Son of Man collects some of the very best work — the most interesting, exciting, and well-written essays, fiction, and other writing — about Jesus. It's above all a book of good reading by good writers: storytellers such as Robert Graves (King Jesus), Philip Roth (The Conversion of the Jews), and Anthony Burgess (Jesus of Nazareth) as well as popular historians and essayists such as John Dominic Crossan (Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography) and Dwight Goddard (Was Jesus Influenced by Buddhism?). This book offers a multi-faith and fascinating portrait of a great historical figure, from a wide variety of viewpoints.
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The editor of the publisher's "Adrenaline Lives" series, Willis has created a fascinating and challenging anthology of writing about Jesus for a popular audience. His are not at all the expected choices: besides theologians, preachers, and mystics, there are novelists and poets, including Nikos Kazantzakis, D.H. Lawrence, and Henry David Thoreau, as well as more modern names like Jack Miles and John Dominic Crossan. Open-minded readers may well find themselves astonished, uplifted, and educated by Willis's selections. Highly recommended.
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