Born Again - by Tom Harpur (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Tom Harpur, bestselling author of <i>The Pagan Christ</i> points the way toward a rebirth of spiritual life. With insight and revelation, and accompanied by such figures as Pope John Paul II, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, and Billy Graham, Harpur tells how escaping the grip of fundamentalism helped him renew his faith.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Tom Harpur's compelling spiritual journey from fundamentalism to mass media.</b><br/><br/> Tom Harpur, the late author and host of numerous radio and television programs, was at the forefront of the modern challenge to humankind's spiritual identity. His radical and ground-breaking book <i>The Pagan Christ</i> touched the lives of thousands of seekers. In <i>Born Again</i>, he tells the story of his own search for spiritual understanding, and the result is a spiritual odyssey, the story of one man's escape from the narrow grip of religious fundamentalism.<br/><br/> Born into an Irish immigrant family in Toronto, Tom Harpur was groomed for the ministry by his father from an early age. He won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, then returned to Canada and enrolled in Wycliffe College, the bastion of Anglican evangelicalism. Ordained to the ministry, Tom Harpur served for a number of years in his own parish before seeking a wider ministry in the world of mass media.<br/><br/> In 1971, Tom Harpur joined the <i>Toronto Star</i> as the religion editor and, over a number of years, reported on and met with many important spiritual figures, from Pope John Paul II to Mother Teresa, as he travelled around the globe.<br/><br/> Perhaps Tom Harpur's most intimate book, <i>Born Again</i> is an important work of spiritual insight, revelation, and renewal, outlining the critical elements of his own path.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>... a truly revolutionary work, devout but subversive in the best sense, with a carefully constructed narrative that challenges believers and non-believers to fundamentally re-examine 'the Greatest Story Ever Told.'-- "Edmonton Journal"<br><br>A radical reinterpretation, not just of the Bible, but of the nature of the Christian faith and its links to the world's great spiritual traditions.-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><br>Harpur calls on organized religion to raise its sights from the limitations of scripture to look for God in the evidence of a larger creation-the universe itself-- "Examiner"<br><br>Harpur is a nimble writer. His story moves smoothly and effectively...-- "Winnipeg Free Press"<br><br>Harpur's accuracy of observation and truth in reporting are the best reasons for reading <i>Born Again.</i>-- "The Globe and Mail"<br><br>In a book that is engaging, well written and full of eclectic learning, Harpur urges us to look at the Gospels through fresh eyes.-- "Globe and Mail"<br><br>Read this book ... to enrich your personal quest for truth in order to break through previously unchallenged boundaries of religious insularity and exclusivism.... It most certainly challenges complacency and opens new vistas of insight to the serious thinker.-- "Toronto Star"<br><br>Tom Harpur makes a lasting contribution to our approach and understanding-- "Montreal Gazette"<br><br>What Harpur preaches in Water into Wine is a more direct spirituality, a plea to change religion so that it emphasizes the spiritual awakening of the individual.... It may seem as if Harpur is set to destroy the church, but what he really seeks is a renewal, a 'rebirth of Christianity in our time.'-- "United Church Observer"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Tom Harpur was a columnist for the <i>Toronto Star</i>, Rhodes scholar, former Anglican priest, and professor of Greek and the New Testament, and was an internationally renowned writer on religious and ethical issues. He was the author of ten bestselling books, including <i>For Christ's Sake</i> and <i>The Pagan Christ</i>. He hosted numerous radio and television programs, including <i>Life After Death</i>, a ten-part series based on his bestselling book of the same name. He passed away in 2017.
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