Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time The Historical Jesus & the Heart of Contemporary Faith

Summary: "After studying sources as varied as the mystic novelist Carlos Castenada, the psychologist and philosopher William James and the Buddha, Borg concluded that there were two Jesuses. One was the 'pre-Easter Jesus, a powerful witness to the reality and character of God' and a radical cultural critic who preached the politics of compassion. The other was the 'post-Easter Jesus, a living spiritual reality, God with a hum...an face.' Taken together, says Borg, these two Jesuses 'made it possible for me to be a Christian again.'" [read more]