The Unique and Universal Christ

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An examination of the uniqueness and universality of Jesus Christ and what this might mean in today's plural world.?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.???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.???In this book, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali shows how?Jesus' understanding of himself and his work bears on?contemporary cultures and their values: * what does the?gospel affirm, what does it fulfil and what does it?challenge?* How does our understanding of the?crucified and risen Lord affect our view of the human?condition? * How can we evaluate the different religious?traditions of the world in the light of Christ?* 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?

???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.