The Naked Jesus
The Naked Jesus

Author: John Casimir O'keefe

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-02-07

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781495475832

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Why this book is so important to me and why I would love for everyone to read it: When we find the Naked Jesus, we uncover the freedom to put our faith into action; we desire to do something and not just believe something; we stop talking a good game and get dirty playing the game; we are freed from the institutional church structure that desires to define us and stand invited to the table where the Naked Jesus help us discover who we are; we are freed from the garbage it brings to the party; and we no longer swim in the slime of the shallow end of the pool.

The Naked Christ
The Naked Christ

Author: Dan Le

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2012-08-22

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1610977882

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The cross of Christ is undeniably central to the Christian faith. But, how can the cruelty and brutality of a two-thousand-year-old Roman cross touch base with a hedonistic world that has been so desensitized towards violence? Within the postmodern setting of a body-obsessed culture, Christianity urgently requires an innovative and stimulating way of understanding the cross and its atoning significance. At the heart of this book is the Naked Christ--an emblem through which the author draws on the rich resources of the Christian tradition in its portrayal of the cross. He explores how the metaphors of nakedness and clothing can encapsulate aspects of atonement and enable them to be understood within a variety of contemporary contexts. The Naked Christ is a useful resource for anyone seeking fresh ways to express what the cross of Christ means to contemporary culture.

The Naked Gospel
The Naked Gospel

Author: Andrew Farley

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0310293065

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The Naked Gospel is a chapter-by-chapter assault on the churchy jargon and double talk of our day. It puts forth a message that is simple but life-changing. With a fresh take on Scripture and unapologetic style, The Naked Gospel will challenge you to re-examine everything you thought you already knew.

Naked Before God
Naked Before God

Author: Martha Williams

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0819218782

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A cystic fibrosis sufferer writes from the perspective of Nathanial, a fictional follower of Jesus, asking his teacher important questions about why he must suffer. Original.

Flip It Like This!
Flip It Like This!

Author: David Hayward

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Published: 2022-06-24

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1506484727

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Aggravated women disciples, Jesus hugging rainbow sheep, a man praying WTF?: the cartoons of David Hayward, the artist behind @NakedPastor, are graffiti on the walls of the church. This collection includes best-loved and never-before-seen cartoons that will challenge and inspire those grappling with the realities of the church as we know it.

The Sexuality of Christ in Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion
The Sexuality of Christ in Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion

Author: Leo Steinberg

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2014-12-10

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 022622631X

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Originally published in 1983, Leo Steinberg's classic work has changed the viewing habits of a generation. After centuries of repression and censorship, the sexual component in thousands of revered icons of Christ is restored to visibility. Steinberg's evidence resides in the imagery of the overtly sexed Christ, in Infancy and again after death. Steinberg argues that the artists regarded the deliberate exposure of Christ's genitalia as an affirmation of kinship with the human condition. Christ's lifelong virginity, understood as potency under check, and the first offer of blood in the circumcision, both required acknowledgment of the genital organ. More than exercises in realism, these unabashed images underscore the crucial theological import of the Incarnation. This revised and greatly expanded edition not only adduces new visual evidence, but deepens the theological argument and engages the controversy aroused by the book's first publication.

The Lost Gospel
The Lost Gospel

Author: Simcha Jacobovici

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-11-12

Total Pages: 754

ISBN-13: 1605987298

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Waiting to be rediscovered in the British Library is an ancient manuscript of the early Church, copied by an anonymous monk. The manuscript is at least 1,450 years old, possibly dating to the first century. And now, The Lost Gospel provides the first ever translation from Syriac into English of this unique document that tells the inside story of Jesus’ social, family, and political life.The Lost Gospel takes the reader on an unparalleled historical adventure through a paradigm shifting manuscript. What the authors eventually discover is as astounding as it is surprising: the confirmation of Jesus’ marriage to Mary Magdalene; the names of their two children; the towering presence of Mary Magdalene; a previously unknown plot on Jesus’ life (thirteen years prior to the crucifixion); an assassination attempt against Mary Magdalene and their children; Jesus’ connection to political figures at the highest level of the Roman Empire; and a religious movement that antedates that of Paul—the Church of Mary Magdalene.Part historical detective story, part modern adventure, The Lost Gospel reveals secrets that have been hiding in plain sight for millennia.

Who Told You That You Were Naked?
Who Told You That You Were Naked?

Author: Andrew Wommack

Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers

Published: 2018-11-20

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1680312448

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Is Your Conscience Condemning You? What exactly is your conscience? What role does it play in your life? And does it help or hurt you? In Who Told You That You Were Naked? Andrew Wommack answers these questions and more as he outlines how the conscience affects us. Andrew shares how the vast majority of Christians dont understand how the conscience operates. If they did, they would no longer struggle with the fear, shame, guilt, and doubt that keep them from Gods best. As you learn about your conscience, youll learn how to walk in greater intimacy with Jesus, how to pray with boldness and confidence, how to receive Gods promises, and how to break free from fear and doubt once and for all.