{"title":"Books by Marcus J Borg","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780060609191","title":"Reading the Bible Again for the First Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany Christians mistakenly believe that their only choice is either to reconcile themselves to a fundamentalist reading of scripture (a \"literal-factual\" approach) or to simply reject the Bible as something that could bring meaning and value into their lives. In \u003cem\u003eReading the Bible Again for the First Time\u003c\/em\u003e, Marcus Borg shows how instead we can freshly appreciate all the essential elements of the Old and New Testaments—from Genesis to Revelation—in a way that can open up a new world of intelligent faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eReading the Bible Again for the First Time\u003c\/em\u003e, Borg reveals how it is possible to reconcile a scientific and critical way of thinking with our deepest spiritual needs, leading to an insightful experience of ancient text. This unique book invites every reader—whatever his or her religious background—to engage the Bible, to wrestle with its meaning, to explore its mysteries, and to understand its relevance. \u003cem\u003eReading the Bible Again for the First Time\u003c\/em\u003e shows us how to encounter the Bible in a fresh, new way that rejects the limits of simple literalism and opens up the rich possibility of living a life of authentic faith.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56222072078709,"sku":"9780060609191","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780060609191_e8379f61-1d02-4936-8f60-c885e8400dde.jpg?v=1786011246"},{"product_id":"9780060609177","title":"Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf the many recent books on the historical Jesus, none has explored what the latest biblical scholarship means for personal faith. Now, in \u003cem\u003eMeeting Jesus Again for the First Time\u003c\/em\u003e, Marcus Borg addresses the yearnings of those who want a fully contemporary faith that welcomes rather than oppresses our critical intelligence and openness to the best of historical scholarship. Borg shows how a rigorous examination of historical findings can lead to a new faith in Christ, one that is critical and, at the same time, sustaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his own journey from a naïve, unquestioning belief in Christ through collegiate skepticism to a mature and contemporary Christian faith, Borg illustrates how an understanding of the historical Jesus can actually lead to a more authentic Christian life—one not rooted in creed or dogma, but in a life of spiritual challenge, compassion, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn straightforward, accessible prose, Borg looks at the major findings of modern Jesus scholarship from the perspective of faith, bringing alive the many levels of Jesus's character: spirit person, teacher of alternative wisdom, social prophet, and movement founder. He also reexamines the major stories of the Old Testament vital to an authentic understanding of Jesus, showing how an enriched understanding of these stories can uncover new truths and new pathways to faith.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56222094918005,"sku":"9780060609177","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780060609177_1d8b9a0f-de35-46f4-b802-395fd81dcd1f.jpg?v=1786011245"},{"product_id":"9780281065080","title":"Speaking Christian","description":"As with French, German or Spanish, learning the basic vocabulary of Christianity is a vital first step in understanding what it means and how it works. We think of words like 'faith', 'forgiveness', 'salvation', 'sin' and 'heaven'. But how can we be sure that we understand them correctly? Over the centuries all sorts of different meanings have grown up around these words, and sometimes those meanings can obscure or distort the way the words were originally used in the Bible. In Speaking Christian, Marcus Borg takes some of the key words in the Christian dictionary and exposes the negative and unhelpful connotations they still carry today. At the same time, he goes back to the Bible and unpacks their meaning in a way that is both more faithful to the teaching of Jesus and more relevant to his followers today.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56231867548021,"sku":"9780281065080","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780281065080_9bb0090c-ec4b-4ffb-9253-dfaa937387f0.jpg?v=1786012817"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-marcus-j-borg.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}