Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Author Diana Butler Bass, exploring her new book, Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence.
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DIANA BUTLER BASS is the author of eleven books on American religion, including Grateful, Grounded, Christianity After Religion, Christianity for the Rest of Us, and A People's History of Christianity. She holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Duke University, has taught at the college and graduate level, and is currently an independent scholar. She was a columnist for the New York Times Syndicate, and blogs for the Huffington Post and the Washington Post on issues of religion, spirituality, and culture. Butler Bass is a popular speaker at conferences, colleges and universities, and churches across North America. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband, daughter, and dog. Her website is www.dianabutlerbass.com, she can be followed on Facebook and Twitter at @dianabutlerbass, and at the award-winning newsletter, The Cottage, on Substack.
FREEING JESUS
Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence
By Diana Butler Bass
From challenging traditional beliefs early on in her career, to becoming an award-winning author and scholar, Diana Butler Bass goes beyond the culture wars to offer a refreshing take on the comprehensive, multi-faceted nature of Jesus, offering hope and keeping his teachings relevant and alive in our daily lives.
"How can you still be a Christian?"
This is the most common question Diana Butler Bass is asked today. It is a question that many believers ponder as they wrestle with disappointment and disillusionment in their church and its leadership.
While it has become a reality that many Christians have left their churches, they do not leave their faith behind. In FREEING JESUS [HarperOne; March 30, 2021], Bass dismantles the idea that Jesus can only be understood in static, simplistic ways and asks us to instead consider a life where Jesus grows with us and helps us through life’s challenges in several capacities: as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence.