The Other Jesus: Rejecting a Religion of Fear for the God of Love

According to recent surveys, many Americans associate the label Christian with judgmental attitudes, hypocrisy, a fear of hell, and a commitment to right-wing politics. Author Greg Garrett suggests another way, arguing that a faith that focuses solely on personal morality and the afterlife misses much of the point of Jesus' message.

This other way of following Christ is not concerned with an array of commandments or with holding the right beliefs. Rather it is centered on loving each other and loving God, what Garrett calls love where the rubber meets the road, where faith meets the world.

Personal and moving, the book relates Garrett's experiences growing up in--and leaving--a disapproving conservative church and then finding his way back into a different kind of Christian community, one that is communal, missional, just, and loving. Garrett draws on popular culture to illustrate his spiritual points, showing how authentic Christian truth can be found in unlikely places.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 10/31/2013
ISBN: 9780664234041
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d