Freeing Jesus by Diana Butler Bass

Freeing Jesus by Diana Butler Bass

The award-winning author of Grateful goes beyond the culture wars to offer a refreshing take on the comprehensive, multi-faceted nature of Jesus, 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. But while many Christians have left their churches, they cannot leave their faith behind. 

In Freeing Jesus, Bass challenges the idea that Jesus can only be understood in static, one-dimensional 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. 

Freeing Jesus is an invitation to leave the religious wars behind and rediscover Jesus in all his many manifestations, to experience Jesus beyond the narrow confines we have built around him. It renews our hope in faith and worship at a time when we need it most.

Christian After Religion, Christianity for the Rest of Us, and A People's History of Christianity are among Diana Butler Bass's eight books on American religion. She is a Ph.D. holder. He holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Duke University, has taught at the college and graduate levels, and is now a freelance scholar. She was a columnist for the New York Times Syndicate and blogs about religion, spirituality, and culture for the Huffington Post and the Washington Post. Bass is a well-known speaker who has been at conferences, schools and institutions, and churches all over North America.

Her husband, daughter, and dog live with her in Alexandria, Virginia. Her website is dianabutlerbass.com, and her Twitter handle is @dianabutlerbass.