Jesus is more popular than ever—but which Jesus? Today, I’m joined by Dan Darling, author of The Original Jesus, to discuss the Jesuses of our own imagining, and how reading helps us as we seek to show the real Jesus to the culture around us on Reading Writers.
Books and resources mentioned in this episode
- The Original Jesus: Trading the Myths We Create for the Savior Who Is by Dan Darling
- City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era by Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner
- Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel by Russell Moore
- The Reason for God by Timothy Keller
- The City of God by Augustine of Hippo
- Joy for the World by Greg Forster
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And be sure to follow Dan on Twitter at @DanDarling.
Who will be on the next episode of Reading Writers?
Next week, Gloria Furman, author of Missional Motherhood, joins me to discuss how busy mothers can find time to read, a broader meaning of motherhood, and what beverage goes best with Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics.
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