Radical Christ: A Biblical Criticism on God, Jesus and Christian Belief

Sin & Law: Christians think sin is a violation of God's Moral Law. Does their idea come from Jesus himself? According to him, what was the "Greatest Law" that man should follow instead? Sex: Christians think only Church union sanctifies sex. Does this idea come from Jesus? Did his own concepts of "fornication," "adultery," and "divorce" mean the same as today's Christian dogma on these subjects? Suffering: Is suffering real or, as Jesus showed, a result of illusion-even of delusion? Belief in Jesus: Does "believing in" Jesus mean the same as believing that he is God? How should one "believe in" Jesus, according to Christ himself? Examining these and many other radical questions from the Bible, "Church-unauthorized" author Raymond Llorca re-crystallizes Jesus' long-muddled-up Message for mankind. His rediscoveries may transport you with joy, like Nicodemus, or compel you to tear your robe in disgust, like Caiaphas. Either way, Radical Christ will change the way you think about God, Jesus, Christianity, the Church, sex, sin, the ego, suffering, salvation, politics and other existential apprehensions. "In his singular and unique book, a literary criticism on the metaphorical image of a Radical Christ, Raymond Llorca is given to logical and philosophical thinking and the happy fusion of both." - E.O. Constantino, Filipino Writer, Literary Critic and Professor Born in the Philippines, Raymond Llorca took his MA in Creative Writing and later taught at Silliman University. In 1976, he moved to Mindanao State University, where he is now Professor Emeritus.