Why Jesus?, Ravi Zacharias
Why Jesus?, Ravi Zacharias
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Why Jesus?
Rediscovering His Truth in an Age of Mass Marketed Spirituality

Author: Ravi Zacharias

Narrator: Ravi Zacharias

Unabridged: 8 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Faith Words

Published: 01/25/2012


Synopsis

The author believes that over the past forty years movements like New Age spirituality and society's obsession with human potential have combined like a "perfect storm" to redefine for popular culture what has been for centuries the classic biblical definition of the person, work, and teaching of Jesus Christ. In Why Jesus?, Ravi Zacharias looks at the impact of this "storm" by discussing the 60s-70s "Age of Aquarius," actor Shirley MacLaine's book and TV series Out On a Limb, author James Redfield (The Celestine Prophecy), Rhonda Byrne (The Secret), Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code), and other books by Eckart Tolle, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, the Dali Lama, and Marianne Williamson. Special attention will be given to the influence of Oprah Winfrey's media platform in reshaping society by introducing and promoting certain books and authors.

Major new age and human potential tenets will be discussed like: the belief that we are all gods and have to discover our divinity; Jesus was only a good teacher; Christianity is but one among many ways to eternal life; reincarnation is real; Jesus was married; truth is relative; there is no sin; and perfection is possible.

The truth of and the arguments for the bodily resurrection of Jesus will be presented as the most important argument for the exclusive claims about Jesus and Christianity.

About Ravi Zacharias

RAVI ZACHARIAS spent forty-eight years commending the Christian faith and addressing life’s great existential questions of origin, meaning, morality, and destiny with eloquence and grace. As a world-renowned apologist and evangelist, his ultimate mission was to present the truth of Jesus Christ that others might find life in Him.He authored and coauthored thirty books and studies, including the award-winning Can Man Live Without God? and The Logic of God. He was founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and host of two radio programs, Let My People Think and Just Thinking. He and his wife, Margie, were married forty-eight years.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on April 23, 2015

The main focus of this book is New Age spirituality as it is mediated by Oprah Winfrey and Deepak Chopra, in particular. He looks in depth at the career of Oprah, starting with a comment I find fascinating: her name comes from a misspelling of the biblical Orpah. Would it have made a difference to Op......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on January 18, 2012

This book was not what I had expected. I am ashamed to admit this because it points out just how narrow-minded my personal, American world-view really is. When I received a review copy of this book, I thought I would be reading about how the American church has watered down and legalized the message......more

Goodreads review by Lee on October 20, 2012

This started out as a five star review! I love Ravi's writing! He's opinionated, intelligent and interesting. He seeds his discussion with fascinating, relevant stories. Ravi challenges the truthfulness of contemporary religion—mostly, what he calls "New Spirituality"—in the early pages of his book,......more

Goodreads review by Eric on March 05, 2016

The tone of this book is typical of other works by Ravi Zacharias in that it deals with heavy philosophical and theological concepts using a folksy vernacular. However, the polemical tone of Why Jesus? is elevated, perhaps because Zacharias has less patience for some of the New Spirituality gurus th......more

Goodreads review by Grace on June 07, 2020

Fantastic book. So many gems. I began this audio book before his death and finished it soon after his home-going. He has made such an impact for the Kingdom and his books will continue to do so.......more