A Taste of Joy and Liberty: A Philosopher Encounters the Gospel of Jesus

＂The magnum opus of one of today’s most important Christian philosophers.＂
--Stephen Post, PhD, author, Dignity for Deeply Forgetful People and Pure, Unlimited Love

＂A compelling exploration that brings out the joy and spiritual growth central to the gospel.＂
--Stephen Finlan, PhD, United Church of Christ pastor; noted biblical scholar

＂Seekers of all backgrounds--and especially independent thinkers--will find Jesus living on these pages as we’ve never seen him before.＂
--Angie Thurston, Harvard Fellow in Spirituality and Leadership

Discover anew the living Jesus--our world’s greatest teacher--in this riveting work of short, lucid chapters that explore his life and legacy. And learn why Jesus was the supreme example of his own teaching: the gospel of love in the kingdom of God, and the joy of serving in God’s universal family. Authored by a retired university professor and gospel evangelist, this unique depiction shows us how to live like Jesus: fresh, alive, original, spontaneous--and as a wellspring of love, mercy, and service. You’ll also discover a Jesus who was a scientist, philosopher, healer, friend, and humorist, a divine son who shows us how to move beyond the present chaos into the dawn of a worldwide spiritual renaissance. Walk with Jesus as he shows the way to a new era of unity among his followers and the path to worldwide cooperation among equals in the family of religions.

＂A rare work of grace and love that embodies the virtues it seeks to communicate.＂
--Matthew T. Lee, PhD, Professor of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Baylor University

＂This book is saturated with hope. Jesus’s promise of joy, love, and freedom is palpable on every page.＂ --Rev. Paul McKenna, golden rule educator; interfaith pioneer

Jeffrey Wattles, PhD, emeritus professor of philosophy at Kent State University, has focused with heart and mind on the gospel of Jesus for over fifty years. He is best known as the author of The Golden Rule, praised by Theological Studies Journal for ＂adding new depth＂ to a perennial topic. He also authored Living in Truth, Beauty, and Goodness: Values and Virtues. Dr. Wattles has led more than three thousand students through experiential projects in philosophy, world religions, and philosophy of religion, aesthetics, and ethics. His degrees are in philosophy from Stanford and Northwestern, and he engaged in extra study at l’Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and the University of Toronto.