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Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Bestselling author Father Andrew Greeley will be on NBC's Today Show on Wednesday, March 7 to discuss his latest book, out now from Forge Books
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Bestselling author Father Andrew Greeley, one of America's best known priests and scholars, will be on NBC's Today Show on Wednesday, March 7 to discuss his latest book, out now from Forge Books
JESUS
A MEDITATION ON HIS STORIES AND HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH WOMEN
Andrew Greeley
"This book illustrates why [Greeley] is so popular. He takes the familiar-in this case, the parables of Jesus-and infuses it with new life and meaning. He leaves behind the dour, solemn proclamations of the Church fathers, and reminds us that 'Jesus delights in surprising those he loves.' In fact, Greeley's observations go far beyond Jesus' relationships with women, reminding us that God's love extends to even the least of us."
-Starred Publishers Weekly review of JESUS
"As engaging and refreshing as traditional preaching should always be."
-Booklist on JESUS
Jesus of Galilee taught through stories, which even today contain the power to startle us out of our prejudices and preconceptions. Now, with JESUS: A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women (A Forge Hardcover; $17.95; On-sale date: March 6, 2007), Father Andrew Greeley, one of America's most beloved storytellers, examines the parables told by Jesus as he searches for a fuller understanding of the man and his message. Just in time for the Easter season, Greeley gives us a challenging and fascinating book that celebrates and honors Jesus, as well as giving the reader much to reflect upon. He will be interviewed on NBC's Today on Wednesday, March 7, about this latest book, as well as religious issues currently making headlines.
Father Greeley is one of the most prominent Catholic voices today frankly discussing the more controversial aspects of theology. What lessons did Jesus teach that we can apply today? How did Jesus react towards the women in his life? Did he really have a sense of humor? These are some of the many questions that Greeley explores in JESUS. Although he takes on a number of serious philosophical issues, Greeley maintains his uniquely conversational style; Booklist says of his writing: "Greeley is one of the most accessible writers out there to frankly discuss some of the more controversial aspects of Christianity."
JESUS also represents Greeley's response to both the Fundamentalist movement and the popularity of and controversy over The Da Vinci Code, The Passion of the Christ, and other ways in which Catholicism has entered popular culture. He recounts the way that a voyeuristic look at the suffering of Jesus can cause us to miss the greatest story of all - the unity between Jesus and all innocent victims of violence - from the Holocaust, to mass murders in Cambodia and Rwanda and to the violence in Darfur and Iraq going on today. Moreover, Greeley makes the case for the connection between Jesus and all of humankind.
Indeed, looking at the very human aspects of Jesus is one of Greeley's goals with this new book. "Jesus is a man of surprises," writes Father Greeley. "The Jesus we have shaped to fit our ideas, our needs, our fears, may be a very interesting and special person, but he's no longer Jesus." The surprises that Greeley discovers are often the very characteristics of Jesus that make him a man-his sense of humor, love for his friends (and yes, sometimes women), his Jewish background, and more.
To explore JESUS, Father Andrew Greeley has reexamined the stories that He told. Greeley recounts many of the Jesus' parables that have often been misinterpreted by bad homilies. By taking a fresh look at many of the tales that Jesus used to teach his lessons, Greeley proposes a fresh take on many traditional beliefs to get at the essential truth of who Jesus really was.
In JESUS, Greeley explores:
* Jesus' deep and revolutionary relationships with women - indeed, when Jesus chose a human to officially announce his Resurrection, he selected a woman
* If Jesus and Mary of Magdala really loved one another
* Jesus in today's world: from The Da Vinci Code to The Passion of the Christ
* The four greatest parables which best illustrate the love and mercy of God
* The great secret in the parables
* Jesus' gift for storytelling, and the way he challenged his followers to see the world in a whole new light
* Is it shocking to suggest that Jesus found women attractive?
* A fresh look at the parables-that strips away centuries of false and mistaken interpretations-to get at the essential truth of who Jesus really was, and what he believed.
Father Andrew Greeley has often been a controversial voice in religious writing. He has also been praised for his frank and understandable discussion of many traditional texts and ideas. With JESUS: A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women, Greeley returns to nonfiction in order to shed light on the stories Jesus told, as well as the surprising things we can learn from them in the modern world. JESUS is a must-read for anyone interested in faith, religion, and the real man behind the son of God.
One of the most influential Catholic thinkers and writers of our time, as well as a priest, a sociologist, author, and a journalist, Father Andrew Greeley is the author of more than fifty bestselling novels and more than one hundred works of nonfiction. He is a respected scholar whose current research focuses on the sociology of religion, and divides his time between teaching at the University of Chicago and the University of Arizona at Tucson.
