Background
Borg, Marcus Joel was born on March 11, 1942 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Glenn F. and Esther Borg.
(A thoughtful, well-researched historical portrait of Jesu...)
A thoughtful, well-researched historical portrait of Jesus as charismatic, healer, sage, and prophet--as spiritual, deeply political, and fully consistent with the gospel presentation.
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(Who was Jesus? A cynic-like figure? A political activist?...)
Who was Jesus? A cynic-like figure? A political activist? Professor Marcus Borg, a nationally known Jesus scholar, here offers an accessible guide through the growing maze of literature and research on Jesus. This state-of the art volume will be a welcome resource especially for libraries, research specialists and students.The book is divided into three parts. Part One deals with Jesus scholarship in the 1980s, focusing on the renaissance in Jesus studies during that period and summarizing the portraits of Jesus offered by North American scholars. Part Two examines issues in contemporary Jesus research, particularly questions related to the "eschatological Jesus" and the "politics of Jesus." Part Three looks at the potential of current research for helping rethink Jesus' identity and the implications for the modern reader and the church. Jesus in Contemporary Scholarship represents a "summing up" of current research and an illuminating and important contribution to the ongoing debate.Marcus J. Borg is Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University, a Fellow of the Jesus Seminar, and the author of the recently published Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time.
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( In The Heart of Christianity, world-renowned Jesus scho...)
In The Heart of Christianity, world-renowned Jesus scholar and author of the bestseller Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time argues that the essential ingredients of a Christian life—faith, being born again, the kingdom of God, the gospel of love—are as vitally important today as they have always been, even during this time of conflict and change in the church. Borg wants to show us, as today's thinking Christians, how to discover a life of faith by reconceptualizing familiar beliefs. Being born again, for example, has nothing to do with fundamentalism, but is a call to radical personal transformation. Talking about the kingdom of God does not mean that you are fighting against secularism, but that you have committed your life to the divine values of justice and love. And living the true Christian way is essentially about opening one's heart—to God, and to others. Above all else, Borg believes with passion and conviction that living the Christian life still makes sense.
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(Answering the many "spiritual" questions left unaddressed...)
Answering the many "spiritual" questions left unaddressed by such popular historical bestsellers as" A History of God" and" God: A Biography, " renowned author Marcus Borg reveals how to embrace an authentic contemporary faith that reconciles God with science, critical thinking and religious pluralism. How to have faith--how to even think about God--without having to stifle modern rationality is one of the most vital challenges facing contemporary religion. In providing a much-needed solution to the problem of how to have a fully authentic yet fully contemporary understanding of God, Borg--author of the bestselling " Meeting Jesus Again for the first Time" --traces his personal journey. He leads readers from the all-powerful and authoritarian God of his (and their) childhood and traditional faith to an equally powerful but dynamic image of God that is relevant to contemporary seekers and more biblical and spiritually authentic. Borg shows how the modern crisis of faith is itself rooted in delusion--misinterpretation of biblical texts and of God's true nature--and challenges readers to a new way of thinking about God. He opens a practical discussion about how to base a relationship with the divine both immanent and transcendant, here and now, always and everywhere. Arguing that the authentic Judeo-Christian tradition is that God's being includes the whole world, Borg persuasively shows how this understanding accounts for the whole variety of human religious experience. Ultimately, he introduces readers to a way of thinking about God who is "right here" all around them, rather than distant and remote. This understanding is more intellectually and spiritually satisfying andallows readers to reclaim a stronger sense of God's presence.
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( How to have faith—or even think about God—without havin...)
How to have faith—or even think about God—without having to stifle modern rational thought is one of the most vital challenges facing many of us today. Marcus J. Borg, author of the bestselling Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, traces his personal spiritual journey to the discovery of an authentic yet fully contemporary understanding of God. In a compelling, readable way, he leads us from the distant, authoritarian God of our childhood to an equally powerful, dynamic adult image of God—"the beyond in our midst," the life spirit that is within us and all around us—that reconciles faith with science, history, critical thinking, and religious pluralism.
