the good man jesus and the scoundrel christ by philip pullman

Avoiding covert resistance on the one hand and complicity and compromise on the other, the Rhn Bruderhof, under the courageous leadership of Eberhard Arnold, boldly witnessed to the politics of the Kingdom of God in Nazi Germany.

Speaking about the book to an audience in Oxford on Sunday, Pullman acknowledged that it was likely to cause offence. confront Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich with the love of Jesus Christ. In this ingenious and spell-binding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman revisits the most influential story ever told. In the novel, Jesus has a twin brother called Christ who secretly records and embellishes his brother’s teachings. Philip Pullman The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ Paperback Apby Philip Pullman (Author) 1,012 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 24.92 1 Used from 12.95 1 New from 24. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ was commissioned by its publisher, Canongate, as part of a series in which the world’s great myths are retold in a contemporary and memorable. Philip Pullman The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ (Myths) Kindle Edition by Philip Pullman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 636 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 1.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial A thought-provoking retelling of the Gospel story from an atheist perspective.

The 63-year-old, an outspoken atheist, angered some members of the Catholic Church with a thinly veiled attack on organized religion in his hugely successful “His Dark Materials” trilogy, the first of which was turned into a Hollywood blockbuster.īut “The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ” is a far more direct exploration of the foundations of Christianity and the church as well as an examination of the fascination and power of storytelling. British author Philip Pullman prepares to deliver a speech on English poet John Milton at the opening of The Citizen Milton Exhibition at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, southeast England December 7, 2007.

The good man jesus and the scoundrel christ by philip pullman