The Jesus Driven Life: Reconnecting Humanity with Jesus, by Michael Hardin
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The Jesus Driven Life looks at the Bible through the lens of Rene Girard's mimetic theory to develop a way of understanding the authority of scripture within Christianity apart from a theory of the inspiration of the Bible.
The Jesus Driven Life: Reconnecting Humanity with Jesus, by Michael Hardin- Amazon Sales Rank: #147116 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-30
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .88" w x 6.00" l, 1.25 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 388 pages
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful. The Bible Through Jesus' Eyes By James In today's violent world it is more important than ever that we learn to read our Bibles the way Jesus read his. Michael Hardin's goal (accomplished, I think) is to show us how to do that. Many Christians today still think more like John the Baptist than like Jesus. John believed in a wrathful, retributive God, but Jesus had a relationship with a loving, forgiving Father, whom he called "Abba" (Aramaic for "father," but in the endearing sense of English "papa"). For Jesus, it was all about offering love to Abba, just as Abba offers love to the world, making his rain to fall upon both the just and the unjust. And it was about living this out by extending love to others -- even the enemy other!This redefinition of God as non-violent and non-retributive was a HUGELY radical move on Jesus' part, and something that many people in his day (and ours) did not want to hear, for the simple reason that we like a "kick-butt" God on our side (and, of course, God is always on our side, no?). Then as well as now, we create gods Hardin calls "Jansus faced," referring to the Roman god Janus who had two heads looking in opposite directions. We find this Janus faced god within the very heart of much Christian theology, which conceives of God as kind and loving, yet also as wrathful and condemning. Hardin's book is an extremely intelligent (yet layperson-friendly) critique of this Janus-faced god in the light of Jesus' teaching, life, death, and resurrection. Yes, there are texts in the Bible, especially in the Hebrew Scriptures, where this Janus faced god is proclaimed and worshipped. But Jesus didn't read his scriptures in a "flat" way, giving equal weight to every paragraph, every line, every word. Jesus had a lens, an interpretive grid, through which he read his Bible, which Hardin carefully fleshes out, so that those who wish to follow Jesus can be assured that they are doing so. As Hardin says, if we do not begin with Jesus, we will not end with him.Hardin shows how Christianity has been largely driven since Constantine by a "sacrifical" understanding of God (that God desires and requires sacrifice, that in order for cosmic balance to be restored and maintained someone has to die). He deconstructs sacrificial Christianity based on the groundbreaking work of Rene Girard, and shows how this kind of deeply ingrained sacrifical thinking distorts our reading of biblical texts. Christians have too long been driven by the sacrifical paradigm, Hardin says. It's time that they allow themselves to be driven by Jesus.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful. JESUS IS THE POINT OF IT ALL By Paul B. Dyer This book does an excellent job of underscoring the fact that Jesus the Christ is the sum-total of Christian theology. Jesus is the story and the only story that Christians are to be telling. I am Mennonite and we believe firmly that Jesus is the Lord we are to be worshiping and following in our everyday lives. Michael Hardin gives a very fine description of what discipleship under Jesus looks like.This book is well worth the time and study that it deserves.
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful. Reasons for Remaining Christian By Lee Cheek If you have sensed that politics (through the ages) has distorted the message of Christianity but do not have a theological education that could provide you with a compelling, non-apologetic, intellectually substantial reason for remaining a Christian, then you will find it in Michael Hardin's excellent book The Jesus Driven Life. I am a lay person in the Episcopal Church who has mentored the fine Education for Ministry course for three years. However, it was not until I became acquainted with the anthropology of Rene Girard that I was able to understand the "why" of Jesus. But I wondered how this information could this be introduced and organized for the layperson. Hardin's book has the makings of a fine course and I look forward to the DVDs. I have recommended this book to my rector and bishop and will continue to recommend it to Christian formation educators.
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