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For a generation after his death his surviving associates preserved good traditions about the message of Jesus. Then disaster struck: it began to be believed that he was risen, exalted to heaven, and soon to return to establish his kingdom on earth. A cult of Jesus' person and fictitious lives of him quickly followed, and the surviving traditions of his actual teaching became totally blurred - as they still are.Since then, nobody has ventured to assess Jesus seriously, as a thinker. But today, as the supernatural beliefs fade, and better reconstructions of his teaching have become available, Don Cupitt thinks we can at least question Jesus from the standpoint of philosophy. Just how original and important is he? What is the status of his ideas: was he a religious figure at all, and why did he arouse such fierce antagonism? The Jesus who emerges from this enquiry is an astonishing figure, and much bigger than the insipid Christ of popular faith. Don Cupitt is a philosopher of religion and the author of over 40 books. He is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
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The Revd Professor Don Cupitt is a Life Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. His books include Taking Leave of God, The Sea of Faith and Solar Ethics were published by SCM Press and translated into many languages. He is the founder of the Sea of Faith movement.
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Within the wide realm of Philosophy, Don Cupitt chooses to centre on Moral philosophy. Within the vast realms of Jesus scholarship, he selects that narrow band of verses recognised by the Jesus Seminar to be genuine Jesus. He then demonstrates that Jesus taught a balanced practical way of life taught by many other sages throughout history and within Philosophy. Here is Cupitt exploring Scripture and using it well. An exciting, practical book. I hope Richard Dawkins, who would proudly wear a teeshirt proclaiming 'Atheists for Jesus', has read this one. For believers and non believers alike, this is a thoughtful and creative account. It is also easy to read, with short accessible chapters.
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