Why did some people want Jesus dead, while others came to honor him as the Christ? What does it mean to say that he was raised," and how did this belief get started? What about the classical expressions of Jesus' religious significance? Where did they come from and what do they mean? What does belief in Jesus have to do with justice for the poor, the women's movement, concern for the environmen…
In this approach to understanding the meaning of Christ in the present world the noted process theologian examines in depth two factors of modern experience which have obscured that meaning -- the "profane" consciousness of many people today and the wide acceptance of pluralism. The author then presents Christ as the image of a creative transformation that can lead to a deepening of Christian e…