Convictions by Marcus J. Borg

Convictions: How I Learned What Matters Most by Marcus J. Borg
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is part memoir and part the author’s beliefs. I largely agree with what he wrote but I think his book “Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary” is much better (5 stars) because it is thoroughly explained with relevant history. In addition to the memoir aspects, this is mainly the conclusions from ”Jesus” without the arguments for the conclusions. Still a lovely book, just not as helpful to anyone with differing opinions.

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Jesus by Marcus J. Borg

Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary by Marcus J. Borg
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As a young person, I grew up nominally Catholic but was raised with people who held evangelical-style views, even when they were Catholic. Observing their attitudes and behavior, I was more or less pushed away from Christianity. I have been reading a lot of books about religion generally and also Christianity specifically in the last few years, and I read the Bible cover to cover maybe two years ago. This book is written by a serious religious historian, and is exceptionally well-written and reasoned. It also most closely expresses my understanding of Jesus Christ. Thank you so much for recommending this author, Renee Kahl!

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