In The Heart of Christianity, world-renowned Jesus scholar and author
of the bestseller Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time argues that
the essential ingredients of a Christian life--faith, being born again,
the kingdom of God, the gospel of love--are as vitally important today
as they have always been, even during this time of conflict and change
in the church.
Borg wants to show us, as today's thinking Christians, how to discover a
life of faith by reconceptualizing familiar beliefs. Being born again,
for example, has nothing to do with fundamentalism, but is a call to
radical personal transformation. Talking about the kingdom of God does
not mean that you are fighting against secularism, but that you have
committed your life to the divine values of justice and love. And living
the true Christian way is essentially about opening one's heart--to God,
and to others. Above all else, Borg believes with passion and conviction
that living the Christian life still makes sense.