{"product_id":"2940171905996","title":"Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower: Finding Answers in Jesus for Those Who Don't Believe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e columnist makes the case for how a Jesus   freed from religion and politics meets the need for meaning and purpose in   secular America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Krattenmaker is part of a growing conversation centered at Yale   University that acknowledges-and seeks to address-the abiding need for   meaning and inspiration in post-religious America. What, they ask, gives a   life meaning? What constitutes a life well led?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Secular Jesus Follower\u003c\/i\u003e, Krattenmaker shares his   surprising conclusion about where input and inspiration might best be found: in the figure of Jesus. And Jesus, not only as a good example and teacher,   but Jesus as the primary guide for one's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on sociological research, personal experience, and insights   from fifteen years studying and writing on religion in American public life,   Krattenmaker shows that in Jesus, nonreligious people like himself can find   unique and compelling wisdom on how to honor the humanity in ourselves and   others, how to build more peaceful lives, how generosity can help people and   communities create more abundance, how to break free from self-defeating   behaviors, and how to tip the scales toward justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a time when more people than ever are identifying as atheist or   agnostic, \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Secular Jesus Follower\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking and   compelling work that rediscovers Jesus--and our own best selves--for the world of today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161708609776,"sku":"2940171905996","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940171905996_p0.jpg?v=1763748858","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940171905996","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}