Christ at the Round Table

by E. Stanley Jones

1928. During the recent years of his service in India Dr. Jones has been holding Round Table Conferences with groups of about fifteen Christians and non-Christians. At these Conferences there has always been an atmosphere of sincerity. Those who attended were of different opinions, convictions, training, and experience in their religious life, but all were seekers after the truth. Beginnings; At Grips with Life; What Can We Gather from All This?; Conversion-Horizontal and Vertical; The Collective Redemption; The Growing Savior; The Trend Toward Experience; Almost; Where is the Place of Certainty and Authority?; Interpreters of Christ; Missions at the Round Table; Nations at the Round Table; The Most Sacred Round Table of All; The Cross-the Key to Life; The Way; Christ-the Universal; and The Cosmic Round Table.

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1937

Reviews

[Robert Muir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Broadminded and well put together especially since it was written in 1928.

[Gwendolyn Simonalle · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the tenderest and most insightful Old Dead Guys I've ever been privileged to read.

[David Clifton · Rating 2 out of 5]

E. Stanley Jones tells how he gathered people in India from various religions and viewpoints into a series of round table conferences. They were brought together to share what they had learned of God through personal experience.
Written in 1928, about 20 years before India's independence from Great Britain, I found some thinking outdated, yet other insight was timeless. But, for me, the outdated outweighed the timeless.
That said I will share one anecdote:
"A Mohammedan said to me: 'Our religion teaches us to fight while yours teaches you to conquer by love. You should therefore show us a better example.'"
That's still a good challenge for Christians in the 21st century - show a better example of love.