Revolutionary: Who was Jesus? Why does he Still Matter?

It is often observed that no historical figure has had a greater impact on the world than Jesus Christ. Why is that? And what difference does his impact make to the world today?

It is also often said that Jesus was a ‘revolutionary’, and numerous books have appeared in recent years claiming just that – from the wild and sensational to the serious and respectable.

This book, written by influential authors reflecting a diversity of expertise and points of view, considers the claims that continue to be made about Jesus, whether by believers or nonbelievers.

Contributors:

• Julian Baggini-Philosopher, journalist and co-founder of The Philosophers’ Magazine. Author of The Godless Gospel: Was Jesus a Great Moral Teacher?
• Terry Eagleton-Distinguished Professor of English Literature, Lancaster University. Author of Radical Sacrifice
• Robin Gill- Emeritus Professor of Applied Theology, University of Kent. Editor of the journal Theology and of The Cambridge Companion to Christian Ethic
• Amy-Jill Levine- University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Science. Author of The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus.
• Tarif Khalidi- Professor of Islamic and Arabic Studies, American University of Beirut; formerly Professor of Arabic and a fellow of King’s College, Cambridge. Translator of The Qur’an and author The Muslim Jesus.
• Nick Spencer- Senior Fellow, Theos, London Author of The Evolution of the West.
• Joan E. Taylor- Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, King’s College London. Author of What Did Jesus Look Like?
• Rowan Williams- Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and 104th Archbishop of Canterbury (2002-12). Author of God With Us: The meaning of the cross and resurrection – then and now.
• A. N. Wilson- Novelist, journalist and broadcaster. Author of The Book of the People: How to read the Bible.