WhatwouldJesusseeifhelookedattheworldaroundustoday?Inthesepages,AaronRosen,oneoftheworld’sleadingexpertsonartandreligion,tacklesthisquestionbyconsideringJesusasavisualthinker.HeinvitesreaderstousetheirimaginationtoexplorewithhimhowJesussaw,whathesaw,andwhyitisimportanttoday.RosenbringsafreshlenstotheGospels,informedbyhisexperienceasanartcuratorandscholar,aswellashislifeasapracticingJewmarriedtoanEpiscopalpriest.HeexaminesJesus’seyeforspectacle,hisstrategiesforattentiveness,andhistoolsfordiscerningtruthamidtheflurryoffalseappearances.AsRosenappliesJesus’suniquewaysofseeingtheworldtokeychallengesfacingsocietytoday,hetapsasurprisingtroveofexamplesdrawnfromart,currentevents,andpopularculture.AtthecoreofJesus’sministry,Rosenfinds,isacalltolookatourworld--especiallythosewhoaremostdisadvantaged--withradicalempathy.Inatimewhenoureyeshavegrownwearyandunfocused,Rosenargues,Jesusoffersusthechancetoseetheworldwithrenewedvision,focusedonthosewhoneedusmost.
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