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The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith (originale 2003; edizione 2004)

di Marcus J. Borg

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World-renowned Jesus scholar Marcus J. Borg shows how we can live passionately as Christians in today's world by practicing the vital elements of Christian faith. For the millions of people who have turned away from many traditional beliefs about God, Jesus, and the Bible, but still long for a relevant, nourishing faith, Borg shows why the Christian life can remain a transforming relationship with God. Emphasizing the critical role of daily practice in living the Christian life, he explores how prayer, worship, Sabbath, pilgrimage, and more can be experienced as authentically life-giving practices. Borg reclaims terms and ideas once thought to be the sole province of evangelicals and fundamentalists: he shows that terms such as "born again" have real meaning for all Christians; that the "Kingdom of God" is not a bulwark against secularism but is a means of transforming society into a world that values justice and love; and that the Christian life is essentially about opening one's heart to God and to others.… (altro)
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Titolo:The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith
Autori:Marcus J. Borg
Info:HarperOne (2004), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 234 pages
Collezioni:La tua biblioteca, Deaccessioned, In lettura (inactive), Da leggere (inactive), Letti ma non posseduti
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Etichette:Non-Fiction, Faith and Spirituality

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Marcus Borg finally 'caught' me in the last chapter. Using Diana Eck's work on American pluralism, he draws his thoughts together and also shares his own reasons for being Christian. At the same time, he acknowledges that had he been born in a Muslim, Jewish or other religious culture he could also remain within it. I am glad I finally read this book.
  Elizabeth80 | Oct 17, 2020 |
For the millions of people who have turned away from many Fundamentalist beliefs about God, Jesus, and the Bible, but still long for a relevant, nourishing faith, Borg shows why the Christian life can remain a transforming relationship with God. Emphasizing the critical role of daily practice in living the Christian life, he explores how prayer, worship, Sabbath, pilgrimage, and more can be experienced as authentically life-giving practices.
1 vota StJamesLenoir | Apr 25, 2020 |
Interesting way to communicate theology through story-telling. A good read. ( )
  MarkPlunkett | Aug 3, 2016 |
Let me give a shout out to Clint Gill for recommending this book. I actually gave up on Borg several years back because of his dualistic fundamentalism within the Historical Jesus Movement. This is not nearly as dualistic nor dogmatic and shows both a rich scriptural response within scripture on atonement theology and approaches to Christ before moving on to the heart of the matter in Christianity, which is a collective transformation with the encounter of Jesus. I've actually simplified his responses far too much but I recommend this book for those that have been exposed to only one theology of atonement as well as those that have been disillusioned with the church's overemphasis on belief without the next step of transformation. ( )
2 vota revslick | Apr 5, 2013 |
The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith by Marcus Borg. Epiphany library section 3 B: General Christianity. Borg compares the more traditional way of looking at God “somewhere out there,” as opposed to seeing God in, around, and under us. Borg says that rather than God being “interventional” God is “intentional” and “interactive.” This distinction was new to me and went a long way toward explaining why pain and suffering exist.
He introduces the concept of a Christian “heart.” To Borg, the word “heart” means more than feelings. It is a metaphor for the inner self as a whole. With a closed heart comes limited inner vision, self-deception, lack of gratitude, and insensitivity to wonder or awe. Open hearts lead to the opposite: a deeper, inner awareness of God with us.
Borg says that humans have two dimensions of reality – the visible world of our ordinary experience, and God, the sacred, Spirit. Thin places are where our two realities meet and intersect – where God shines through. Thin places open our hearts. Nature, music, poetry, literature, and the visual arts can be thin places. People can become thin places, Jesus being one. Geographic locations can be thin places: Iona, Jerusalem, a street corner, a church, an operating room. I think of thin places as where we glimpse the divine, the sublime.
Christian practices open our hearts, and that is why Christians worship as we do. This was an “A-ha!” moment for me. Singing hymns, saying the creeds and Lord’s Prayer, hearing the Bible read, communing as one – all these are thin places where God surfaces and reaches all around us.
Another little tidbit: Borg tells a story about a 3 year-old girl who asked to be alone with her newborn brother in his nursery, with the door closed. The parents, having a baby monitor, gave the little girl permission, knowing they could listen and intervene if needed. They heard the little girl walk up to her brother’s crib, and say, “Could you tell me about God? I’ve almost forgotten.” To me this story means that we DO come from God, and that there is another plane – a second reality which is God, that even small children can sense.
There are so many riches in this book. Read it! It will change the way you think about faith. It will open your heart. You will be better able to sense that God IS with us. ( )
2 vota Epiphany-OviedoELCA | Jan 18, 2012 |
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World-renowned Jesus scholar Marcus J. Borg shows how we can live passionately as Christians in today's world by practicing the vital elements of Christian faith. For the millions of people who have turned away from many traditional beliefs about God, Jesus, and the Bible, but still long for a relevant, nourishing faith, Borg shows why the Christian life can remain a transforming relationship with God. Emphasizing the critical role of daily practice in living the Christian life, he explores how prayer, worship, Sabbath, pilgrimage, and more can be experienced as authentically life-giving practices. Borg reclaims terms and ideas once thought to be the sole province of evangelicals and fundamentalists: he shows that terms such as "born again" have real meaning for all Christians; that the "Kingdom of God" is not a bulwark against secularism but is a means of transforming society into a world that values justice and love; and that the Christian life is essentially about opening one's heart to God and to others.

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