‘Jesus was a pest to the Romans and a threat to the religious leadership, so they threw him on to the rubbish dump. Little did they realize that it was like trying to put out a fire with petrol. The whole world exploded. ’
With characteristic style, John Pritchard takes us on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, as he unpacks the five great events that made Christianity – Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost. We explore:
What happened?
What did it mean?
What does it mean for us?
Absorbing, immediate and full of stories, this volume offers deeply considered theology, brilliantly communicated to connect with life as we actually experience it.
‘Vividly elucidates the familiar but often not-quite-understood beliefs at the centre of the Christian faith.’
Dominic Barrington, Dean of Chicago
Praise for John Pritchard:
Rowan Williams on God Lost and Found: ‘Unusually honest . . . superbly well focused.’
Justin Welby on Living Faithfully: ‘A very good book by an exceptional leader . . . takes one back to the face of Christ and the realities of Christian discipleship.’
Tabella dei contenuti
1 A word at the beginning: what’s happened to
Christianity’s core beliefs? 1
The birth
2 What happened? 8
3 What does it mean? 17
4 What does it mean for us now? 29
The killing
5 What happened? 40
6 What does it mean? 47
7 What does it mean for us now? 61
The manhunt
8 What happened? 72
9 What does it mean? 83
10 What does it mean for us now? 93
The leaver who remained
11 What happened? 104
12 What does it mean? 107
13 What does it mean for us now? 115
The promise
14 What happened? 125
15 What does it mean? 128
16 What does it mean for us now? 134
17 Tying it all together: how the five events made
Christianity 145
Questions for group discussion or personal reflection 153
Notes 157
Circa l’autore
THE RT REVD JOHN PRITCHARD is a retired Bishop of Oxford. He was Bishop of Jarrow and, before that, Archdeacon of Canterbury. He has written many books for SPCK.
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