The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What's So Good about the Good News?

by Peter J. Gomes

Overview

"Gomes is an iconoclast, and his book is an alternately eloquent and folksy attack on everybody who is sure of the right answer." —Newsweek
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With his unique blend of eloquence and insight, the esteemed Harvard minister Peter J. Gomes invites us to hear anew the radical nature of Jesus' message of hope and change. Using examples from ancient times as well as from modern pop culture, The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus shows us why the good news is every bit as relevant today as when it was first preached.

"Of the hundreds of books on Jesus' teachings, this is by far the best. Mincing no words, it drives home how radical Jesus' teachings really are." —Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions

"An incisive original . . . [Gomes is] a born storyteller." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061753572
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/13/2009
Sold by:	OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	274
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Peter J. Gomes has been minister of Harvard University's Memorial Church since 1974, when he was appointed Pusey Minister of the church, and serves as Plummer Professor of Christian Morals. An American Baptist minister, he was named one of America's top preachers by Time magazine. He is the recipient of thirty-three honorary degrees and an Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College, the University of Cambridge, England, where the Gomes Lectureship is established in his name.

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"An incisive original.... [Gomes is] a born storyteller." —-Publishers Weekly Starred Review