the good man jesus and the scoundrel christ review

Pullman leaves the Christian reader with a genuine paradox to ponder.'-The Guardian Told in simple, unadorned prose that is nonetheless beautifully effective,The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christtraces the familiar journey toward the cross and makes it fresh. Like a small grenade, it will ricochet uncomfortably around the mind of any Christian believer for some time to come.'-Financial Times Pullman at his very best, limpid and economical. a work of genuine discretion-deeply involved and involving, but with a great instinct for what to leave tacit.'-The Independent A simple, powerful, knowing little book.

is told with a self-effacing, yet incisive limpidity. Pullman's imaginative and highly thought-provoking innovation. has done the story a service by reminding us of its extraordinary power to provoke and disturb.'-The Telegraph A wonderfully fresh reworking of the Gospel stories extricating what is ethically beautiful and of permanent value in Jesus's teachings from the religious institutions that fallibly mediate and self-servingly distort them. Pullman's rebel scripture belongs in a strong tradition of its own.'-The Independent Pullman is a supreme storyteller who. Pullman is a craftsman of the highest order.'-Sunday Times Provokingly bold. A small gem or, given its explosive story and exquisite artistry, a hand grenade made by Faberge.

Speaking about the book to an audience in Oxford on Sunday, Pullman acknowledged that it was likely to cause offence.A small gem or, given its explosive story and exquisite artistry, a hand grenade made by Faberge.'-Sunday Times(UK), Incendiary.

In the novel, Jesus has a twin brother called Christ who secretly records and embellishes his brother’s teachings. The 63-year-old, an outspoken atheist, angered some members of the Catholic Church with a thinly veiled attack on organized religion in his hugely successful “His Dark Materials” trilogy, the first of which was turned into a Hollywood blockbuster.īut “The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ” is a far more direct exploration of the foundations of Christianity and the church as well as an examination of the fascination and power of storytelling. British author Philip Pullman prepares to deliver a speech on English poet John Milton at the opening of The Citizen Milton Exhibition at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, southeast England December 7, 2007.

The good man jesus and the scoundrel christ review