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Marcus Borg Quote

By |2023-10-17T14:04:29+00:00March 29, 2019|

“The Christian life is not about pleasing God the finger-shaker and judge. It is not about believing now or being good now for the sake of heaven later. It is about entering a relationship in the present that begins to change everything now. Spirituality is about this process: the opening of the heart to the God who is already here.”

Evolution of the Word:

The New Testament in the Order the Books Were Written

By |2023-10-17T13:50:24+00:00October 2, 2013|

the full-text of the New Testament—and one of the only Bibles organized in chronological order and including explanatory annotations that give readers a more informed understanding of the Scripture

Putting Away Childish Things: A Tale of Modern Faith

By |2023-10-17T13:44:59+00:00January 25, 2011|

Bestselling author, Bible scholar, and theologian Marcus Borg (Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, The Heart of Christianity, The Last Week) uses his core teachings on faith and the Bible to demonstrate their transformative power and potential in Putting Away Childish Things: the moving, inspirational story of a college professor, her students, and a crisis of faith.

Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally

By |2023-10-17T13:44:25+00:00October 4, 2010|

Like his earlier book, this one is written for lay people whose faith has been frustrated by their misapprehension that fundamentalism's claim to be the one true faith is valid. Borg, a professor of religion at Oregon State University, describes an alternative to fundamentalists' so-called "literal" readings of scripture. (He believes that such "literal-factual" readings do not live up to that description, and that the limitations of such readings have alienated many people who would otherwise remain part of the church.) Borg calls his alternative "historical-metaphorical" reading, a way of "taking the Bible seriously without taking it literally." Study guide available, by FaithFutures.

Disbelief or just different beliefs?

By |2023-10-17T13:46:07+00:00April 9, 2010|

From The Washington Post- On Faith. Former president, Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars, Marcus Borg Q:What should pastors do if they no longer hold the defining beliefs of their denomination? Do clergy have a moral obligation not to challenge the sincere faith of their parishioners? If this requires them to dissemble from the pulpit, doesn't this create systematic hypocrisy at the center of religion? What would you want your pastor to do with his or her personal doubts or loss of faith?

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