{"title":"Dustin Condren","description":"\u003cp\u003eDustin Condren's works invite readers into thoughtful explorations of faith, spirituality, and the human experience. Through clear and engaging prose, his books often illuminate religious themes with a fresh perspective, offering insight into timeless spiritual teachings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect contemplative narratives that blend theological reflection with accessible storytelling, making profound concepts approachable for those seeking deeper understanding within the realm of \u003cem\u003eReligion \u0026amp; Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-gospel-in-brief-by-leo-tolstoy-9780061993459","title":"The Gospel in Brief","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gospel in Brief\u003c\/em\u003e lives at the center of Leo Tolstoy's thinking about the meaning of life... Beautifully translated by Dustin Condren... Although little known, this book remains hugely important. \u003cem\u003e--Jay Parini, author of The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Last Year\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe most celebrated novelist of all time, the author of \u003cem\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/em\u003e, retells the greatest story ever told, integrating the four Gospels into a single twelve-chapter narrative of the life of Jesus. Based on his study of early Christian texts, Leo Tolstoy's remarkable \u003cem\u003eThe Gospel in Brief\u003c\/em\u003e—virtually unknown to English readers until this landmark new translation by Dustin Condren—makes accessible the powerful, mystical truth of Jesus's spiritual teaching, stripped of artificial church doctrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are not acquainted with \u003cem\u003eThe Gospel in Brief\u003c\/em\u003e, wrote the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose life was profoundly influenced by it, then you cannot imagine what an effect it can have upon a person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A fresh translation destined to introduce a new generation to a fuller understanding of Tolstoy's mind.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Dustin Condren captures, in this fresh idiomatic translation, the dazzlingly audacious achievement of \u003cem\u003eThe Gospel in Brief\u003c\/em\u003e, Tolstoy's daring synthesis of the New Testament accounts of Jesus.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Edward E. Ericson, Jr., editor of The Solzhenitsyn Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Newly translated by Dustin Condren, Tolstoy's \u003cem\u003eThe Gospel in Brief\u003c\/em\u003e offers us a Jesus stripped of the overlay of Christian dogma and ancient metaphysics: his Jesus confronts readers with a real challenge and a call to change their lives.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e--George Pattison, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, University of Oxford, and canon of Christ Church Cathedral\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712235569388,"sku":"9780061993459","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780061993459-the-gospel-in-brief-1.jpg?v=1791852917"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/dustin-condren.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}