About You: Fully Human, Fully Alive

Dick Staub

"We yearn to be fully alive and fully human, but the very fact that we yearn for this means it is not an actuality. We want to be more than we are, but are somehow less than we should be. We feel less than fully human, which is another way of saying we have somehow been dehumanized." --from the Preface

In About You, Dick Staub addresses irreligious, religious, spiritual seekers, and all kinds of Christians, and shows us that Jesus came to satisfy our universal longing for a fully human life, not to establish a narrow us-versus-them religion. In short, Jesus didn't come to make us Christian; Jesus came to make us fully human. In a fresh exploration of the ancient Biblical stories of creation, fall, and redemption, Staub explains that salvation is not about going to heaven when we die; it is about a full and abundant life now. In practical, down-to-earth language, About You deals with this concept on three levels: anthropologically (our common story and universal human needs), theologically (God's awareness and response to our needs), and practically (how we can attain and maintain a more complete and satisfying life).

Jossey-Bass

Cover: Hardcover

Pages: 207

Dimensions: 8.64 x 5.54 x .83

 $22.95  

Jesus for the Non-Religious: Recovering the Divine at the Heart of the Human

John Shelby Spong

The controversial bishop and moral activist attempts to wrestle Jesus from the restrictive and dogmatic binds of religion so he can become the hero the world needs. - from the publisher

HarperOne

Pages: 316

Dimensions: 8.01 x 5.34 x .79

 $14.99  

Simply Jesus

N.T. Wright

In Simply Jesus Wright reveals a breathtaking vision of Jesus that more than matches the needs and complexities of our time.

Zondervan

Cover: Hardcover

Pages: 208

Dimensions: 9.06 x 6.27 x 1.03

 $24.99  

The Face of Jesus

The most iconic face in art over the past 2,000 years has been that of Jesus. As the central figure in Christianity, he has been a source of comfort and support to followers around the world. In "The Face of Jesus," art historian Edward Lucie-Smith traces Jesus's life through famous works of art, both ancient and modern, by such artists as Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci, El Greco, Rembrandt, Georges Rouault, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Covering Jesus's life from birth to crucifixion, and finally to resurrection, "The Face of Jesus "is a beautiful collection of more than 300 images gathered in an accessible and intimate format.

Cover: Hardcover

Pages: 320

Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.8 x 1.3

 $19.95