Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/27/2018
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mankato
Categories
From the back cover of our non-fiction selection ZEALOT: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan:
Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the “Kingdom of God.” The revolutionary movement he launched was so threatening to the established order that he was executed as a state criminal. Within decades after his death, his followers would call him God. Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history’s most enigmatic figures by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived. Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources, Aslan . . . explores the reasons the early Christian church preferred to promulgate an image of Jesus as a peaceful spiritual teacher rather than a politically conscious revolutionary. . . . ZEALOT yields a fresh perspective on one of the greatest stories ever told even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature of Jesus’ life and mission.
Join us for discussion on Thur., Sept. 27, 2018, from 6:30-7:00 (meeting and greeting) and 7:00-8:30 (discussion and choosing next fiction title).