Love Upside Down: Life, Love and the Subversive Jesus

by Steven Ogden

Oh no, another book on love? But this is different. This is for people who are looking for a gritty account of life, love and the dilemmas of human existence. This is for twenty first century thinkers and lovers, from searching Christians to open minded agnostics and willing atheists who want a genuine account of love that respects human experience and mines the depths of a greater wisdom. Steven Ogden taps into Christianity, but there is no old man in the sky pulling the strings and no bible bashing or hocus pocus. And instead of Jesus meek and mild, he recommends the subversive this Jesus provoked outrage and censure, all in the name of love, because people were more important to him than religious dogma, principles and institutions. This is love upside down. This means we can look at the big issues of our day with new eyes. Love Upside Down looks at contemporary attitudes regarding women, the environment and homosexuality to see if love can make a difference.

127 pages, Paperback

First published March 16, 2011

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Reviews

[Anne Hamilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beginning with the emotional impact of a childhood experience during a game of Spin the Bottle, Ogden explores the nature and nuances of love - both as it is understood in the ancient/modern world and as Jesus subversively re-defined it.

[David Allen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has one point, and it's a good point, but it doesn't say much more than that for most of the book.