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I've been pleased with Marcus Borg's treatments of progressive Christianity (Meeting Jesus Again, etc.) but I believe that Heart of Christianity is his best one yet for a general audience. In it he discusses the common central beliefs between more liberal and more conservative Christians and the power of the symbols we hold dear. Heart is a better book around which to discuss with more conservative Christians the validity of more liberal views. For the progressive Christian it is a good treatise on the faith that does not demonize those on the right.
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The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith by Marcus J Borg
davidfirth, February 19, 2007
I've been pleased with Marcus Borg's treatments of progressive Christianity (Meeting Jesus Again, etc.) but I believe that Heart of Christianity is his best one yet for a general audience. In it he discusses the common central beliefs between more liberal and more conservative Christians and the power of the symbols we hold dear. Heart is a better book around which to discuss with more conservative Christians the validity of more liberal views. For the progressive Christian it is a good treatise on the faith that does not demonize those on the right.(3 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)