Why Jesus?: Rediscovering His Truth In An Age Of Mass Marketed Spirituality (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
I read this book before traveling to South Korea. Zacharias' insight helped me understand eastern reliogions from a unique perspective. Zacharias grew up very religious in a certain eastern religion, so his view on Jesus coming from that life and background gave me a new way of approaching people of eastern religions. Personally I have spoken most often with Buddhist, but occasionally I will meet folks with Hindu backgrounds, so I can better understand how to hold a meaningful conversation with them.Note: Ravi uses a lot of big words, you may want a dictionary by you when reading this book. Ravi Zacharias' book, Why Jesus? Rediscovering His Truth In An Age of Mass Marketed Spirituality, responds to the ever increasing interest in Spirituality in Western Culture. Since the 6o's, Americans have become more and more enamored with Eastern philosophies such as Hinduism and Buddhism, but in the "American Way," have felt free to take bits and pieces of a myriad of belief systems, often blending them with the Christian roots that are part of our heritage.Zacharias, a great observer of history and analyst of popular culture, takes time to review how this came about. In his very readable style, he details the onset of the New Spirituality and the major players that have popularized it. Among them, Deepak Chopra, a mover and shaker in the movement, shows up early and often in Zacharias' tome, and is exposed as someone who has borrowed deeply from his Hindu roots, but doesn't credit his sources, much to the dismay of actual Hindu scholars who have called him to task. Chopra blends scientific terms lifted from quantum physics into his spiritual theorizing, but when questioned by an actual scientist, Richard Dawkins, Chopra responds that his use of scientific language is a metaphor. Though the explanation didn't seem to satisfy Dawkins, it still wows many in his mass audience.Zacharias looks for truth and relevance, faith and reason, as he compares the world's major belief systems, and the New Age Spirituality that has recently emerged, to the claims of Jesus. As Zacharias mentions in the close of the introduction to his book, "Coming to the right conclusion on a matter such as this will define eternity." A very readable and informative book, I recommend this to all who are intrigued by the claims of the New Spirituality.
What do You think about Why Jesus?: Rediscovering His Truth In An Age Of Mass Marketed Spirituality (2012)?
good. one should have a basic understanding of other spiritual views first. love Ravi though
—jessabelle
Everything you would expect from Ravi Zacharias.
—lmoh
What an outstanding book. Ravi is the the best.
—ashleylansdell
