Synopses & Reviews
We are facing one of the greatest crises in the history of religion. Truth is being cast aside in the name of tolerance and cultural relativism, all under the guise of a New Spirituality. Having become accustomed to abundance and the bliss of multiple choices, we now have a spiritual supermarket before us from which we may select whatever form of spirituality we desire. But tragically we often choose without knowing how to make a distinction between truth and falsehood.
In this brilliant and compelling critique of the dangers of the New Spirituality, Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias applies some vigorous therapy to counter this assault on rational thought and shows why the uniqueness of Jesus matters.
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"Ravi Zacharias gives a powerful defense of how Jesus Christ brings meaning and hope to an individual life."--Billy Graham
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"Ravi takes a scholarly yet imaginative approach to apologetics."--Bruce Wilkinson, author of the #1 "New York Times" bestseller The Prayer of Jabez
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"The works of Ravi Zacharias are a vital resource around our house."--Frank Peretti
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"I am not aquainted with a brighter mind or a more relevant and devoted defender of the faith than Ravi Zacharias."--Charles Swindoll
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"To every generation God sends a prophet. Ravi Zacharias is that prophet for this generation. You must hear him."--Josh McDowell
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"Ravi Zacharias presents an outstanding defense of the Christian faith for our times."--R.C. Sproul
Synopsis
The author believes that over the past forty years movements like New Age spirituality and society's obsession with human potential have combined like a "perfect storm" to redefine for popular culture what has been for centuries the classic biblical definition of the person, work, and teaching of Jesus Christ. In
Why Jesus?, Ravi Zacharias looks at the impact of this "storm" by discussing the 60s-70s "Age of Aquarius," actor Shirley MacLaine's book and TV series
Out On a Limb, author James Redfield (
The Celestine Prophecy), Rhonda Byrne (
The Secret), Dan Brown (
The Da Vinci Code), and other books by Eckart Tolle, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, the Dali Lama, and Marianne Williamson. Special attention will be given to the influence of Oprah Winfrey's media platform in reshaping society by introducing and promoting certain books and authors.
Major new age and human potential tenets will be discussed like: the belief that we are all gods and have to discover our divinity; Jesus was only a good teacher; Christianity is but one among many ways to eternal life; reincarnation is real; Jesus was married; truth is relative; there is no sin; and perfection is possible.
The truth of and the arguments for the bodily resurrection of Jesus will be presented as the most important argument for the exclusive claims about Jesus and Christianity.
About the Author
Ravi Zacharias is the founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in Canada, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Zacharias and his wife, Margie, have three grown children.