A Taste of Joy and Liberty

A Philosopher Encounters the Gospel of Jesus

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Imprint: Origin Press
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Book Details

Pages

260 Pages

Size

5.5 x 8.5

Format

Trade Paperback

Pub. Date

09/15/2025

ISBN

978-1-57983-064-9

Publisher

Origin Press

Authors

Jeffrey Wattles, PhD, emeritus professor of philosophy at Kent State University, has focused with heart and mind on the gospel of Jesus for over fifty years. He is best known as the author of The Golden Rule, praised by Theological Studies Journal for “adding new depth” to a perennial topic. He also authored Living in Truth, Beauty, and Goodness: Values and Virtues. Dr. Wattles has led more than three thousand students through experiential projects in philosophy, world religions, and philosophy of religion, aesthetics, and ethics. His degrees are in philosophy from Stanford and Northwestern, and he engaged in extra study at l’Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and the University of Toronto.

Understand the gospel that Jesus lived and taught.

Discover anew the living Jesus, our world’s greatest teacher. Learn why Jesus was the supreme example of his own teaching: the gospel of love in the kingdom of God and the thrill of serving in God’s universal family. Authored by a lifelong university professor and gospel evangelist, this unique analysis shows us how to live like Jesus—fresh, alive, original, spontaneous, and as a wellspring of kindness, mercy, and service to all. 

Why is Jesus so attractive to truth seekers? In a word, because we experience joy and liberty when we choose to love God and our neighbor as ourselves. Once we learn to know Jesus and decide to live according to this gospel, we develop a character like his—strong, balanced, and centered in truth. In this book, you’ll also discover a Jesus who was a scientist, philosopher, healer, friend, and humorist, a divine son who shows us how to live in God’s will and thrive as sons or daughters of the universal creator. A Taste of Joy and Liberty helps us follow Jesus beyond the present chaos into the dawn of a worldwide spiritual renaissance. Walk with Jesus as he shows the way to a new era of unity among his followers and the path to worldwide cooperation among equals in the family of religions.

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