Who Is This Man?
by John Ortberg
Ortberg on the unexpected impact of Jesus on history: human dignity, compassion, education, art, forgiveness and more, traced through the centuries. Readable and well-researched for a popular work.
Read it if…
you want a readable case for Jesus's historical influence.
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Skip it if…
you want academic history.
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Three things you will actually use
- Ideas have consequences across centuries.
- Dignity of the weak was a revolution.
- Influence is measured in changed lives.
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Read the chapter on human dignity and note its sources.
Our verdict
Readable historical case.
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