Historical Afterlives of Jesus: Jesus in Global Perspective 1
Ebook
This collection of essays explores the impact of Jesus within and beyond Christianity, including his many afterlives in literature and the arts, social justice and world religions during the past two thousand years and especially in the present global context. This first volume focuses on selected historical afterlives of Jesus, including the Pantokrator of Byzantium and the Aryan Jesus of Nazi Germany. This collection is not an exercise in Christian apologetics, nor is it an interfaith project--except in the sense that many of the contributors are from a Christian context of some kind, while others are from other contexts. The contributors include scholars in relevant fields, as well as religious practitioners reflecting on Jesus in their own cultural and religious settings. While the essays are original work that is grounded in critical scholarship, reflective practice, or both, they are expressed in nontechnical language so the information is accessible to intelligent nonspecialists.
“A wonderful sweep of ‘afterlives’ that free Jesus of Nazareth from the confines of Christian orthodoxy, a Jesus who has fed the imagination of people, cultures, and contexts far beyond the streets of Jerusalem and Rome. We meet the Jesus of early church theological and philosophical pluralism, of historical research, as a changing face on ancient coins, the Ayran Jesus, and many more. What an exhilarating ride of challenge and discovery.”
—Val Webb, author of Like Catching Water in a Net: Human Attempts to Describe the Divine
“This volume provides a wonderful collection of scholarly reflections on the historical and Christological afterlives of Jesus in the context of empire and conflict. The authors offer helpful and critical digests on these afterlives, giving the familiar but complex person of Jesus a deeper and more significant meaning. The rich set of afterlives discussed here provoke thought and conversation in terms of our continued life, faith, and reflection on the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith.”
—Monica Jyotsna Melanchthon, University of Divinity
“In this remarkable collection of essays, Historical Afterlives of Jesus challenges us to move beyond a fixed understanding of Jesus, to take up a long-range exploration through time and space, engaging with traditions and experiences far outside Christian borders. In doing so, we slowly begin to realize that Jesus is no longer embalmed in doctrinal winding sheets; he has slipped ecclesial control and continues his walkabout on this fragile planet.”
—Arthur J. Dewey, Xavier University
- Title: Historical Afterlives of Jesus: Jesus in Global Perspective 1
- Author: Gregory C. Jenks
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666746815, 9781666746792, 1666746797, 9781666746808, 1666746800, 1666746819
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666746815
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-02-22T11:10:04Z
Gregory C. Jenks is Executive Director, Centre for Coins, Culture & Religious History, Brisbane, Australia. He was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton 2017–2022. He is the author of The Once and Future Bible (2011) and Jesus Then and Jesus Now (2014).