TITLE:
The Lost Religion of Jesus:
Simple Living and Nonviolence in Early Christianity

AUTHOR:
Keith Akers
Email: kakers@ix.netcom.com

PUBLISHER:
Lantern Books
One Union Square West, Suite 201
New York, New York 10003

ISBN #:
1-930051-26-3

RETAIL PRICE:
$20.00 U.S.A.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Jesus' preaching was first and foremost about simple living and pacifism; he
never intended to create a new religion separate from Judaism.  Moreover,
Jesus' radical Jewish ethics, rather than a new theology, distinguished him
and his followers from other Jews.  It was the earliest followers of Jesus,
that Jewish Christians, who understood Jesus better than any of the gentile
Christian groups.  In the detailed and accessible study, Keith Akers uncovers
the history of Jewish Christianity from its origins in the Essenes and John
the Baptist, through Jesus, until it disappearance into Islamic mysticism. 
Akers argues that only by really understanding this mysterious and much
misunderstood strand of early Christianity can we get to the heart of the
radical message of Jesus of Nazareth.

"An important, timely book that sets the historic record straight."
~Tom Regan, Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Religion,
North Carolina State University.

"In this scholarly historical work, Keith Akers seeks to rediscover the Jesus
who said: 'Nobility is no more than humble service to the Creator and
kindness to all creatures.'"
~John Robins, author, Diet for a New America and
Reclaiming Our Heath.

"Compelling.  This book could change forever our understanding of the true
religion and teachings of Jesus."
~Lewis Regenstein, author, Replenish the Earth.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Keith Akers is the author of A Vegetarian Sourcebook: The Nutrition, Ecology,
and ethics of a Natural Foods Diet.  He lives in Denver, Colorado.

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