JESUS: A Meditation on His Stories and
His Relationships with Women
Andrew Greeley
A Forge Hardcover
ISBN: 0-765-31776-1
176 pages / $17.95
On-Sale date: March 6, 2007
For more information, contact:
Alexis Saarela, Senior Publicist
Forge Publicity
T: 646-307-5406
F: 212-982-2862
E: alexis.saarela@tor.com
W: www.tor-forge.com
www.agreeley.com
*****
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, TO ARRANGE AN AUTHOR INTERVIEW, OR TO REQUEST AN ADVANCE COPY, PLEASE CONTACT:
Alexis Saarela, Senior Publicist: 646-307-5406 or alexis.saarela@tor.com
Bestselling author Father Andrew Greeley, one of America's best known priests and scholars, will be on NBC's Today Show on Wednesday, March 7 to discuss his latest book, out now from Forge Books
JESUS
A MEDITATION ON HIS STORIES AND HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH WOMEN
Andrew Greeley
"This book illustrates why [Greeley] is so popular. He takes the familiar-in this case, the parables of Jesus-and infuses it with new life and meaning. He leaves behind the dour, solemn proclamations of the Church fathers, and reminds us that 'Jesus delights in surprising those he loves.' In fact, Greeley's observations go far beyond Jesus' relationships with women, reminding us that God's love extends to even the least of us."
-Starred Publishers Weekly review of JESUS
"As engaging and refreshing as traditional preaching should always be."
-Booklist on JESUS
Jesus of Galilee taught through stories, which even today contain the power to startle us out of our prejudices and preconceptions. Now, with JESUS: A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women (A Forge Hardcover; $17.95; On-sale date: March 6, 2007), Father Andrew Greeley, one of America's most beloved storytellers, examines the parables told by Jesus as he searches for a fuller understanding of the man and his message. Just in time for the Easter season, Greeley gives us a challenging and fascinating book that celebrates and honors Jesus, as well as giving the reader much to reflect upon. He will be interviewed on NBC's Today on Wednesday, March 7, about this latest book, as well as religious issues currently making headlines.
Father Greeley is one of the most prominent Catholic voices today frankly discussing the more controversial aspects of theology. What lessons did Jesus teach that we can apply today? How did Jesus react towards the women in his life? Did he really have a sense of humor? These are some of the many questions that Greeley explores in JESUS. Although he takes on a number of serious philosophical issues, Greeley maintains his uniquely conversational style; Booklist says of his writing: "Greeley is one of the most accessible writers out there to frankly discuss some of the more controversial aspects of Christianity."
JESUS also represents Greeley's response to both the Fundamentalist movement and the popularity of and controversy over The Da Vinci Code, The Passion of the Christ, and other ways in which Catholicism has entered popular culture. He recounts the way that a voyeuristic look at the suffering of Jesus can cause us to miss the greatest story of all - the unity between Jesus and all innocent victims of violence - from the Holocaust, to mass murders in Cambodia and Rwanda and to the violence in Darfur and Iraq going on today. Moreover, Greeley makes the case for the connection between Jesus and all of humankind.
Indeed, looking at the very human aspects of Jesus is one of Greeley's goals with this new book. "Jesus is a man of surprises," writes Father Greeley. "The Jesus we have shaped to fit our ideas, our needs, our fears, may be a very interesting and special person, but he's no longer Jesus." The surprises that Greeley discovers are often the very characteristics of Jesus that make him a man-his sense of humor, love for his friends (and yes, sometimes women), his Jewish background, and more.
To explore JESUS, Father Andrew Greeley has reexamined the stories that He told. Greeley recounts many of the Jesus' parables that have often been misinterpreted by bad homilies. By taking a fresh look at many of the tales that Jesus used to teach his lessons, Greeley proposes a fresh take on many traditional beliefs to get at the essential truth of who Jesus really was.
In JESUS, Greeley explores:
* Jesus' deep and revolutionary relationships with women - indeed, when Jesus chose a human to officially announce his Resurrection, he selected a woman
* If Jesus and Mary of Magdala really loved one another
* Jesus in today's world: from The Da Vinci Code to The Passion of the Christ
* The four greatest parables which best illustrate the love and mercy of God
* The great secret in the parables
* Jesus' gift for storytelling, and the way he challenged his followers to see the world in a whole new light
* Is it shocking to suggest that Jesus found women attractive?
* A fresh look at the parables-that strips away centuries of false and mistaken interpretations-to get at the essential truth of who Jesus really was, and what he believed.
Father Andrew Greeley has often been a controversial voice in religious writing. He has also been praised for his frank and understandable discussion of many traditional texts and ideas. With JESUS: A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women, Greeley returns to nonfiction in order to shed light on the stories Jesus told, as well as the surprising things we can learn from them in the modern world. JESUS is a must-read for anyone interested in faith, religion, and the real man behind the son of God.
One of the most influential Catholic thinkers and writers of our time, as well as a priest, a sociologist, author, and a journalist, Father Andrew Greeley is the author of more than fifty bestselling novels and more than one hundred works of nonfiction. He is a respected scholar whose current research focuses on the sociology of religion, and divides his time between teaching at the University of Chicago and the University of Arizona at Tucson.
JESUS: A Meditation on His Stories and
His Relationships with Women
Andrew Greeley
A Forge Hardcover
ISBN: 0-765-31776-1
176 pages / $17.95
On-Sale date: March 6, 2007
For more information, contact:
Alexis Saarela, Senior Publicist
Forge Publicity
T: 646-307-5406
F: 212-982-2862
E: alexis.saarela@tor.com
W: www.tor-forge.com
www.agreeley.com
*****
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The organizations and/or individuals who submit materials for distribution by Religion Press Release Services are solely responsible for the facts in and accuracy of their materials. Religion Press Release Services will correct any errors brought to its attention.
Contact Us
To distribute press releases through Religion Press Release Services, contact Claudia Sans at csans@religionnews.com or 202-383-7870. For more information check out our PDF brochure.
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