The Human Poetry of Faith

The language of faith stands in the way of faith. This is the startling and refreshing message of popular author Michael Paul Gallagher in this book. Too often, the Christian message is described in language that is tired and moralistic to many, especially the young. The result is that religion becomes a "turn off." In imitation of Jesus, to reach all, and youth in particular, faith needs to be conveyed through the language of storytelling and dialogue.

Highlights:

· inventive and surprising.
· uses stories, allusions to novels and films, and imaginary dialogues between, for example, Jane Austen and D. H. Lawrence, Shakespeare and Oscar Romero, to show how faith can be found in ordinary situations.
· appeals to a wide, especially young, audience.
· a novel addition to Jesus scholarship.