Thunder. Lightning. Forests on fire. Chairs thrown into store shop windows. Riots. Disruptive dialogue. Confusion. Pain. Loss. Healing. Restoration. Hope. This book incites a theological riot of transformation.
Thunder. Lightning. Forests on fire. Chairs thrown into store shop windows. Riots. Disruptive dialogue. Confusion. Pain. Loss. Healing. Restoration. Hope. This book incites a theological riot of transformation.
Christian life (general), Christian theology (general), Inspirational
The words of Jesus once had big implications and universal significance. It wasn't a message meant for a few but for the world. This message was going to change everything even reorient the way we see each other and revolutionize the way we as humanity interact with God. This book is about how the significance of this message needs to be rediscovered. It is message for the world not just the church. This book attempts to recapture that message.
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A truly helpful reading of Jesus for the culture that is emerging in our time. Elerick has written in a way that draws from deep wells and deserves a wide hearing. Fresh and edgy in content.
A challenging,prodding, boundary busting book,
~ , www.openmagazine.co.ukThe popular Protestant piety of yesteryear no longer speaks to tens of millions of people who have yet found nothing to replace it. The church that has institutionalized those beliefs is crumbling. Elerick hopes that Jesus can survive, and that, stripped of projections and accretions, and described in the language of today, he can call together new communities of disciples. May he be right, and may this book, written for confused and disillusioned youth and adults, further this needed transformation. ~ John Cobb Professor Emeritus, Claremont School of Theology
George Elerick has an invitation for you in Jesus Bootlegged. It is an invitation to think smartly, talk honestly, and live faithfully. Jesus Bootlegged is a faith classic for those in emerging culture. For those looking for a conversation partner who is not satisfied with the same old answers, George Elerick’s Jesus Bootlegged is great place to start. ~ Doug Pagitt, Pastor Solomon’s Porch - Minneapolis, JoPa Productions Owner, Author of Church in the Inventive Age
This is an excellent example of the honest and truly helpful reading of Jesus that is emerging in our time. At last we have rescued Jesus from seminaries with their pre-determined and safe conclusions. Read, and be consoled, challenged, and inspired all at the same time! ~ [Fr.] Richard Rohr,O.F.M., Center for Action and Contemplation, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Not since the Reformation has the institutional church faced challenges like those of today -- and the pace of change is only increasing. George Elerick points us in exactly the right direction: back to the movement of that startling 1st-century rabbi, Jesus. Here is a guide for those who are ready to deconstruct Christendom and "rethink everything" for the sake of the gospel... a courageous call to radical discipleship! ~ Philip Clayton, Author of Transforming Christian Theology
George Elerick has produced a serious sassy sizzling heartfelt and learned reconstitution of Jesus that will repay the attention of anyone who is not afraid to think outside the lines and speak about Jesus in terms of ordinary life. His book is written in an engaging way that draws from deep wells and deserves a wide hearing. ~ John Caputo, Thomas J Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities and Professor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, New York
