can Be True Without Being Literally True 103 -- 7 Jesus's Death on the Cross Matters-But Not Because He Paid for Our Sins 131 -- 8 Bible Is Political 147 -- 9 God Is Passionate About Justice and the Poor 169 -- 10 Christians Are Called to Peace and Nonviolence 189 -- 11 To Love God Is to Love Like God 209.