Showing posts with label you. Show all posts
Showing posts with label you. Show all posts

Friday, October 31, 2008

YOU: An Introduction

The inestimable Michael Jensen, a.k.a. the blogging parson, has just had his first book published. I mentioned that he was working on it back here and here. It's called YOU: An introduction and can be ordered here (or here if you are in the US) for the bargain price of AUS$16.95. You can even download the cover, contents, introduction and first chapter here.

The book was originally posted (in small sections) on a blog (now closed, I guess the publishers want people to buy the book!), and the comments made on the posts (and Michael's replies) have been included in the book, sometimes taking the discussion in unexpected directions. Since I made one or two of the comments, if you buy it, you are also getting my first published book (well, I can pretend)!

Oh, you want to know what it's about? Details, details. Besides, I would have thought the title sufficient. If not, here is the blurb from the publisher's website:

Who are You really? What are You supposed to be like? What—or whose—purpose do You serve? It's never been more complicated—or more confusing—to be a human, and it's never been harder to answer the question of who You are. But in You: An introduction, Michael Jensen sets about doing just that. In his exploration of some of the different facets of the human condition (You are alive; You are free; You are a child), we soon discover that the question of who we are is essentially bound up with the question of who Jesus is ...
Great to read and even better to give away!

Saturday, January 06, 2007

You again...

A reminder to keep checking out Michael Jensen's blog-book, YOU. He is writing a popular level book to be given away to interested inquirers that gently raises life questions and discusses them with sensitive Christian input. The novelty is that by going to his blog, not only do you get a free sneak-preview, but you can be part of it when published as the blog-discussion will also be published (with names changed if you prefer). He explains the plan here. He's recently been addressing what it means to have a body, but other highlights include mini-series posts on dreams, possessions, death, loving life, parents, evil and much more.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Oh the humanity...

MPJ (of The Blogging Parson - highly recommended, recent posts have focused on his PhD topic of 'martyrdom') has been attempting to draft a popular level book about being human on a new blog called YOU. He's written some good posts recently on bodies and dreams. Check it out and offer some comments. Here's an explanation of his project.