Metta Valley Gospel Book 1

<p><strong>For anyone healing from fundamentalism this book feels like freedom.</strong></p><p><strong>-Cindy Wang Brandt author of <em>Parenting Forward</em></strong></p><p></p><h4><strong>A story for those grieving the faith that once defined them.</strong></h4><p></p><p>Raised in a world of rules and shame Jesus has always questioned what others accept. He's sharp restless and tired of being told who he's allowed to be. When his defiance finally erupts in a clash with the rabbi who trained him he is forced to leave his home behind. Angry and unmoored he wanders the ancient world in search of a new beginning-stumbling instead into a journey that will overturn everything he was taught to believe.</p><p></p><p>His path leads him east into a remote Buddhist monastery tucked in the mountains. There as he faces the voices of shame and fear within him he begins to unlearn the stories that once held him captive and to imagine a freer more compassionate way of being.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Metta Valley Gospel</em></strong> is a work of <strong>literary philosophical</strong> and <strong>historical fiction about Jesus</strong>-an engaging imaginative retelling for anyone healing from fundamentalism or reconstructing their spirituality.</p><p></p><p>Perfect for fans of <em>The Book of Longings</em> <em>The Alchemist</em> <em>Lamb </em>and other character-driven historical and spiritual fiction.</p><p></p><p><strong>More early praise:</strong></p><p></p><p>Helton's engaging adaptation of Jesus's story... opens the imagination to the depths of our shared histories.</p><p><strong>-Sharon Salzberg</strong> author of <em>Lovingkindness</em> and <em>Real Life</em></p><p></p><p>Not since Christopher Moore's <em>Lamb</em> has there been a fictionalized retelling of the Jesus story that had this much imagination style and punch.</p><p><strong>-Rev. Dr. John R. Mabry</strong> author of <em>The Worship of Mystery</em></p><p></p><p><strong>If you're ready for the Jesus story they never taught in Sunday School this is a good place to start.</strong></p>