The Unique and Universal Christ

<b>An examination of the uniqueness and universality of Jesus Christ and what this might mean in today's plural world.</b> <p>These days there are tremendous pressures on Christians to conform to a libertarian vision of a multifaith society where no one makes truth-claims about their faith.</p> <p>In such a situation Christians need to think afresh about the uniqueness and universality of Jesus Christ and what this might mean in today's plural world.</p> <p>In this book Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali shows how Jesus' understanding of himself and his work bears on contemporary cultures and their values:</p> <ul> <li>what does the gospel affirm what does it fulfil and what does it challenge?</li> <li>How does our understanding of the crucified and risen Lord affect our view of the human condition?</li> <li>How can we evaluate the different religious traditions of the world in the light of Christ?</li> <li>How can we be welcoming and hospitable but also committed to that conversion and transformation of individuals and of human societies which has been revealed as God's purpose in Christ?</li> </ul> Christian claims of uniqueness have a direct bearing on what informs the social order. This book tackles the challenge of relativism in the contemporary social and political arena head-on.<br /> <br /> <br />