In The God We Never Knew, bestselling author Marcus J. Borg leads us from the distant, authoritative God of our childhood to an equally powerful, dynamic adult understanding of God. Tracing his own spiritual journey, he reveals how to embrace a fresh, authentic view of God that is fully compat- ible with good science, critical thinking, and religious pluralism-a view that promotes a much healthier and more vital life of faith today.

Selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the Best Books of 1997

"The God We Never Knew will appeal to unbelieving seekers and faint-hearted believers, but it also has riches for those who think their faith is secure." -ROBERT N. BELLAH, author of Habits of the Heart

"Writing clearly, summarizing some of the best of contemporary theology in nontechnical language, Borg continues to speak to, and to challenge, the widest possible audience."-Publishers Weekly

"Borg does what few scholars on religion seem capable of doing: He has digested an immense amount of difficult, often conflicting religious ideas and written a clear, coherent, and highly readable theological work that satisfies the mind and the soul."-Oregonian