

In addition, I’ve always found it enjoyable and instructive to read what non-believers - or, at least, unofficial commentators - have to say. Sermon given at Westminster Abbey on The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ available via Wayback Machine here.As a Christian, I’ve read a lot of stuff by other believers about the life of Jesus and its meaning.Review of Philip Pullman's Jesus and The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ.The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ website.↑ Hitchens, Christopher (9 July 2010).Both books have been reviewed by Brian McClorry S.J.


↑ Gerald O’Collins, 2010, Philip Pullman’s Jesus, Darton Longman and Todd, ISBN 978-6-0.↑ Philip Pullman to publish novel about 'the Scoundrel Christ' (retrieved 30 March 2010).↑ Philip Pullman creates a darker Christ in new assault on the church (retrieved 30 March 2010).Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. ↑ "Philip Pullman's 'Scoundrel Christ' gets the "enhanced" treatment".ĭiarmaid MacCulloch reviewed the book positively for Literary Review. While Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great, praised Pullman's His Dark Materials, he was more critical of The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, labelling Pullman "a Protestant atheist" for supporting the teachings of Christ but being critical of organised religion. Pullman's historical understanding has been criticised by Jesuit theologian Professor Gerald O'Collins. Published in 2010 by Canongate Books, as part of the Canongate Myth Series, it retells the story of Jesus as if he were two people, brothers, "Jesus" and "Christ," with contrasting personalities Jesus being a moral and godly man, and his brother Christ a calculating figure who wishes to use Jesus' legacy to found a powerful Church. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is a novel by Philip Pullman.
