IntroductionWhat if Jesus knew how much suffering would later occur in his name? José Saramago’s The Gospel According to Jesus Christ is not a conventional retelling of the life of Jesus.It is a moral confrontation.Saramago takes figures familiar to billions of people—Jesus, Joseph, Mary Magdalene, God, and the Devil—and places them inside questions that … [Read more...] about The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Explained Through Its Characters
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The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Explained by Top Scholars
Introduction by José Saramago Did Saramago reject Christianity, or challenge Christianity to examine its relationship with authority and suffering? I wrote a book about Jesus, and many people assumed that meant I intended to write a book against Jesus.I did not.The Jesus who interested me was precisely the opposite: a human being caught between what he … [Read more...] about The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Explained by Top Scholars
The Crown of Ashes: A Modern Shakespearean Tragedy
Introduction By William ShakespeareThere are seasons when kingdoms fall not because their enemies are strong, but because their own hearts forget why crowns were first imagined.Men have long believed that power is won by sharper swords, louder voices, or cleverer schemes. Yet I have lived long enough among kings, fools, lovers, and murderers to know another … [Read more...] about The Crown of Ashes: A Modern Shakespearean Tragedy
We Who Wrestle with God Meaning: Sacrifice, Cain-Abel, Peace
What if Jesus challenged Jordan Peterson to stop “wrestling” and come home to the Father?Introduction by Desmond TutuMy dear friends, when human beings speak about God, we often do it as though we are describing a distant mountain—beautiful perhaps, but far away, and mostly unchanged by our small lives. Yet the great shock of faith—especially the faith of … [Read more...] about We Who Wrestle with God Meaning: Sacrifice, Cain-Abel, Peace