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( Marcus Borg's The Heart of Christianity struck a chord ...)
Marcus Borg's The Heart of Christianity struck a chord for countless Christians across this country. Church groups and small groups have been reading this influential book, hoping to put into practice Borg's helpful suggestions for how we can be passionate believers today. 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, The Heart of Christianity presents a new outlook on Christianity that is both refreshing and compelling. This companion to The Heart of Christianity is an invaluable resource that provides the tools to talk about Borg's new vision for a life of Christian faith and how it can change our spiritual lives and Christian communities today. For groups as well as individuals hoping to go deeper in The Heart of Christianity, this guide includes personal reflection questions, discussion topics, exercises, and selections from the bestselling book. Organized into twelve chapters, or sessions, Living the Heart of Christianity includes both an individual or participant's guide as well as a guide for group leaders, allowing the reader to engage with the issues that lie at the heart of Christianity today.
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(Borg has done a great service for all of us in drawing up...)
Borg has done a great service for all of us in drawing upon contemporary research to present a fresh and imaginative picture of Jesus that has profound implications for our contemporary faith. --Praying
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(Originally published in 1984, this extraordinary work has...)
Originally published in 1984, this extraordinary work has until now been available only in an expensive library edition. The present edition has been completely updated and redesigned, and includes an extended new introduction by Marcus Borg that relates the book's central arguments to subsequent Jesus scholarship. A foreword by N. T. Wright characterizes the book as one of the foundational works in the "third quest" for the historical Jesus. In the book, Marcus Borg argues that conflict between a politics of holiness and a politics of compassion, and their implications for Israel, resides at the center of Jesus' activity and teaching. He emphasizes several features that have since become central to Jesus scholarship: the importance of Jesus' inclusive meal practice, a non-apocalyptic paradigm for understanding Jesus, and Jesus as a social prophet and boundary-breaker. Marcus J. Borg is Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University. He is the author of nine books, including Jesus in Contemporary Scholarship, also published by Trinity Press.
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(A study of the political dimension of the ministry of Jes...)
A study of the political dimension of the ministry of Jesus, presented as a corrective to the overemphasis on eschatology in much New Testament scholarship.
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(Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Je...)
Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus & the Heart of Contemporary Faith by Marcus J. Borg. HarperSanFrancisco,1995
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(The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion To A More...)
The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion To A More Authenthic Contemporary Faith PaperbackMarcus J. Borg (Author)
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Borg, Marcus Joel was born on March 11, 1942 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Glenn F. and Esther Borg.
Bachelor, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1964. Diploma in Theology, University Oxford, England, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, 1972.
Postgraduate, Union Theological Seminary. Postgraduate, University Tübingen, Federal Republic Germany.
Professor religion Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1976-1979. Professor religion and culture Oregon State University, Corvallis, since 1979. Distinguished visiting professor University Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, 1986-1987.
Visiting professor New Testament Pacific School Religion, Berkeley, California, 1989-1991.
( In The Heart of Christianity, world-renowned Jesus scho...)
(Answering the many "spiritual" questions left unaddressed...)
(Who was Jesus? A cynic-like figure? A political activist?...)
(Borg has done a great service for all of us in drawing up...)
(A thoughtful, well-researched historical portrait of Jesu...)
(A study of the political dimension of the ministry of Jes...)
( How to have faith—or even think about God—without havin...)
(Originally published in 1984, this extraordinary work has...)
(Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Je...)
(The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion To A More...)
( Marcus Borg's The Heart of Christianity struck a chord ...)
(The Meaning of Jesus by Borg, Marcus J., Wright, N. T.. ....)
(Jesus : A New Vision by Marcus J. Borg. HarperSanFrancisc...)
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Fellow The Jesus Seminary. Member Society Biblical Literature, Catholic Biblical Association, American Academy Religion.
Married Marianne Wells, August 24, 1985. Children: Dane, Julie.