Philip Pullman’s Jesus
by Gerald Collins
Paperback
Price: £7.99
Publisher:DLT (Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd)
Published:22 August 2010
ISBN:978-0-232-52806-0
GoodBookStall Review:
In Philip Pullman's previous writing he issues a serious challenge to the reader to look again at the Gospels, and ask whether or not it is reasonable to believe what the Church teaches about the founder of the Christian faith. Gerald O'Collins, author of over 50 books and professor of theology at the Gregorian University in Rome for over 30 years, wrestles with these 'story' claims of Pullman significantly in this helpful and compact little title. "Jesus is not in a position to correct misrepresentations, especially serious ones that the public, often pretty gullible in these matters, is inclined to accept at face value," O'Collins writes. He believes that Pullman's aim is always a predetermined garment of doubt on "belief in the divine identity of Jesus". The Jesuit priest asks if the author used "or rather misused the story of Jesus to wage war on Christianity".
O'Collins outs Pullman for "picking, choosing and changing" what he wants from the gospels, altering the story "over and over again in the interests of his own 'truth' or ideology", making historical errors and conducting poor historical research. This slim volume is written with authority, passion and flair and is a vital and timely cultural response!
Reviewer: Johnny Douglas (23/08/10)
In Philip Pullman's previous writing he issues a serious challenge to the reader to look again at the Gospels, and ask whether or not it is reasonable to believe what the Church teaches about the founder of the Christian faith. Gerald O'Collins, author of over 50 books and professor of theology at the Gregorian University in Rome for over 30 years, wrestles with these 'story' claims of Pullman significantly in this helpful and compact little title. "Jesus is not in a position to correct misrepresentations, especially serious ones that the public, often pretty gullible in these matters, is inclined to accept at face value," O'Collins writes. He believes that Pullman's aim is always a predetermined garment of doubt on "belief in the divine identity of Jesus". The Jesuit priest asks if the author used "or rather misused the story of Jesus to wage war on Christianity".
O'Collins outs Pullman for "picking, choosing and changing" what he wants from the gospels, altering the story "over and over again in the interests of his own 'truth' or ideology", making historical errors and conducting poor historical research. This slim volume is written with authority, passion and flair and is a vital and timely cultural response!
Reviewer: Johnny Douglas (23/08/10)
