Jesus the Savior: The Meaning of Jesus Christ for Christian Faith - Softcover

Placher, William C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664223915 ISBN 13: 9780664223915

Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press, 2001

Synopsis

In contrast to the perspective taken in many popular books on the historical Jesus, the Christian tradition does not offer a boring, safe Jesus who can be studied from a distance and needs only to be placed in his historical context. Instead, William Placher argues that Jesus is one who radically challenges the way we understand the world and how we live our lives.

About this title

Synopsis:

How does Jesus save us? What does it mean to fellow him? The answers to these questions offer hope, but also present a Christ who radically challenges the ways in which we understand the world and live our lives. Focusing on incarnation, ministry, cross and resurrection, this text links Jesus' saving work to contemporary social issues - including homosexuality, criminal justice and prisons, and war and violence.

About the Author:

William C. Placher was Charles D. and Elizabeth S. LaFollette Distinguished Professor in the Humanities and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was the author or editor of a number of books including A History of Christian Theology, Jesus the Savior, and Essentials of Christian Theology, all published by WJK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0664223915
• ISBN 13: 9780664223915
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 285