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Why Did Jesus, Moses, The Buddha, And Mohammed Cross The Road?: Christian Identity In A Multi-Faith World (2012)

by Brian D. McLaren(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1455513962 (ISBN13: 9781455513963)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Jericho Books

review 1: Once again, Brian McLaren manages to bring forth a vision for Christianity that is both clear and inspiring, and if implemented, has the power to change the world.While the book doesn't answer the big questions about whether to believe at all, it does something more important: it shows how Christianity can be practiced in a way that is beautiful, honest, humble, and most importantly, meaningful, making the world better for everyone, believers and non-believers alike.I think every Christian ought to read this book and think about its message very seriously.
review 2: As with McLaren's previous books, I felt like I wasn't really his target audience. McLaren seems to be writing for people raised and living in backgrounds similar to his own: conservative, evangelic... moreal Middle-America, where 'liberal' is a dirty word and 'Muslim' is synonymous with 'demon'. McLaren's central idea is that Christians (and other religious people) have been very good at constructing what he calls 'strong-hostile' identities, that derive their strength and cohesion from hostility to 'the other'. Or we have reacted against the 'strong-hostile' identity and adopted a 'weak-benign' identity, harmless to others but so weak as to be effectively meaningless. The book is aimed squarely at those 'strong-hostile' Christians, calling passionately for people to adopt a third way: 'strong-benevolent', an identity strong in compassion instead of polemic, in Christ-like service rather than arrogant denunciation. I imagine some of this book would be scandalously radical to certain people but I was left yearning for more. I personally incline more towards the 'weak-benign' identity and was keen for McLaren to explore what makes his 'generous orthodoxy' distinctive, and why he is and remains a Christian instead of a Buddhist or a Muslim or a Ba'hai. The emphasis was too much on the benevolence and not on the strong identity. less

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