Born Again: My Journey from Fundamentalism to Freedom - Hardcover

Harpur, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887627382 ISBN 13: 9780887627385

Publisher: Thomas Allen Publishers, 2011

Synopsis

The search for meaning in our time of change and upheaval continues unabated. Tom Harpur, the bestselling author of The Pagan Christ and Water Into Wine, has been at the forefront of this modern challenge to humankind’s spiritual identity. His radical and ground-breaking book The Pagan Christ touched the lives of thousands of seekers.

With Born Again: My Journey from Fundamentalism to Freedom he tells us the story of his own search and the result is a compelling spiritual odyssey, the story of one man’s escape from the narrow grip of religious fundamentalism.

Born into an Irish immigrant family in Toronto, Tom Harpur was groomed for the ministry by his father from an early age. He won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, then returned to Canada and enrolled in Wycliffe College, the bastion of Anglican evangelicalism. Ordained to the ministry, Tom Harpur served for a number of years in his own parish before seeking a wider ministry in the world of mass media.

In 1971, Tom Harpur joined the Toronto Star as the religion editor and over a number of years reported on and met many important figures from Pope John Paul and Mother Teresa to the Dali Lama, Jean Vanier, and Billy Graham. Here are fascinating anecdotes about these influential people and compelling accounts of the author’s travels around the globe.

Perhaps Tom Harpur’s most intimate book, Born Again is a important work of spiritual insight, revelation and renewal.

About this title

About the Author:

Tom Harpur was a columnist for the Toronto Star, Rhodes scholar, former Anglican priest, and professor of Greek and the New Testament, and was an internationally renowned writer on religious and ethical issues. He was the author of ten bestselling books, including For Christ’s Sake and The Pagan Christ. He hosted numerous radio and television programs, including Life After Death, a ten-part series based on his bestselling book of the same name. He passed away in 2017.

Review:

Tom Harpur makes a lasting contribution to our approach and understanding (The Gazette)

Harpur calls on organized religion to raise its sights from the limitations of scripture to look for God in the evidence of a larger creation-the universe itself (The Examiner)

Harpur's accuracy of observation and truth in reporting are the best reasons for reading Born Again. (The Globe and Mail)

Harpur is a nimble writer. His story moves smoothly and effectively... (Winnipeg Free Press)

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Allen Publishers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0887627382
• ISBN 13: 9780887627385
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288