Who Is This Man?: The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus (audio)

by John Ortberg

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2012

Overview

Jesus’ impact on our world is highly unlikely, widely inescapable, largely unknown, and decidedly double-edged. It is unlikely in light of the severe limitations of his earthly life; it is inescapable because of the range of impact; it is unknown because history doesn’t connect dots; and it is doubled-edged because his followers have wreaked so much havoc, often in his name. He is history’s most familiar figure, yet he is the man no one knows. His impact on the world is immense and non-accidental. From the Dark Ages to Post-Modernity he is the Man who won’t go away. And yet … you can miss him in historical lists for many reasons, maybe the most obvious being the way he lived his life. He did not loudly and demonstrably defend his movement in the spirit of a rising political or military leader. He did not lay out a case that history would judge his brand of belief superior in all future books. His life and teaching simply drew people to follow him. He made history by starting in a humble place, in a spirit of love and acceptance, and allowing each person space to respond. His vision of life continues to haunt and challenge humanity. His influence has swept over history bringing inspiration to what has happened in art, science, government, medicine, and education; he has taught humans about dignity, compassion, forgiveness, and hope. On the eve of his crucifixion it seemed like Jesus’ influence on the world had ended. On the contrary, it had just begun. In Who Is This Man?, Ortberg reveals how Jesus has impacted civilization and individual human hearts.

Product Details

• Title: Who Is This Man?: The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus
• Author: John Ortberg
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Audio
• Subjects: Religion › Christian Living--Spiritual Growth; History › Civilization
• ISBNs: 9780310413455, 0310413451, 025986413453, 9780310340492, 9780310275954, 9780829762198, 9780310413448, 9780310824961, 9780310824831, 9780310689362, 9780310275947, 9781501213755, 9780310689393, 0310340497, 0310275954, 0829762191, 0310413443, 0310824966, 0310824834, 0310689368, 0310275946, 150121375X, 0310689392, 150121375
• Resource ID: LLS:9780310413455
• Resource Type: Media
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T18:15:48Z

About John Ortberg

John Ortberg is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California, an evangelical church with more than 4,000 members. Ortberg has published many books including the 2008 ECPA Christian Book Award winner When the Game is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box, and the 2002 Christianity Today Book Award winner If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat.