Today I read a poll of American Christians about the resurrection of Jesus. It reported that more than 90% of American Christians say that the resurrection of Jesus matters greatly to them. I agree – without the affirmation of Jesus’ resurrection, Christianity makes no important sense. But I was disappointed because the poll reported that [...]
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7 Feb 11
Was Jesus a social revolutionary? In the ordinary sense in which we use the phrase “social revolutionary,” yes. Like the Jewish prophets before him, he was passionate about economic justice and peace, and advocated active non-violent resistance to the domination system of his time. He was a voice of peasant social protest against the economic [...]
15 Jun 10
A reader recently asked this question: Q: How do you understand “broad is the way that leads to destruction, narrow is the path to salvation”? This has been used to justify Christianity as the ONLY true path to the exclusion of all other religions. I have just read your “Heart of Christianity” and I want [...]
23 May 10
Yes, Jesus is the Son of God, Lord and Christ; the Light of the World and the Bread of Life; and the Way, Truth and Life. He is all of this for me, as a Christian who is also a historian of early Christianity. And yet I do not think that Jesus spoke of himself [...]
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Posted in definitions, early Christianity, historical, Jesus, revelation
Tagged definitions, early Christianity, history, meaning, revelation
Tagged definitions, early Christianity, history, meaning, revelation
15 May 10
Speaking Christian: Redeeming Christian Language Join Marcus Borg and Dom Crossan as they explore “the surplus of meaning” behind some of the most important words in the Christian language. The seminar will be held June 21-24 at Center for Spiritual Development in Portland, Oregon. Understanding words like God, salvation, justice, compassion, and collections of words such as [...]
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Posted in definitions, faith, Jesus, word meanings
20 Apr 10
My new novel, Putting Away Childish Things, was released April 20, 2010. Here my teachings on Christianity are present in a new form—fiction. I hope my book will be an engaging way for readers to learn about the important issues dividing Christians today. Along the way, we join with the characters to ask the hard [...]
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Posted in faith, Jesus, My Books, understanding God
Tagged book, faith, Jesus, men, women
Tagged book, faith, Jesus, men, women
20 Feb 10
As a Christian who seeks to take Jesus seriously, I have an ultimate commitment to non-violence and a reluctant acceptance of the notion of a “just war.” The reason for the ultimate commitment: I am convinced that Jesus taught non-violence as a way of responding to evil, and that early Christianity for the first three [...]
5 Oct 09
Full disclosure: I am among those who opposed the invasion of Iraq before it happened. I opposed it for Christian reasons. Moreover, I think those reasons have a pragmatic function: they would have prevented us from embarking on a pre-emptive war that has proved to be disastrous. According to the almost two millennia old tradition [...]
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Posted in Jesus, non-violence, politics, war
Tagged evil, meaning, non-violence, politics, war
Tagged evil, meaning, non-violence, politics, war
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Marcus Borg weaves his insightful teachings on Christianity into a new form — fiction.