{"product_id":"maverick-mark-bonnie-b-thurston-9780814635520","title":"Maverick Mark: The Untamed First Gospel","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomewhere along the way, says Bonnie Thurston, the wild unlikelihood of the Christian message has been reined in and made to fit more conventional categories of thought. That it is good and moral to be Christian we understand. That it is feral and almost uncontrollably countercultural is something that has been largely forgotten or suppressed. This taming has been especially effective in the case of the first gospel. In \u003ci\u003eMaverick Mark\u003c\/i\u003e, Thurston sets out to rediscover the radicalism of Mark's original message.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThurston focuses on Mark's conception of discipleship, economic justice, and personal lifestyle. She demonstrates that this gospel raises fundamental questions about some common contemporary Christian assumptions. This is an accessible introduction to Mark, ideal for interested adult readers of all kinds, which incorporates the most reliable and up-to-date Scripture scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBonnie B. Thurston, after years as a university and seminary professor, lives quietly in her home state of West Virginia. She is the author of many books of scripture and theology, including \u003c\/i\u003eThe Spiritual Landscape of Mark\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003ePhilippians \u003ci\u003ein the Sacra Pagina series. Her poetry appears frequently in religious periodicals and among her published collections is\u003c\/i\u003e Belonging to Borders: A Sojourn in the Celtic Tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bonnie B. Thurston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814635520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814635520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.45w x 0.26d","brand":"Bonnie B. Thurston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926433693951,"sku":"9780814635520","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8a9e2669-650d-45d9-9d64-0aa688bd57f4.jpg?v=1681083066","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maverick-mark-bonnie-b-thurston-9780814635520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}