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  • Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence
  • Written by: Diana Butler Bass
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  • Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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The award-winning author of Grateful goes beyond the culture wars to offer a refreshing take on the comprehensive, multi-faceted nature of Jesus, keeping his teachings relevant and alive in our daily lives.

How can you still be a Christian?

This is the most common question Diana Butler Bass is asked today. It is a question that many believers ponder as they wrestle with disappointment and disillusionment in their church and its leadership. But while many Christians have left their churches, they cannot leave their faith behind. 

In Freeing Jesus, Bass challenges the idea that Jesus can only be understood in static, one-dimensional ways and asks us to instead consider a life where Jesus grows with us and helps us through life’s challenges in several capacities: as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence. 

Freeing Jesus is an invitation to leave the religious wars behind and rediscover Jesus in all his many manifestations, to experience Jesus beyond the narrow confines we have built around him. It renews our hope in faith and worship at a time when we need it most.

©2021 Diana Butler Bass (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

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  • Linda Mayes
  • 2021-04-11

Exquisite writing! Honest, Intelligent, Healing.

Whether you are a person who wants to explore the person of Jesus in a deeper way, or whether you have been hurt by institutional Christianity and unhelpful ways of understanding the person of Jesus, you may find this new book, “Freeing Jesus” by respected author Diana Butler Bass to be a safe guide for exploring anew, for finding personal spiritual freedom and for freeing Jesus himself from cultural-religious perspectives that have hindered full understanding and expression in our world today.

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  • PM
  • 2021-11-04

Great Book

Freeing Jesus describes many of the pauses and pondering of my own “spiritual Jesus” and renewed understanding of Jesus. Thank you for this book!

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  • Joel
  • 2022-02-11

Authentic, Transparent, Marvelous !

Ms. Bass tells a story that if your Christian will relate to your own life at at least one juncture. Her skill in retelling memories with important experiences that shaped her faith gives the book a relevancy to any God seeker. She embodies the American Protestant then Evangelical, then Orthodoxy and finally Freedom that Jesus promises. This book is a must for those who may be struggling with faith and those wanting to find camaraderie in a life seeking truth at any cost. As a man who has seen through the traditional patriarchal injustices and damage to the wholeness and wholesomeness that God’s love intends. I appreciate that this book is important for men to understand and direct hope for those people who are women and those who are non-white that their voice has always mattered to God and the world is finally noticing too. It all matters. Jesus is laughing with joy ! <3

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  • Kindle Customer
  • 2021-11-21

Beautiful!

This is a beautiful book! Thank you to the author for searching your heart and Christ everywhere. Thank you for placing words to what I already know but at times seem to loose the words to describe. Spiritual/theological memoir is a term I needed to know.

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  • Jeff Alderson
  • 2021-08-05

Best book I’ve read perhaps ever in the realm of Christianity and religion

Life changing and wonderful to listen to the experience within her soulfully crafted book. Thank you for writing this book DBB!

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  • Christopher Robinson
  • 2023-05-04

Terrific work of memoir/theology

This book reminded me of the Jesus who sometimes gets lost in the shuffle of both daily life and the workings of "church."

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  • J. L. Sherwood
  • 2023-04-20

Invaluable in Every Way

Words cannot convey the depth and breadth of my gratitude. I highly recommend this.

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  • Ashley
  • 2023-04-05

A Worthwhile Read Despite Lengthy Chapters

I had the pleasure of reading this book in a church group setting and found it quite enjoyable at the beginning. However, I have to admit that chapters 5 and 6 were a bit long-winded and caused me to lose interest in the book. Unfortunately, it seems that some of my fellow group members may have experienced the same, as attendance dropped off after those chapters. Despite this, I do believe that the book is still worth reading. If you do choose to read it, just be aware that chapters 5 and 6 are quite lengthy. Overall, I found the book to be a worthwhile read and recommend it to others.

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  • Winter Sigh Beck
  • 2023-01-06

Truly enjoyed this book

Listening to this book blessed me. It was well written and thought provoking, vulnerable and a good example of faith adapting over the years. I want to read some of the authors she referenced in her book too.

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  • Christina L. Berry
  • 2022-07-28

Outstanding

I’ve always enjoyed the writing of Diana Butler Bass. But this is extraordinary, compelling, and speaks to the experience of so many people. I’m grateful these words are in the world.