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Synopsis

In his latest work, Thomas Moore examines the Gospels. He uses a new approach based on a fresh reading of the original Greek texts, newly discovered gospels and employs psychology and archetypal studies.In this book, Moore shows that Jesus’ teachings are challenging in a way that is far different from the moralism often associated with him. Writing in the Sand sets forth how we can today live the way of life that Jesus represents, showing that Jesus is a vibrant figure whose teachings can be meaningfully integrated into our twenty-first century intellectual and spiritual lives. Moore also unravels the mystery of Jesus in the past and present, from the hidden and coded texts of the Gospels, and the result will enlighten and delight readers.

Graham Christian - Library Journal

Hogan, a priest of the Diocese of Dublin and teacher in the Mater Dei Institute of Education, offers an accessible series of informal reflections on the Gospel of Mark (Year B). Neither full homilies nor prayers, they are guides and inspirations for Christian readers and are notable for their direct approach and application to parish and family life. This work should appeal to most Catholic readers.

Moore, the celebrated author of the best-selling Care of the Soul, has written a book that professes to show a human Jesus who lived a good life. Slight and slender, it thins out the material and message of the Gospels to a kind of free-form do-it-yourself poetry, in which the reader will "evoke the kingdom in his or her own style." Surely this, while comfortable to modern agnostics, is not the radical message of Jesus. Moore has a following, and those readers will be interested in his latest book, but his breezy conclusions may frustrate the acute reader.

Biography

Thomas Moore is the author of numerous popular spiritual books including the New York Times best seller, Care of the Soul. He is a Roman Catholic and a Jungian psychotherapist. Moore was born in Detroit, Michigan to an Irish Catholic family. As a youth he joined the Servites, a Roman Catholic lay order where he studied philosophy and music. He earned an M.A. in theology from the University of Windsor and a Ph.D. in religion from Syracuse University. From 1974 to 1990 he practiced as a psychotherapist, first in Dallas, TX and later in New England. After the success of Care of the Soul and its companion volume Soul Mates, he became a full-time professional writer. His most recent book, A Life at Work, was published this spring by Broadway.