HarperOne has just announced that Convictions is now available in paperback. Marcus called all Christians to reject divisiveness and exclusivity and create communities that celebrate joy, possibility, and renewal. His book, Convictions, is a manifesto for all those who seek […]
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The Marcus J. Borg Foundation has awarded a gift to Tomas von Martens, Helsinki, Finland to support the Finnish translation of Marcus’s The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith. In 2012 Marcus visited Sweden. It was like a
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The Reverend Canon Marianne Borg, Chair of the Board for The Marcus J. Borg Foundation, will participant in the annual Lenten Preaching Series held at Calvary Episcopal Church, Memphis, Tennessee. March 9-11, 2016. Wednesday evening March 9, she will lead
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The first gift of The Marcus J. Borg Foundation was awarded to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, in support of their Canon Theologian Lecture, The Unending Conversation: Progressive Christian Apologetics for the Twenty-First Century, which was held on September 24-26, 2015. Guest
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Marcus J. Borg (March 11, 1942 – January 21, 2015) was internationally known in both academic and church circles as a Jesus and biblical scholar, lecturer and author. He often focused his work on what it meant to be a
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Marcus J. Borg, beloved husband and father, renowned teacher, author and leading scholar of the historical Jesus, New Testament and contemporary Christianity, died on January 21, 2015, following a battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was 72 years of age.
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A Sermon in Austin, Texas In this video, Dr. Marcus Borg speaks at the University United Methodist Church in Austin, TX. This sermon took place on April 6th, 2014. The title of his sermon is “Lent: What’s the Cross About?”
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Marcus Borg speaks on the topic of social justice in the Bible, specifically Book of Amos, he looks at the societal context and world orders contemporary to Jesus and his disciples to help understand their views of social
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Marcus opens with a series of lighthearted Church announcement bloopers. Marcus opens the main part of his talk with a prayer from the Jewish tradition. “Days pass and the years vanish and we walk sightless among miracles. God, fill
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Marcus speaks at All Saint’s Church of Pasadena Lent event. He opens with a Celtic Irish Christian Prayer “Christ as a light illumen and guide me, Christ as a shield overshadow me, Christ under me Christ over me, Christ beside
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